Ueda, Yoshihiko (1957 - Present)
Yoshihiko Ueda was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1957. He studied photography at Osaka Visual Arts College as well as under Taiji Arita in Tokyo. In 1982, Ueda made a sensational debut with his fashion photographs. Since then, he has produced series on various subjects such as forests, flowers, and dancers, including butoh dancers. Ueda's photography has been shown in several exhibitions, including Portraits in Fashion, Atlanta (1985); La Photographie Publicitaire Japonaise at the Grande Arche de la Défense, Paris (1990); and Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal (1995). His solo exhibition was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in 2003. In 1987, 1989, and 1996 he received the New York ADC Award and in 1993 the Cannes Graphic Award. His published work includes:Quinault (1983), 3 Women, Contemporary Nudes (1994), Amagatsu (1995), Flowers (1997), Frank Lloyd Wright (2003),Photographs (2003), Portrait (2003), Standing Full Nude (2006), Forever Rouge (2007), at Home (2008), Bone and Stonewares (2008), Quinault (2010), Yume/Myanmar (2010), Chamber of Curiosities (2011), Kazan No Shima (2011), Shizumaru (2011), Materia (2012), Jomonese (2012), and Bird and Bones (2012).
Contemporary Japanese and East Asian Art
Ronin Gallery’s Contemporary art collection challenges the boundaries of tradition and innovation through the work of Japan's greatest contemporary artists and tomorrow’s most promising talents. Featured in museum exhibitions worldwide, contemporary Japanese and East Asian artists are pushing limits and exploring fresh techniques across mediums and styles. For many of the contemporary artists in this collection, inspiration sparks from an interweaving of old with new. Many combine traditional themes, tools, or materials with technology, contemporary themes, or innovative techniques. This hybrid expression is distinctly contemporary and unremittingly vital. From the Pop art legacy of the Shinohara’s to the foremost master of Japanese tattooing, Horiyoshi III, this collection of contemporary Japanese and East Asian art spans a wide range of media, including woodblock prints, screen prints, photography, etchings, paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, ceramics, and mixed media artworks.
