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Young Kim – Suitman

August 20, 2009 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Quirky, very quirky. I spotted Young Kim’s book at the bookshop a while back and chuckled quietly to my amusement. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Suitman“) © Young Kim Photographed in the vein of costumed self-portraits like Tseng Kwong Chi, these…

Asada Masashi

Asada Masashi

April 17, 2009 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Taking the idea of family portraits one step further, Asada Masashi cajoled his family to pose in a series of humorous photographs. In The Asada Family, Masashi transformed himself and his family members into various fictional families, which are stereotypical…

Yokonami Osamu

Yokonami Osamu

March 24, 2009 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Nothing like some offbeat images to cure a hard day of work, especially on a dreary Monday! TOP TO BOTTOM, © Yokonami Osamu Advertising photographer Yokonami Osamu from Japan creates quirky images that doesn’t fail to elicit smiles from the…

Wang Yiqun

Wang Yiqun

June 9, 2008 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Something odd to chase away the Monday blues for those of you half way around the world (it’s nearing midnight here). Wang Yiqun explores the boundary between beauty and horror with his photographs of faceless women in the series ‘My…

Liyu and Liu Bo

Liyu and Liu Bo

November 19, 2007 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Liyu and Liu Bo’s 13 Months in the Year of the Dog turned news snippets into tongue-in-cheek recreations. They are working on a similar series for 2007 and as the year draws to a close, one sees China through a…

Yuki Aoyama

Yuki Aoyama

September 14, 2007 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Yuki Aoyama‘s images of school girls and men in business suits suspended in mid-air are rather funny. He manages to cause viewers to believe, albeit for a moment, that the subjects defy gravity. © Yuki Aoyama © Yuki Aoyama ©…

Huma Mulji

Huma Mulji

September 8, 2007 · by yaohong · in Showcase

Huma Mulji’s Yahaan Warzish Karnaa Manaa Hai (Exercise Not Allowed Here) made me laugh when I first saw it. © Huma Mulji © Huma Mulji A darker truth is revealed when one examines the images further. The dolls, as substitutes…

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