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Takano Ryudai reflects on contemporary Japanese photography
TAKANO, Ryudai, Photographer
Takano Ryudai will be coming to Stanford from his home in Tokyo to share insights about his own work and Japanese contemporary photography.
This event is sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts, Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Center for East Asian Studies.
Walking Around the Border: For a long time, "sexuality"--particularly, how should I face the intensity of the instinct--was my major issue. I started my career by facing this theme. I have not attended any art schools or studied with any specific teacher. So, all I could do was to follow the example of famous artists who inspired me. Creating my work without anyone to ask for help was like walking through pitch darkness, and I took many long paths. However, I encountered many new discoveries and experiences. In this lecture, I would like to review my work from the early creations to my latest ones, and trace the shifts in my thoughts and views. I will describe my struggle, through the borders of sexuality, the rims of social "values," the boundaries of photography and painting, to find my own place. -- Takano Ryudai
TAKANO, Ryudai was born in Fukui, Japan in 1963 and graduated from Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics, in 1987. He is recipient of the 31st Kimura Ihei photographic prize in Japan (2006) and has held frequent solo exhibitions in Tokyo, including at Zeit-Foto Salon and il tempo. His works have been included in museum and group exhibitions internationally, in Turkey, China, Spain, Germany, Israel, Korea, Denmark, and Japan and have been acquired by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and the Japan Foundation.
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