Eikoh Hosoe | |
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| Born | 18 March 1933 Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan |
| Died | 16 September 2024 (aged 91) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Eikoh Hosoe (細江 英公, Hosoe Eikō, 18 March 1933 – 16 September 2024) was a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. Hosoe is best known for his dark, high contrast, black and white photographs of human bodies. His images are often psychologically charged, exploring subjects such as death, erotic obsession, and irrationality. Some of his photographs reference religion, philosophy and mythology, while others are nearly abstract, such as Man and Woman # 24, from 1960.[1][2] He was professionally and personally affiliated with the writer Yukio Mishima and experimental artists of the 1960s such as the dancer Tatsumi Hijikata, though his work extends to a diversity of subjects. His photography is not only notable for its artistic influence but for its wider contribution to the reputations of his subjects.[3]
- ^ Honolulu Museum of Art, wall label, Man and Woman # 24 by Eikoh Hosoe, accession TCM.2003.31.29
- ^ Josef Chladek on Photobooks
- ^ Gleason, Alan. "Realm of the Senses: The Photography of Eikoh Hosoe". Artscape Japan. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.