A large portion of Nobuyoshi Araki’s (Japan, 1940) artistic production is concerned with the theme of flowers. In the balcony of his home, where he spent much time with his wife and his cat before they both passed away, he shot a vast number of pictures of this kind. In 2011 he began to include dolls and toy dinosaurs in these compositions. The dinosaurs represent his alter ego, while the dolls, which represent his wife, enhanced with make-up, depict the beauty of that which decays.
Gran parte de la producción artística de Nobuyoshi Araki (Japón, 1940) tiene como tema las flores. En el balcón de su casa, donde pasó mucho tiempo con su mujer y su gato antes de que ambos murieran, realizó multitud de fotografías de este tipo. En 2011 comenzó a incluir en estas composiciones muñecas y dinosaurios de juguete. Los dinosaurios representan su alter ego, las muñecas, que representan a la mujer, maquilladas o retocadas, muestran la belleza de lo decadente.
Nobuyoshi Araki: Flower Paradise
Dates: 5 June – 28 July 2013
La Fábrica
Calle Alameda, 9
28014 Madrid
Spain
