Akira Sato
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was a Japanese
photographer noted for his photographs of girls and of Europe.
Satō was born on 30 July 1930 in Tokyo
. While a student of economics at Yokohama National University
he was an avid reader of Life
and other photographic and fashion magazines at the American CIE library in Hibiya
. He graduated in 1953 and one year later became a freelance photographer, specializing in fashion. From around 1956 he was caught up with new trends in photography, and he participated in the 1957 exhibition Jūnin no me , subsequently joining the collective "Vivo
".
Satō had a series of one-man shows starting in 1961, alongside publications within the camera magazines. He specialized in black-and-white photographs of girls: their faces in close-up, their bodies surrounded by nature.
In 1963 Satō went to the US and then Europe; he returned to Japan in 1965. Thereafter he made many trips to Europe, particularly Scandinavia and Vienna, primarily photographing in color.
Satō died on 2 April 2002.
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The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
photographer noted for his photographs of girls and of Europe.
Satō was born on 30 July 1930 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. While a student of economics at Yokohama National University
Yokohama National University
, or is a national university in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Chiba University. It is noted for its Business Administration program.-History:The predecessor...
he was an avid reader of Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
and other photographic and fashion magazines at the American CIE library in Hibiya
Hibiya
is a geographic name covering a part of Chiyoda ward . The zone along the Hibiya Street from Yūrakuchō to Uchisaiwaichō is Hibiya district. There are many residence indications, but some indications using this word, Hibiya, like Hibiya Park and Hibiya Station...
. He graduated in 1953 and one year later became a freelance photographer, specializing in fashion. From around 1956 he was caught up with new trends in photography, and he participated in the 1957 exhibition Jūnin no me , subsequently joining the collective "Vivo
Vivo (photography)
Vivo was a short-lived Japanese photographic cooperative.Eikoh Hosoe, Kikuji Kawada, Ikkō Narahara, Akira Satō, Akira Tanno, and Shōmei Tōmatsu — six of the participants of the celebrated 1957 exhibition Jūnin no me — formed the Vivo cooperative in July 1957, naming it after the...
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Satō had a series of one-man shows starting in 1961, alongside publications within the camera magazines. He specialized in black-and-white photographs of girls: their faces in close-up, their bodies surrounded by nature.
In 1963 Satō went to the US and then Europe; he returned to Japan in 1965. Thereafter he made many trips to Europe, particularly Scandinavia and Vienna, primarily photographing in color.
Satō died on 2 April 2002.
Books of Satō's photographs
- Onna . Tokyo: Chūōkoronsha, 1971.
- Hokuō sanpo . Alpha Art, 1977.
- Wīn gensō / Wien. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1989. ISBN 4-582-27720-9.
- Sai: Satō Akira Toshima-ku o toru . Tokyo: Toshima-ku, 1991. A booklet.
- Barokku anatomia / Anatomia Barocca. Tokyo: Treville, 1994. ISBN 4-8457-0947-3.
- Firentse / Firenze. Tokyo: Kōdansha, 1997. ISBN 4-06-208969-6.
- Onna, soshite, byakuya / Eves and White Nights. Tokyo: Nikkor Club, 1998. Black-and-white photographs of girls, color photographs of Scandinavia. Puraha / Praha. Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 2003. ISBN 4-10-459201-3. A posthumous collection of black-and-white photographs.
Other books with works by Satō
- Nihon shashin no tenkan: 1960 nendai no hyōgen / Innovation in Japanese Photography in the 1960s. Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 1991. Exhibition catalogue, text in Japanese and English. PP.62–67 are devoted to Satō's photographs of girls.