From the poster collections of the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design, this exhibition introduces posters that feature a variety of animals.
From dogs and bears to fish and birds, the animals in the posters express messages through their cute, humorous, and sometimes yelping faces. In addition to issues related to nature and animal protection, some posters also express problems occurring in human society through the designers' use of animal figures. Note the white dove, a familiar symbol of peace, or the barking dog, a poster that asks whether discrimination and criticism are directed at those who perpetrate them.
Animals are relatable to people across countries and regions, perhaps because they do not have letters or words like humans that they are able to convey messages beyond words through their appearance and facial expressions when they appear on posters.