Nobuyoshi Araki
| Nobuyoshi Araki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1940 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Photographer and contemporary artist |
| Notable work | Over 350 photography books, including Sentimental Journey, Tokyo Lucky Hole, and Shino |
| Website | www |
Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木 経惟 Araki Nobuyoshi?, May 25, 1940) is a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist. He is also known by the nickname Arākī (アラーキー?).
Araki was born in Tokyo, studied photography from 1959-1963 and in 1963 went to work at the advertising agency Dentsu, where in 1968 he met his future wife, the essayist Yōko Aoki (青木陽子).
Having published over 350 books by 2005, and still more every year, Araki is considered one of the most prolific artists alive or dead in Japan and around the world. Many of his photographs are erotic; some have been called pornographic. Among his photography books are Sentimental Journey (1971), and Tokyo Lucky Hole (1990). Sentimental Journey "1972-1992" is a diary of life with his wife Yōko until she died of ovarian cancer in 1990. The first part of Sentimental Journey sees the couple embarking on married life – their honeymoon and having sex. Pictures taken during her last days were published in Winter Journey. Parr and Badger include four of Araki's books in the first volume of their photobook history:Zerokkusu Shashincho 24 (Xeroxed Photo Album), Senchimentaru na Tabi (Sentimental Journey), Tokyo Lucky Hole and Shokuji (The Banquet).
He contributed photography to the Sunrise anime series Brain Powerd.
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