Kiyoshi Koishi
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He was born in Osaka
and became a member of Naniwa Shashin Club (浪華写真倶楽部, Naniwa Photography Club) in the 1920s.
In 1933 he published the monograph Shoka Shinkei (初夏神経, "Early Summer Nerves"), one of the most important works for Japanese modernist photography (Shinkō Shashin, 新興写真). In this work, he used many photographic techniques such as photomontage
and photogram
s and succeeded in creating surrealistic images.
From 1938, he worked for the Japanese government in the magazine Shashin Shūhō (写真週報, "Photo Weekly").
After WWII, he continued to take many photographs until his early death.
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
and became a member of Naniwa Shashin Club (浪華写真倶楽部, Naniwa Photography Club) in the 1920s.
In 1933 he published the monograph Shoka Shinkei (初夏神経, "Early Summer Nerves"), one of the most important works for Japanese modernist photography (Shinkō Shashin, 新興写真). In this work, he used many photographic techniques such as photomontage
Photomontage
Photomontage is the process and result of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs. The composite picture was sometimes photographed so that the final image is converted back into a seamless photographic print. A similar method, although one that does not...
and photogram
Photogram
A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. The result is a negative shadow image varying in tone, depending on the transparency of the objects used...
s and succeeded in creating surrealistic images.
From 1938, he worked for the Japanese government in the magazine Shashin Shūhō (写真週報, "Photo Weekly").
After WWII, he continued to take many photographs until his early death.
Exhibition in Japan
- Kiyoshi Koishi and Naniwa Shashin Club (小石清と浪華写真倶楽部展) at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art (兵庫県立近代美術館) and Seibu Contemporary Art Gallery (西武百貨店コンテンポラリーアートギャラリー), 1988
See also
- photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- List of photographers