A broad monograph devoted to one of the preeminent names in
contemporary Japanese photography. Moriyama's photography is
provocative, both for the form it takes (Moriyama's photographs may
be dirty, blurry, overexposed or scratched) and for its content.
The viewer's experience of the photo--whether it captures a place,
a person, a situation or an atmosphere--is the central thrust in
his work, which vividly and directly conveys the artist's emotions.
The approximately 200 black-and-white images sketch out an original
perspective on Japanese society, especially during the period from
the 1950s to the '70s. During this time, he produced a collection
of photographs -- Nippon gekijo shashincho -- which showed darker
sides of urban life and relatively unknown parts of cities. In
them, he attempted to show what was being left behind during the
technological advances and increased industrialization in much of
Japanese society. His work was often stark and contrasting within
itself--one image could convey an array of senses; all without
using color. His work was jarring, yet symbiotic to his own fervent
lifestyle. In addition, the artist has included a number of photos
shot in the past decade to complete this volume.
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