Once published the legendary photo of the "sand dune mode"!
thatEra(When)Fashion photo exhibition of the Horizont Shoji Ueda

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Currently in Shibuya of Atsukobaru, fashion photography exhibition "that era (when) Horizont of" Shoji Ueda has been held. Shoji Ueda has created a number of masterpiece to stage the Yumigahama peninsula in Sakaiminato City, the Tottori Sand Dunes and local, photographers representing the Sanin. Masterpiece is such as "girl four state" and "mom and dad and the kids," "Dune Landscape with my wife." Against the background of the landscape of the Sanin, the production which arranged the subject as object is referred to as the "Ueda tone (Ueda-cho)", it has received high praise all over the world. Life of the photo studio of a small town, and self-proclaimed "life, amateur photographer", is also known for it has continued to photograph activities at the Tottori of his hometown.

Tottori Prefecture Sakaiminato is his hometown is, it is a small port town of the population only 3 million people strong. Personal matter while, I also come from Sakaiminato, until it moved to Tokyo at the age of 18 grew up in this land. It tourist destination name has been known to suddenly in Japan in "Kitaro no Kitaro" boom but, until just 10 years ago, was deserted small rural town. School in the local and Shoji Ueda was founded at the age of 19, "Ueda camera store" is in charge of the group photo of the school, there is a memory that I was also asked to shoot towards the staff toward the small to middle school. Perhaps was not the only camera shop in Sakaiminato. That much, it is anyway a small town.

About 20 years ago from now, "Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography" is open to Tottori Prefecture Saihaku-gun. A look at his black-and-white photograph, was fascinated by its perfect beauty and surreal world. At the same time, it surprised that some people take this kind of amazing photos in this country town, was ashamed of my ignorance did not know his presence in decent until now.

The Shoji Ueda was the first time worked on fashion photography in 1983, when 70-year-old. "Life, amateur photographer," said had been self-proclaimed is, commercial photography, yet it began to take a fashion photograph, that was a great surprise to those that know him. In the background, it seems there has been a death of beloved wife. Mitsuru of the second son of Mikane a state that had even lost energy to take a picture (art director) that was recommended, was a catalog shooting of a famous fashion brand TAKEO KIKUCHI.

Took the job on the condition that you do not put the order in any way, the Shoji Ueda chose to stage the Tottori. For him, the sand dunes is a huge Horizont (= backdrop used in the photo studio), by many years of experience, the terrain of sand dunes as well, is said to have not grasp the sun orientation, wind movements, everything. That placing the model in the sand dunes, so far these fashion photos that overturned the common sense of is called the "sand dunes mode", it shocked the various circles, played a major role going to tell the name of the new generation.

Speaking of Shoji Ueda of the photo exhibition, but it is often the work that was taken the family and children at the center, the main of this photo exhibition is a fashion photography. Including the catalog of TAKEO KIKUCHI, is exhibiting the magazine "BRUTUS", "AVENUE", "Spring", "TOKION," "Sesame" was published in works such as about 38 points. Not just cool, in a comical surreal, a little strange black and white world. I just valuable work that can not see quite normally.

In the exhibition, it is also possible to do a photo shoot in the back of the Horizont of sand dunes. If multiplied by voice to the staff, Ueda since it is possible to rent a black umbrella is the motif of the work, or spread the umbrella, with like a stick, "Ueda-cho" in or would invite you to take a photo.
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It should be noted that, during the period, the "80s" to the keyword Art, fashion, are also held talk events Culture has welcomed the testimony who of the era, which celebrated its one vertex, such as graphics. Fee each time 1,500 yen (one drink). Here also do not miss.

"That era (when) of Horizont" Shoji Ueda of fashion photo exhibition
○ held: 2016/4/16 (Sat) - 2016/5/29 (Sun)
Yes loggia :( water-Sat) 14:00 to 21:00 (day, month) 11:00 to 18:00 / Closed Tuesday
Yes fee: 500 yen (one drink)
Yes Location: Atsukobaru arts drinks talk
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