Yasuko Kotani
Yasuko Kotani (小谷 泰子, Kotani Yasuko, born August 27, 1962) is a Japanese photographer.[1]
Early life
[edit]Kotani was born in Nishinomiya, Japan. She graduated from Kumamoto University in 1985 and began creating photographs.
Photographic career
[edit]Kotani first had work appear in an exhibit in 1991. She won her first award in 1992, during an exhibit held by the Photographic Society of Japan.[2]
During her career she has won several awards and held several solo exhibitions. Her works are held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.[3]
Kotani's photographs are typically of nude people floating in a dark blue background, evoking a sense of being deep underwater.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Kotani, Yasuko (2019). 青い闇. Akaaka.
References
[edit]- ^ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
- ^ a b Nihon shashinka jiten : Tōkyō-to Shashin Bijutsukan shozō sakka. Tōkyō-to Shashin Bijutsukan, 東京都写真美術館. (Shohan ed.). Kyōto-shi: Tankōsha. 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. OCLC 44769689.
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