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Ichiro Kojima
小岛一郎 · 小島一郎
Facts
- Life
- 14 November 1924 – 7 July 1964
- Nationality
- Japanese
Style, as we read it
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Tsugaru (1963) and the short life behind it. Aomori's farmers and fishermen stand on flat horizons under enormous skies, printed dark and heavy, the north of Japan as a place of endurance.
- Colour
- Black and white, dark and heavy prints.
- Composition
- Low horizons, tiny figures, vast sky or snow.
- Light
- Winter overcast, backlight on snow.
- Tone
- Deep, burnt-in skies and shadows; strong contrast.
- Texture
- Grain, wind-blown snow, rough.
- Mood
- Harsh, lonely, enduring.
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