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• Japan, Contemporary, Photography

  Mamoru Tsukada

  05.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  In the world of Mamoru Tsukada, photography exists as a medium to relate himself to the world and its invisible structures. In Spectre, the subject matter is not apparent at first glance - we see bold splashes of color, abstract shapes…

  TOP TO BOTTOM, Spectre, 2006
  © Mamoru Tsukada
  He explains:
  “The new works ‘SPECTER’ have been created using […]

• China, Contemporary, Photography

  Liu Bolin

  04.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The individual ceases to exist in Liu Bolin’s Hiding in the City series.

  TOP TO BOTTOM, Hiding in the City
  © Liu Bolin
  China is now in a paradox of adopting capitalist values and economic dreams which exist within an anachronistic communist framework. Within this context of a desperate leap towards a “modern” future, Bolin suggests the disintegration […]

• China, Contemporary, Photography

  Cai Weidong

  04.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Cai Weidong’s works are infused with traditional and modern influences. In Landscapes and Substances, black and white photographs are heavily manipulated to mimic Chinese scroll paintings.

  TOP AND BOTTOM, Details 2 and 5, Landscapes and Substances, 2000 - 2004
  © Cai Weidong
  He moved on to using mirrors in his photos, which I found to be a […]

• China, Contemporary, Photography

  Yan Chang Jiang

  03.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yan Chang Jiang’s Paper Men series is worth taking a look.

  Paper Men series
  © Yan Chang Jiang
  I stumbled upon Yan’s works from the Chinese Photography website [it’s all in Chinese], where a lengthy write up was given on his current exhibition in Shanghai. The dolls play out a fictional story fabricated by Yan, of which parallels […]

• China, Art, Contemporary, Photography

  Zhang Peng

  03.05.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Zhang Peng photographs dolls with frozen expressions, against lush ambiguous backgrounds. With a background in painting, his images are striking to behold.

  Guifei, 2007
  © Zhang Peng

  Red No. 3, 2007
  © Zhang Peng

  Angel No. 1, 2006
  © Zhang Peng

  Yi Fan No. 2, 2006
  © Zhang Peng
  The artist on his works:
  In a broad sense, all of my works demonstrate a kind […]

• Korea, Contemporary, Photography

  Hong Sung-Do

  01.21.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Korean artist Hong Sung-Do has some interesting works using mixed media and photographs. The following installation used plexiglas, aluminum and photographs to distort viewer’s perception of the images.

  Tourist, 2006
  © Hong Sung-Do
  More of his works can be seen here.

• Japan, Contemporary, Photography

  Sakiko Nomura

  01.15.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Japanese photographer Sakiko Nomura goes beyond the facades of her subjects and reaches deep into their psyche; revealing hidden fears, sadness and tenderness. The sitter is stripped naked literally and figuratively, baring their souls for all to see.

  Untitled, 2004/2006
  © Sakiko Nomura

  Untitled, 2004/2006
  © Sakiko Nomura

  Untitled, 2004/2006
  © Sakiko Nomura

  Untitled, 1999/2005
  © Sakiko Nomura
  From […]

• China, Contemporary, Photography

  Yi Deer

  01.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yi Deer is a visual artist, whose work revolves around China’s history. In the Golden Fairy Tale series, he places himself as a character in historically significant places from the Cultural Revolution, while covered in golden paint from head to toe.

  Swing, 2004 (from “Golden Fairy Tale Study”)
  © Yi Deer

  Rider 2, 2003 (from “Golden Fairy Tale”)
  © […]

• Singapore, Contemporary, Photography

  Chua Chye Teck

  01.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Chua Chye Teck earns a living as a props-maker for advertising photography. Incidentally, he makes wonderful photography as an artist/photographer. His work revolves around common everyday objects found in living spaces. Chye Teck “has been exploring the theme of housing and inhabitation over the past ten years. His previous works have included both sculptures and […]

• Japan, Contemporary, Photography

  Miwako Iga

  01.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Miwako Iga’s Madame Cucumber uses toy dolls as models to depict various scenes of society and family.
  The dolls in Iga’s works are cheap, colorful, and emotionless. However, they are in a situation which represents serious and antagonizing aspect of life, which is the reality of our modern society. Such a gap evokes laughter and at […]

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