渡邊博史：詭異奇幻感的人像攝影

marina ema and kazusa ito as part of the ‘kabuki players’ series by hiroshi watanabe
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位於加州的日本藝術家渡邊博史 (Hiroshi Watanabe) 將於2012年11月8日至11日在瑞士的 AD 畫廊展示他的新作，而此次的展出將作為蘇黎世國際藝術博覽會的一部分。渡邊以拍攝古怪又難以理解的人像攝影聞名-每個系列的內容都強烈反映在關於儀式、人、地點以及文化上。

其中一個收藏品裡,渡邊探索了可以追溯到 17 世紀的傳統戲劇 -「歌舞伎」。此系列原汁原味的描繪出日本各地活躍的本土化團體-以濃妝和精心製作的服裝來界定。渡邊嬉戲地幫打扮成兔子、幕府武士和藝妓的演員們拍照。儘管照片中的人物都被濃妝和服裝過度的裝飾，但仍可透過渡邊對於每個演員的呈現而得到更深入的見解。他彷彿將時間凍結而捕捉了最獨一無二的那一瞬間。

渡邊的作品裡除了黑色和白色為主要元素外，所有的作品皆呈現出一種鬼怪妖魔般的朦朧感，彷彿拍攝照片的相機鏡頭前矇了一層面紗。所有的影像皆由中畫幅相機拍攝，在傳統的黑色暗房以明膠銀過程沖印。渡邊有效地捕捉每一瞬間並傳達特定的情感於每一個影像中，以這樣的方式訴說一個無法用其他方式表達的故事。

‘maiko takaku, matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘mari ito as osato, tono kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘natsuki tukamoto as tarokanja, matsuo kabuki’as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘maiko takaku as yanaginosei, matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘ryota nakajima as mannojo, matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘yuka onozaki & ikki tada,matsuo kabuki’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘bunshichi, ena bunraku’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘omasa 1, ena bunraku’ as part of ‘kabuki players’ series
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‘paolo bisetto trevisin as innamorato’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series
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‘viviana ceppa as innamorata’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series
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‘paolo bisetto trevisin with morte mask’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series
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‘marta marchi as strega’ from the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series
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‘marco andreatta as pulcinella’ as part of the ‘comedy of double meaning’ series
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‘flower brooch made with shells 2’ as part of the ‘artifacts’ series
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‘japanese doll made with old kimono fabric in basket’ as part of the ‘artifacts’ series
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