Nobuyoshi Araki, Bondage Girls, 2 Digital Prints, 1990s 2 digital prints on Fujicolor Crystal

Nobuyoshi Araki experienced his international breakthrough with his depictions of tied women, with which he refers to traditional ‘Shunga’ woodcuts of the 18th century, as well as to the Japanese art of ‘Kinbaku’ (bonds), that combines elements of packaging with techniques of flower arrangements.

Condition:
Both works are in very good condition. The image size is 24 x 19 cm and the sheet size is 25 x 20 cm, respectively.

Nobuyoshi Araki (b. 1940)
Nobuyoshi Araki was born in Tokyo and studied at the Chiba University (Japan), from 1959 to 1963. Araki has published more than 350 books, so far. The central motif of his photographs is the nude female body. He also portrayed famous stars like the Icelandic singer Björk and Lady Gaga. Works by Nobuyoshi Araki are preserved by the Jablonka Gallery Cologne, and are also in the possession of the Tate Gallery London, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Photo Museum Winterthur (Switzerland), the Goetz Collection (Munich), as well as of the Art Museum Wolfsburg. In 2008, the photographer was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art. (cbo)

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Nobuyoshi Araki wurde mit seinen Darstellungen gefesselter Frauen international bekannt. Hierbei bezieht er sich auf die Tradition der als „Shunga“ bezeichneten Holzschnitte des 18. Jahrhunderts sowie auf die in Japan praktizierte Kunstform des „Kinbaku“ (Fesseln), bei der Elemente der Verpackungskunst mit Techniken des Blumensteckens vereint werden.

Zustand:
Beide Arbeiten befinden sich in sehr gutem Zustand. Die Darstellungsmaße betragen jeweils 24 x 19 cm, die Blattmaße betragen 25 x 20 cm.

Nobuyoshi Araki (geb. 1940)
Der in Tokio geborene und international bekannte Fotograf Nobuyoshi Araki studierte von 1959 bis 1963 Fotografie und Film an der Chiba University in Japan. Seither hat Araki über 350 Fotobücher herausgegeben. Zentrales Thema seiner Arbeiten ist der nackte weibliche Körper. Daneben ist er als Porträtfotograf tätig und fotografierte international bekannte Persönlichkeiten wie die isländische Sängeri