MIKA NINAGAWA
SELF-IMAGE
MATCH and Company Co., Ltd., 2013
Book Size 30 x 22 cm
Pages 88 pages + 45 images
BindingHard-cover
Limited Edition 1500
Signed and numbered by the artist
Mika Ninagawa was born in 1972 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a multidisciplinary artist who works in photography and film.
The appeal of her photography can best be summed up by a signature approach that is bathed in dreamlike vivid colors. Whether it is portraiture, landscape, or still life, at the heart of her work are themed looks that rotate between flora, fauna, landscapes, and empowered women to create Ninagawa's lush paintings. Ninagawa is one of Japan's most celebrated photographers, where celebrities seek her portraiture, she is now breaking out in the West. She captures her ornately clad human subjects against baroque stylings that suggest a firm grasp of practical scenography, and the work achieves a calm, pictorial mastery. Portraits of local and international personalities, from Chiaki Kuriyama to Beyoncé, pepper her portfolio, and her distinct and vibrant aesthetic has been influential around the world.
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Mika Ninagawa was born in 1972 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a multidisciplinary artist working in photography and film.
The appeal of her photography is best summed up as a distinctive approach bathed in vivid, dreamlike color. Whether portraits, landscapes, or still lifes, at the heart of her work are thematic gazes that rotate between flora, fauna, landscapes, and empowered women to create Ninagawa’s lush tableaux. One of Japan’s most celebrated photographers, where celebrities seek her portrait, Ninagawa is now thriving in the West. She captures her richly attired human subjects against baroque styles that suggest a firm grasp of practical scenography, and the work achieves a calm, painterly mastery. Portraits of local and international figures, from Chiaki Kuriyama to Beyoncé, pepper her portfolio, and her distinct, vibrant aesthetic has been influential around the world.