Space Hardcover – Limited Edition, February 1, 2022 by Kenji Aoki

Description

Author: Aoki Kenji

Brand: Kehrer Verlag

Edition: Numbered copies

Format: Limited Edition

Package Dimensions: 0x339x789

Number Of Pages: 108

Release Date: 01-02-2022

Details: Product Description

Kenji Aoki (b. 1968 in Tokyo) spent his formative years studying various design disciplines at Kuwasa Design School. It was photography and its ability to capture beauty in »a normal coffee cup at home« that changed Aoki’s world. Since then he has pursued the art of still life photography. »After a process similar to that of Zen dialogues, I realized that what I was seeking was to be found in everyday life, the life that was right before my eyes. Our eyes see a reality shaped by our emotions. Only by sidestepping our preconceived notions and taking a geometric, analytical point of view I could realize a simplified foundation of beauty.« (Kenji Aoki) After a successful career in Tokyo, Aoki moved to New York in 2009. He has worked with many clients in the United States and Europe, and was awarded from The Art Directors Club, American Photography, and The New York Times Magazine, among others

About the Author

Born in Tokyo in 1968, Kenji Aoki spent his formative years studying various design disciplines at Kuwasa Design School. While studying many comprehensive approaches to design, it was not the sculptures of Rodin in museums, nor the view from the top of Everest that inspired Aoki as an artist. It was in fact photography and its ability to capture beauty in “a normal coffee cup at home” that changed Aoki’s world. Because the subject was so ordinary, he needed to change his perspective 180 degrees in order to portray such objects beautifully. He became fascinated with this and it was then that he finally felt he had found his voice as an artist. Since then he has pursued the art of still life photography. After a long and successful career in Tokyo, Aoki moved to NY permanently in 2010. He has worked with many clients in the U.S. and Europe and was included in a comprehensive archive of more than 30 years of the finest commissioned images published in The New York Times Magazine. He was also awarded from SPD, The Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, American Photography, The New York Times Magazine, and Lurzer’s Archive. Today, Kenji Aoki continues to produce compelling visual images.

Born in Tokyo 1968, Kenji Aoki spent his formative years studying various design disciplines at Kuwasa Design School. It was photography and its ability to capture beauty in “a normal coffee cup at home” that changed Aoki’s world. Since then he has pursued the art of still life photography. After a successful career in Tokyo, Aoki moved to New York in 2009. He has worked with many clients in the U.S. and Europe, and was awarded from SPD, The Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, American Photography, The New York Times Magazine.