Nakazora

Nakazora

East Asian Studies, Photography, Art History

'Nakazora' is a Buddhist term that has multiple meanings, including "the space between sky and earth; a state when the feet do not touch the ground; the center of the sky; the zenith." This combination of definitions and implications leads one to think of the spiritual, and in particular, how the physical world can reflect that 'other' world. It is a perfect word to use in relation to Yamamoto's work, for he is seemingly not concerned so much with subject matter as he is with allowing the subject to be a signpost to the immaterial, to that 'other'. Nakazora is the second publication on this Japanese artist's work, but it is not a book. Yamamoto designed an 18-foot scroll that has been printed in process color on uncoated Japanese stock. It is limited to 1,000 copies and is housed in a wood-and-acrylic presentation case.

Yamamoto Masao

Nazraeli Press

2001

Descriptioin from http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=TR091&i=1590050231&i2=

1 scroll : col. ill. ; 28 x 570 cm

Japanese

35108006184360

TR647.Y246 N35 2001