CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHS
ABOUT ZOE
Seike was first recognised for his portraits of a then-little-known American artist whom he calls only Zoe. He took these pictures over a five-year period from 1982 to 1987 when the two artists were travel companions through Tokyo, London, Paris and New York. Whilst Seike does not reveal which Zoe his subject may be, we do know she went on to be a prominent contemporary, and he leaves it up to us to do the research. He published his portraits of Zoe with Blitz International, Japan in 1994 and these portraits of the two artists remain some of Seike’s most coveted pictures.
Creator:
Tomio Seike (1943, Tokyo, Japan)
Object:
Photograph, gelatin silver print
Country:
Japan
Design period:
1983
Production period:
1995
Identifying marks:
Stamped / signed:
Copyright and edition stamp on verso.
COPYRIGHT
TOMIO SEIKE
TSZ 55-24 (TSZ = Tomio Seike Zoe)
5/22 [LIMITED EDITION NUMBER]
PRINTED: / '95
PHOTOGRAPHED 10 '83
SIGNATURE
Numbered:
5/22
Style:
Fine art, portraits, nudes
Condition:
In very good vintage condition.
Material:
Gelatin silver print on baryta photographic paper
Colour:
Black & White
Dimensions:
Image: W 23.7 x H 16.0 cm | Paper: W 30.5 x H 25.0 cm | Matted: W 50.0 x H 40.0 cm
Biography
Tomio Seike was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1943. After graduating from The Japanese Photographic Academy in 1970, Seike became an assistant photographer for four years. He then went on to work freelance in fashion and portraiture, before moving to England. Seike has now moved back to his native country and continues to print his works in Japan. Seike is primarily known for his black and white photographs handprinted in Japan, though he has also made landscapes in colour. His sensitive play on light and composition adds a serenity to his images which defines his style and adds a beauty to scenes of everyday life. Indeed, by expertly balancing between the abstract and traditional, using only natural light, he manages to capture the quiet moments in life most people fail to notice. Seike’s exquisite small format works further highlight the intimacy of the scenes he captures through their format, forcing the viewing to get up close to absorb every detail. Seike’s pictures of Paris, nudes and still lifes are today widely recognised and feature in numerous international collections. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe, Japan and America, and resides in a number of private and public collections including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Tate Modern, London and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris amongst others. [Text: Hamiltons Gallery}.
Tomio Seike is represented by Hamiltons Gallery in London, priced between GBP 4.600 and GBP 6.800 (also see artsy). In the USA, his work is sold at Weston Gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea. In Japan he is represented by Photo Gallery International in Tokyo.
ABOUT ZOE
Seike was first recognised for his portraits of a then-little-known American artist whom he calls only Zoe. He took these pictures over a five-year period from 1982 to 1987 when the two artists were travel companions through Tokyo, London, Paris and New York. Whilst Seike does not reveal which Zoe his subject may be, we do know she went on to be a prominent contemporary, and he leaves it up to us to do the research. He published his portraits of Zoe with Blitz International, Japan in 1994 and these portraits of the two artists remain some of Seike’s most coveted pictures.
Creator:
Tomio Seike (1943, Tokyo, Japan)
Object:
Photograph, gelatin silver print
Country:
Japan
Design period:
1983
Production period:
1995
Identifying marks:
Stamped / signed:
Copyright and edition stamp on verso.
COPYRIGHT
TOMIO SEIKE
TSZ 55-24 (TSZ = Tomio Seike Zoe)
5/22 [LIMITED EDITION NUMBER]
PRINTED: / '95
PHOTOGRAPHED 10 '83
SIGNATURE
Numbered:
5/22
Style:
Fine art, portraits, nudes
Condition:
In very good vintage condition.
Material:
Gelatin silver print on baryta photographic paper
Colour:
Black & White
Dimensions:
Image: W 23.7 x H 16.0 cm | Paper: W 30.5 x H 25.0 cm | Matted: W 50.0 x H 40.0 cm
Biography
Tomio Seike was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1943. After graduating from The Japanese Photographic Academy in 1970, Seike became an assistant photographer for four years. He then went on to work freelance in fashion and portraiture, before moving to England. Seike has now moved back to his native country and continues to print his works in Japan. Seike is primarily known for his black and white photographs handprinted in Japan, though he has also made landscapes in colour. His sensitive play on light and composition adds a serenity to his images which defines his style and adds a beauty to scenes of everyday life. Indeed, by expertly balancing between the abstract and traditional, using only natural light, he manages to capture the quiet moments in life most people fail to notice. Seike’s exquisite small format works further highlight the intimacy of the scenes he captures through their format, forcing the viewing to get up close to absorb every detail. Seike’s pictures of Paris, nudes and still lifes are today widely recognised and feature in numerous international collections. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe, Japan and America, and resides in a number of private and public collections including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Tate Modern, London and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris amongst others. [Text: Hamiltons Gallery}.
Tomio Seike is represented by Hamiltons Gallery in London, priced between GBP 4.600 and GBP 6.800 (also see artsy). In the USA, his work is sold at Weston Gallery in Carmel-by-the-Sea. In Japan he is represented by Photo Gallery International in Tokyo.
TOMIO SEIKE (1943, Japan)
Zoe, vintage, signed, limited edition silver gelatin print, 1983
Zoe, vintage, signed, limited edition silver gelatin print, 1983
€ 2.000,00