Nobuyoshi Araki, born in Tokyo in 1940, is one of Japan’s most celebrated and controversial contemporary photographers. He is perhaps best known for his obsessive studies of the female form and sexuality, in particular his images of “Kinbaku”, the art of bondage. Araki often draws on traditional Japanese aesthetics and compositions, in a subversive effort to push against the cultural constraints and censorship of his home country. More than this, Araki is fundamentally a diarist, nostalgia pervades his work and he uses photography to document the many facets of life and death. His richly coloured images of blooming flowers - on the cusp of wilting – are striking in their sensuality and encapsulate the many themes that intrigue the artist. Araki’s work is found in private and public collections worldwide, including Tate Modern in London, MoMA NY and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
One of the artists represented at the Michael Hoppen Gallery booth at this years Zona Maco art fair in Mexico.
Booth E205
3 - 7 FEB, 2016
