Ishimoto Yasuhiro
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© Kochi Prefecture, Ishimoto Yasuhiro Photo Center

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CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Untitled
  • from the series Composition
Date1973–1993, printed 1980–1993
MediumSilver dye bleach print
DimensionsImage: 14 15/16 × 11 13/16 in. (37.9 × 30 cm)
Sheet: 16 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (42.9 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of Ishimoto Shigeru
Object number2009.290
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 311
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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Trained at the Institute of Design in Chicago—founded in 1937 as The New Bauhaus—Ishimoto Yasuhiro made photographs building off of a legacy of formal experimentation and socially engaged design practices. While Ishimoto spent much of his life making more conventional street photography, he created these boldly colorful and kaleidoscopic images late in his career. With his carefully trained eye, Ishimoto pushed the expressive possibilities of the camera, making multiple exposures on a single negative. The resulting prints rely on elements of chance, pattern, and fragmentation to create dynamic and lyrical compositions. 



ProvenanceThe artist, Tokyo; given to MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right below image in silver ink "Yas Ishimoto"

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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1960, printed 1980–1981
Silver dye bleach print
2009.287
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1970, printed c. 1980–1981
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2009.292
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
1995, printed 1995
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2009.291
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c. 1990, printed c. 1990
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2009.289
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1985, printed c. 1985
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2009.288
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1985, printed 1985
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2009.297
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1983, printed 1983
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2009.296
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1973, printed 1980–1981
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2009.295
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1985, printed 1985
Silver dye bleach print
2009.294
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1995, printed c. 1995
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2009.293
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1985, printed 1985
Silver dye bleach print
2009.299
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Ishimoto Yasuhiro
c. 1995
Silver dye bleach print
2009.298