SHOJI UEDA AND EXISTENTIALISM
His photography is generally monochromatic shots of pre-arranged subjects in stark landscapes such as beaches and sand dunes. mixing elements from the surrealism, photography and the japanese way of life, he created sophisticated visual impacts.
The first picture to bring him acclaim was "Four Postures of the Girl."A closer look: 
"Theatre of Dunes" 1945
"Me and My Cat"1948
"Autoportrait à minuit" 1949
"Our Mother" 1950
“Nude on the Dune”, 1951
Lines in the Desert - Shoji Ueda
THEATRE OF DUNES, 1945-1951, FROM STILL LIFE TO LANDSCAPE, THE 50s, THE CHILDREN, 1955-1970, LANDSCAPES AND MEMORIES, 1970-1985, RETURN TO THE DUNES, 1980-1999.
Hysteric Sixteen- Publisher: Hysteric Glamour
Limited Edition
This book is a LIMITED EDITION in AS NEW condition. It is a FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING. Just 1000 copies were issued, of which this is #923, stamped in ink on the colophon. It is a hardcover with a protective acetate jacket. An original photograph is tipped-into the yellow clothbound front cover, with a pictorial paper-covered back cover. The book features text in Japanese and English by Gabriel Bauret and a chronology in the back. It was designed by Toshio Shiratani (Nomade) and measures 10 ¼ x 9 inches. This title is IN STOCK.
This posthumously produced edition celebrates the work of Shoji Ueda, whose experimental approach to photograph produced singular images that were both influential and yet unequaled by any other artist. Most directly, his photographs reflected his personality, displaying a warmth of character even in strange and eerie compositions. Ueda lived and worked in the town of his birth, Tottori, all through his life. The studio he set up there, which included a camera shop, helped forward the art of photography in the region. Though his work would not be widely recognized until the mid-70s, he continued to photograph in and around Tottori, making use of the area's magnificent sand dunes as a backdrop for both his abstract and fashion photography. After gaining wider notoriety, Ueda worked as a professor teaching photography at Kyushu Sangyo University until his retirement. He died of a heart attack in July of 2000.
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