Forms of Japan: Michael Kenna
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791381628 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This beautiful book presents a meditative, arresting, and dazzling collection of 240 black-and-white images of Japan, made over almost 30 years by the internationally renowned photographer Michael Kenna. Gorgeously reproduced to convey the enormous subtleties that exist in Michael Kenna’s traditional black-and-white silver prints, the photographs in this book include both well-known and previously unpublished images from all corners of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa, and Shikoku.. Forms of Japan, brilliantly designed by Yvonne Meyer-Lohr, is organized into chapters simply titled, “Sea,” “Land,” “Trees,” “Spirit,” and “Sky.” The quietly evocative photographs, often paired with classic haiku poems of Basho, Buson, Issa, andothers, provide a contemplative portrait of a country better known for its energy and industry. A rocky coast along the sea of Japan; an immense plain of rice fields in the snow; Mount Fuji towering over misty wooded hills; silent temples devoid of people but brimming with Buddhist deities; a Torii gate mysteriously emerging from moving clouds and waterthese are a few images from this remarkable collection of photographs by Michael Kenna, whose black-and-white work is highly renowned
Yvonne Meyer-Lohr is a designer and author based in Dusseldorf, Germany. . Michael Kenna is a world-renowned photographer and artist based in Seattle, USA
His is an idealized, austere and meditative Japan that may exist only in his mind and camera, but every image is a tranquil benediction." StarTribune. "Having spent decades photographing Japan, Michael Kenna presents the country's sea, land, trees, sky and 'spirit' in this handsome collection of elegant black-and-white photos. No neon signs, crammed trains or jostling crowds disfigure his minimalist landscapes of fenceposts in snow, raked gravel, lanterns in a forest, a single tree in a sea of white
Beautiful selection of images and haiku While it is hard to avoid singing the praises of the beautifully crafted Nazarelli Press books that many of these images have appeared in previously (Hokkaido being one of the most beautiful books I own), Prestel has done a wonderful job selecting many of the images that Kenna has made of the Japanese landscape over the years (many of which were not published in previous books). Interspersed among these many images are some wonderful haiku. All in all a very handsome volume, one worth owning both for those who already enjoy Kenna's work and those who are new to his work.. BusyMomofMy coffee table book BusyMomof4 I never get tired of looking through this beautiful work of art. My boyfriend's been to Japan and we currently live in Seattle so the theme of the book and the photographer tie these 2 places together nicely (:. said My coffee table book. I never get tired of looking through this beautiful work of art. My boyfriend's been to Japan and we currently live in Seattle so the theme of the book and the photographer tie these "My coffee table book" according to BusyMomofMy coffee table book BusyMomof4 I never get tired of looking through this beautiful work of art. My boyfriend's been to Japan and we currently live in Seattle so the theme of the book and the photographer tie these 2 places together nicely (:. . I never get tired of looking through this beautiful work of art. My boyfriend's been to Japan and we currently live in Seattle so the theme of the book and the photographer tie these 2 places together nicely (:. places together nicely (:. One of Great Living Photographers Henry H. Michael Kenna is one of my photographic heros and this book is a great example of why. His ability to abstract reality down to simple lines and shapes is unmatched. Great, great book.