#keiichi ito

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Keiichi Ito

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Keiichi Ito

Hongo_SAKURA (C1144), 2018

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Sony: Ningyo no Rakuin Box Art for PS1 Illustrated By: Keiichi Itō (2000)

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KEIICHI ITO  /Japanese, b. 1950

Mukawa Yamanashi-ken 2012,  date printed: 2013 platinum palladium print on washi paper

Ibasho Gallery

Ito prints his photographs on washi, a traditional sort of paper made from the fibres of the gampi tree. He purchases the paper in the city of Echizen, where it is handmade by artisans with techniques that have been passed on from one generation to the next for 1500 years. Because the paper is not suitable as photo paper, Ito treats it with a special emulsion. His prints are either platinum palladium prints or toned gelatin sliver prints.

The prints of the series Tanemaki Sakura (2013) exhibited at IBASHO are all platinum palladium prints. This series is a tribute to the century old cherry trees - ‘sakura’ in Japanese - that have a protected status and are attributed with special stories. 

Ito places his subjects in the centre, he sometimes tilts the image and  plays with shadow and light. He also uses longer exposure times to capture the passing of time resulting in deliberate partly blurry photographs.

https://www.ibashogallery.com/artist/keiichi-ito

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Keiichi Ito

Brush of Edo Yuzen Painter, Takaka, Tokyo, 2012

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Keiichi Ito

Kyoto Sekitei 3, 2021

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Keiichi Ito

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Keiichi Ito 2020