Explore the world of legendary Japanese photographer and contemporary artist, Nobuyoshi Araki, who is best known for blending eroticism and fine art, through a series of 30 images.
The 79-year-old artist is probably one of the most radical and critically acclaimed photographers of our time. Araki became more renowned when his work turned increasingly towards eroticism, exploring the deepest depths of human desire. His prominent collections include photographs of women in Japanese bondage, the female genitalia, and subjects like food and flowers depicted in a sensual light. The artist has published over 500 books with these photographs to date.
Despite coping with prostate cancer, losing his right eye, a malfunctioning heart and, most importantly losing his wife, Yoko, Araki’s fascination with photography has never waned. In fact, he has taken inspiration from these challenges to create more delicate and sentimental photographs that discuss the narrative of life and death, as reflected in his latest exhibition, Life by Film by Nobuyoshi Araki. The exhibition, specially curated for Leica Gallery Bangkok, showcases 30 black-and-white images shot with a Leica M7. The images highlight “I-photography,” in which Araki muses on his life in close proximately with others.