T H E D E S I G N I S S U E
A FRESH LOOK AT KYOTO
Former capital of Japan, Kyoto cultivates elegance in its Buddhist temples, its Shinto sanctuaries, and its imperial palaces. When it comes to architecture, the city knows how to renew itself and to surprise, by associating tradition and modernity. To celebrate the opening of the first MGallery hotel in Japan, we gave Toshiaki Kitaoka carte blanche to discover the hidden secrets of the city.
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Originally from Kochi, Toshiaki Kitakoa is a graduate of the Osaka Visual Arts College. After having collaborated with the Studio Ebisu for years, he is now a freelance photographer notably in fashion and advertising. Regarding his work today he says “When I take a photo I always try to place myself between perfection and imperfection. I am happy when I get to the rare moments where I feel in balance between the two.” When he studied photography in Osaka, Toshiaki Kitaoka was particularly influenced by the works of Wolfgang Tillman whose beauty and new perspectives he admired. If his photographic work is nourished by painting, music, architecture and even technology, he admits that his esthetic taste and interest for color come from his passion for the works of the American painter Mark Rothko.
Toshiaki Kitaoka
HIS MOST RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
• Yuzu Maboroshi. The 8 th Gallery, Tokyo | 2018 • Kindness, Just one time. Visual arts Gallery, Osaka | 2018 • The Changing times is unstable and beautiful. Paddlers Coffee, Tokyo | 2018
• Blue MERCY. Fukuoka | 2017 • Pink blue Hitoto. Tokyo | 2015
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