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荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki — Komari from L'amant d'août
荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki

Komari from L'amant d'août

A striking dye destruction print by legendary Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, this intimate portrait of Komari embodies the artist's signature exploration of desire, vulnerability, and the female form. The vivid, saturated colors characteristic of the dye destruction process lend the image a heightened, almost dreamlike intensity. True to Araki's provocative and deeply personal photographic language, the work navigates the complex tension between eroticism and tenderness.

Medium
Dye destruction print.

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Photographs

May 21, 2015

Estimate: $7,000$9,000

Sold: $8,125

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荒木経惟 Nobuyoshi Araki, Komari from L'amant d'août

A striking dye destruction print by legendary Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, this intimate portrait of Komari embodies the artist's signature exploration of desire, vulnerability, and the female form. The vivid, saturated colors characteristic of the dye destruction process lend the image a heightened, almost dreamlike intensity. True to Araki's provocative and deeply personal photographic language, the work navigates the complex tension between eroticism and tenderness.

Medium
Dye destruction print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Sensual, Bold, Color, Japanese, Experimental, Portrait, Dye Destruction, Figurative, Contemporary

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