Caricature by WADA Makotodans 28 Girls (1968)
SHINOYAMA Kishin est né en 1940 à Shinjuku (Tokyo, Japon).
Il étudie la photographie à l'université Tokyo Nihon Daigaku (1961-1963) et se fait un nom dans le milieu de la photographie commerciale (prix du jeune photographe le plus prometteur en 1966) en travaillant pour l'agence Light Publicity, qu'il quitte en 1968 pour devenir photographe indépendant. Sa carrière est définitivement lancée avec la publication de son premier livre-photo, 28 Girls (1968), peu après les expositions des photographies qu'il contient.
Photographe célébré et sulfureux, il s'intéresse principalement au corps humain, et de ce fait a large préférence pour le déshabillé et le nu — de stars aussi célèbres que MIYAZAWA Rie (Santa Fe), MOTOKI Masahiro (White Room), TAKAOKA Saki (One Two Three, Time Difference) ou HAZUKI Riona (Riona, Tsubaki) — sans négliger de grandes et particulières figures des arts de la dance (Vladimir MALAKHOV, KANDA Akiko : Dancer, Akiko) ou du théâtre, comme le kabuki (BANDO Tamasaburo V : Onnagata Tamasaburo, Bando Tamasaburo) ou la revue Takarazuka (WAO Yoka : Stage).
Il publia également de splendides séries de voyages (Rio, Paris, Silk Road, NY, Australia, Venise, Arabie, &c.) ; un autre leitmotiv est la mégapole japonaise de Tokyo, présente dès le début et 28 Girls, qui se poursuit par de luxueux albums comme Tokyo Nude, Tokyo Mirai Seiki, Tokyo Addict ou Roppongi Hills.
Dans le souci d'une expression photographique polymorphe et sans cesse renouvelée, il s'attache également au côté technique de la photographie (création du "Shinorama", de 3 à 3x3 appareils-photo liés) et, au contraire de photographes plutôt immuables comme Moriyama Daido, il modifie constamment format, grain et couleurs de ses clichés, d'une série à l'autre — ce qui rend son œuvre, au grand dam de la critique, difficilement classable, et lui donne une dimension heureusement très particulière.
Il sévit toujours et chaque année nombre expositions de ses œuvres ont lieu de part le monde.
Un favori personnel certain.
SHINOYAMA Kishin :
Photographies originales & Affiches
Livres
1968-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
Revues & Collectifs
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Kishin SHINOYAMA was born in 1940 in Shinjuku (Tokyo, Japan).
He studied photography at Tokyo Nihon Daigaku University (1961-1963) and made a name for himself in the field of commercial photography (Most Promising Young Photographer Award in 1966) while working for Light Publicity agency, from which he resigned in 1968 to become a free-lance photographer. His career sky-rockets with the publication of his first photobook, 28 Girls (1968), soon after the exhibitions of the photographs it entails.
Renowned, sulfurous and prolific photographer, Shinoyama's main interest is the human body : he thus focuses mainly on undressed and nude pictures — featuring stars as famous as Rie MIYAZAWA (Santa Fe), Masahiro MOTOKI (White Room), Saki TAKAOKA (One Two Three, Time Difference) or Riona HAZUKI (Riona, Tsubaki) — without neglecting the main and peculiar figures of arts such as dance (Vladimir MALAKHOV, Akiko KANDA : Dancer, Akiko) or theater, including kabuki (Tamasaburo BANDO V : Onnagata Tamasaburo, Bando Tamasaburo) or the Takarazuka Review ( Yoka WAO : Stage).
Nevertheless, it is not exclusive of splendid travel books (Rio, Paris, Silk Road, NY, Australia, Venice, Arabia, &c.), and another red string in his work would be the Japanese megalopolis of Tokyo, present in his work since the beginning (28 Girls) and thereafter appears again in the form of luxury albums, such as Tokyo Nude, Tokyo Mirai Seiki, Tokyo Addict or Roppongi Hills.
Shinoyama also houses a constant care of ever-renewed, polymorphic photographic expression, thus dwells on the technical aspects of photography (creation of the "Shinorama", from 3 to 3x3 linked cameras) and, contrarily to rather unchanging photographers such as Daido Moriyama, he changes the size, grain and colors of his shots from one series to the other — which makes his work, to critics's despair, hard to categorize, and gives it a very peculiar and most fortunate dimension.
He's still alive and kickin' and numerous exhibitions of his works are held every year around the world.
A sure personal favorite.
SHINOYAMA Kishin :
Original Prints & Posters
Photobooks
1968-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
Magazines & Groups
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Liens vers les descriptions détaillées (par date de publication) :
Links to the detailed descriptions (by publication date) :
Original Prints & Posters
Photographies originales & Affiches
Shinoyama :
Dressed, Undressed & Nude — Travels
Vêtus, Dévêtus & Nus — Voyages
1968-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
Shinoyama : Revues & Collectifs / Magazines & Collective
 TAIYO monthly : NAGAI Kafu, TAKEHISA Yumeji, OkinawaSATO Akira / HOSOE Eikoh / SHINOYAMA Kishin (1971)  Deja-vu #1 : L'oeil de deja-vu(1990) |  NAITO Kozue(1992)  ITO Sachico / MIYAZAWA RieStyle Book (1998) |
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Voir aussi / See also :
Original Prints, Posters & Artworks
Japanese Photographers / Photographes japonais
Japanese Idols & Photography
Du Japon des villes / Of Japan's Cities
Les gens du Japon / Japan's People
Travels in Gaikoku-land
Arts & Crafts in Japan
To inquire about or order a book, contact me !
Pour information ou commander un livre, contactez-moi !
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Voir aussi / See also :
Original Prints, Posters & Artworks
Japanese Photographers / Photographes japonais
Japanese Idols & Photography
Du Japon des villes / Of Japan's Cities
Les gens du Japon / Japan's People
Travels in Gaikoku-land
Arts & Crafts in Japan
To inquire about or order a book, contact me !
Pour information ou commander un livre, contactez-moi !
