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AMOROUS 好色 PHOTOBOOK

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AMOROUS 好色 PHOTOBOOK
This photo book entitled 好色 Amorous will document the journey that Shin Kou Sabre takes with her experiences with working with photographers/artists locally and internationally. Each piece will be unique to the photographer's and artists own style. When an artist is featured more than…
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A BRIEF HISTORY

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A BRIEF HISTORY
With my mother being Japanese; growing up I was introduced and exposed to a wide and varied collection of art, literature, music and history of two diverse cultures, and grew to have an appreciation of both eastern and western ideologies. I always wanted to…
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OSADA STEVE: NEWAZA

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OSADA STEVE: NEWAZA
Shin Kou Sabre was photographed with kinbaku by Osada Steve. NEWAZA - Photo Shoot 2011 April (Toyko Japan) My first kinbaku (緊縛) experience with Osada Steve was a newaza session. I was given the opportunity to look at his book “Aiko” 「愛子」. I was…
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ANGELICAS EMMANUEL: SHUNGA

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ANGELICAS EMMANUEL: SHUNGA
Shin Kou Sabre was photographed by Emmanuel Angelicas. SHUNGA - Photo Shoot 2013 August When I think about Shunga (春絵) a few words come into mind: traditional, romantic, explicit. The explicit nature of the images are often confronting for most people. Traditionally Shunga was…
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'AMOROUS' 好色 - ART PHOTO BOOK UPDATE: INFLUENCES OF HOKUSAI

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'AMOROUS' 好色 - ART PHOTO BOOK UPDATE: INFLUENCES OF HOKUSAI
The art photo book 'Amorous' 『好色』 includes a provocative interpretation of the Japanese erotic art Shunga (春画). A portrayal of the tradtional woodblock prints prevalent in the Edo period (1600 - 1868). Described as pictures of the floating world, Ukiyo-e (浮世絵) represented an aesthetic…
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'AMOROUS' 好色 - ART PHOTO BOOK UPDATE: JAPANESE ART AND CUSTOMS

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'AMOROUS' 好色 - ART PHOTO BOOK UPDATE: JAPANESE ART AND CUSTOMS
In the Edo period (1600-1868), Japan reached its cultural peak during two hundred years of peace, prosperity and national isolation. The arts, particularly refined by townsmen flourished; textiles, lacquer-work, decorative metalwork, ceramics, theatre and woodblock prints all reached levels of elegance and beauty the…
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'AMOROUS' 好色 - ART PHOTO BOOK UPDATE: YOSHITOSHI MANGA

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'AMOROUS' 好色 - ART PHOTO BOOK UPDATE: YOSHITOSHI MANGA
Modern Manga (漫画) is associated with comics originating in Japan. Manga stories are usually printed in black and white, although colour versions do exist. These sketches are usually released as a series, presented in a single episode to be continued in future issues. There…
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