Iwata Nakayama
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was a renowned Japan
ese photographer.
(Japan). His father was an inventor who had a patent of a fire extingusher in Japan. Iwata migrated to Tokyo and was educated in a private school Kyohoku-Chugakkou. After graduated that school, he entered Tokyo University of the Arts as a first student of its photography course. Learned artistic and commercial techniques there, he moved to U.S. in 1918 as an oversea student of California State University
sent by Japan government. However he quit studying and began to work at a photo studio run by 菊池東陽 Kikuchi Touyou in New York
. Having got practical skills, he established his own studio 《Laquan Studio》 in New York.
He succeeded as an artisan, and traveled around Europe
with his wife Masako(正子) and his son Iwao(巖）. Stayed in Paris
and he came to know Man Ray
and László Moholy-Nagy
and their works(But he wrote that he didn't follow their style). And he and his family went back to Japan in 1927.
After getting back to Japan, he began to work as a professional photographer in Kobe
and drove Japanese Avant-garde
Photo Arts. He associated Ashiya Camera Kurabu(芦屋カメラクラブ) and educated some his juniors. And released some works in magazines; Asahi Camera（アサヒカメラ),Nihon Shashin Nenkan（日本写真年鑑） and so on. Farther more, he made one of the first commercial montage photography in 1930.
In 1932, he and his company; Nojima Yasuzo and Ina Nobuo published their monthly magazine Kouga (光画). This magazine was a critical turning point of Japanese artistic photography. Nakayama was a pioneer of Japanese avant-garde photography and inspired many Japanese photographers through his those works.
During World War Ⅱ, he couldn't work to the full. His works became more and more abstract. The War over, he resumed his professional work and creating new artistic pieces, but in 1949, he suddenly died (at 54 years old). It was just a few days after he was selected as a trustee of Japanese Photography Association.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese photographer.
Biography
He was born in Yanagawa, in FukuokaFukuoka
Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
(Japan). His father was an inventor who had a patent of a fire extingusher in Japan. Iwata migrated to Tokyo and was educated in a private school Kyohoku-Chugakkou. After graduated that school, he entered Tokyo University of the Arts as a first student of its photography course. Learned artistic and commercial techniques there, he moved to U.S. in 1918 as an oversea student of California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
sent by Japan government. However he quit studying and began to work at a photo studio run by 菊池東陽 Kikuchi Touyou in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Having got practical skills, he established his own studio 《Laquan Studio》 in New York.
He succeeded as an artisan, and traveled around Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with his wife Masako(正子) and his son Iwao(巖）. Stayed in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and he came to know Man Ray
Man Ray
Man Ray , born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal...
and László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the integration of technology and industry into the arts.-Early life:...
and their works(But he wrote that he didn't follow their style). And he and his family went back to Japan in 1927.
After getting back to Japan, he began to work as a professional photographer in Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
and drove Japanese Avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
Photo Arts. He associated Ashiya Camera Kurabu(芦屋カメラクラブ) and educated some his juniors. And released some works in magazines; Asahi Camera（アサヒカメラ),Nihon Shashin Nenkan（日本写真年鑑） and so on. Farther more, he made one of the first commercial montage photography in 1930.
In 1932, he and his company; Nojima Yasuzo and Ina Nobuo published their monthly magazine Kouga (光画). This magazine was a critical turning point of Japanese artistic photography. Nakayama was a pioneer of Japanese avant-garde photography and inspired many Japanese photographers through his those works.
During World War Ⅱ, he couldn't work to the full. His works became more and more abstract. The War over, he resumed his professional work and creating new artistic pieces, but in 1949, he suddenly died (at 54 years old). It was just a few days after he was selected as a trustee of Japanese Photography Association.