Mika Ninagawa

Mika Ninagawa

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• Name Mika Ninagawa
• Japanese: 蜷川実花
• Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1972
• Birthplace: Japan

Biography:

Mika Ninagawa is born in Tokyo. She graduated from Graphic Design department of Tama Art University in1997. She lives and works in Tokyo. Ninagawa has won numerous awards, including the Grand Prize at the "7th Photography Hitotsuboten" in 1996, the Excellence Award at "The 13th Canon New Cosmos of Photography" in 1996, "The 9th Konica Photo Encouragement Award" in 1998, and the 26th Kimura Ihei Award in 2001. In addition to her career in magazine and advertising photography, she has published richly varied books of photography and directed a film SAKURAN in 2007. She is one of the most active and successful photographers at work today. She received acclaims worldwide for her photo book Mika Ninagawa (Rizzoli N.Y., 2010). 

Type of artwork:

Photograph
"Flower Addict"
It let flowers to absorb some special ink to show the human colored flower in an modern, fancy and attractive ways.

"Noir" series

"Even in the deepest darkness she knows colors to elicit, making her seem exuberant images a deep game play with the contrast between day and night, light and darkness, life and death. "

Music Video
Alicia Keys

• "Girl on Fire (Japanese Version)" (2013)

Film

HELTER SKELTER 

(ヘルタースケルター)

Why I am interested in her:

I know Mika when I read a Hong Kong magazine named (東touch). There is an eye-catching advertisement of a set of make up of Shu Uemura and the spokesman is the famous model named Chrissie Chau in Hong Kong. Her pretty and pure face with the colorful and fresh flower background lead me to find out who is the photographer of these pictures. And finally, I find it these were done by photographer Mika Ninagawa. 

                                     

 Advertisement of Shu Uemura                                  Model Chrissie Chau

I like the way that she takes photos with the theme of flowers, goldfish and landscapes.  Her influence resonates with the many followers who copy her styles and mimic her stance.Her photographing technique makes everyone including me want to be shot under her camera.

Besides, the film making by her can catch up the trend of fashion and modern. The theme is very sensitive to us and attract lots of audience to watch it. The environment under her shooting is very fantasy and beautiful that is not only a movie but also is a artwork.



References:
http://www.tomiokoyamagallery.com/exhibitions_en/mika-ninagawa-exhibition-plantatree-2012_en/
http://purplekiu.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=3016067

Visit 1------ FOTANIAN OPEN STUDIOS 2013

Hi~ Everyone~

It was my first time to go to an exhibition without any accompany.

However,

I think I could have more chances to explore something special by myself.

And,

start to think more.

On 20th January, 2013,

I went to FOTANIAN OPEN STUDIOS 2013. 

The exhibition was quite large which covered the FoTan industrial estate.

But this time, I only went to the main building- Wah Luen Industrial Centre to discover some of the interesting or touching masterpiece.

This picture got my attention a lot.

Though I did not know the title of the picture, I would like to make a title for it

"Crying baby"

The artist use the texture of Chinese ink painting to create a sad and  helpless facial expression.

It shows that when we were babies. 

We could not do all the job, simply like, when you are hungry, you cannot get milk by yourself.     

This picture touched my heart so much.

Because when I saw my grandmother passed away in the hospital, she definitley looked like the person in   the picture. So skinny and look pale. It made me remember  that moment. 

Ha Ha Ha 

I like this mail box so much. This is the most interesting one that this art can have some interactive with the audiences.

People can take the paper from the box. On the paper, there are many love stories with number of it. Maybe up to 15. I don't know.

I try to take as many as I can.

But when I had already taken three of them, I felt so shine to take another one.

Because other people were looking at me.

Why was this girl so greedy?

They may think like that.

However, when I looked at the counter. I saw the one who create the box kept folding paper and filled.

They were so busy.

 I like this picture very much. It was named "Good News".
I understand it because. When your wings were broken, it would be good to have a bird to pretend as your wings.
That why people love to hear "Good News".

 When I was about to leave the industrial building, I saw this funny but simple painting on the wall. It gave me a feeling like creative is very important. No matter where you are or who you are, you can use anything to make your own master piece.

That why, I appreciate all Hong Kong Artist. Though art cannot make a lot of money in a financial centre, they still driving the rode to their destination. From this picture, you can see. The artist is helping the visitors to design the names. Keep the head down, keep the hand moving and keep our mind be creative are very important to the contemporary art.

From now on, I think I like the way that go alone to visit the art exhibition by myself.
I like this kind of living style.
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