Kimiko Yoshida

January 26, 2009 11:25 PM

Kimiko Yoshida - Self-Portraits. [Via]
posted by homunculus (8 comments total)

I so totally love this.
I can't imagine her greasepaint and prop budget, though
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 11:49 PM on January 26, 2009

Interesting how many women artists make art out of themselves. Beginning with Cindy Sherman. The clever ones can justify themselves with theory, but it all boils down to narcissism. You'll generally have some success, because, let's face it, everyone, man and women, doesn't mind looking at a pretty girl (especially since most galleries offer precious little else to look at.) But in the end, it's laziness and an unwillingness to get out of bed.
posted by Faze at 4:51 AM on January 27, 2009 [2 favorites]

Interesting how many women artists make art out of themselves.

I think men do it, too. It's called like a self-portrait or something. Oh yeah! There it is, right there, in the post: "Self-Portraits."
posted by The Straightener at 5:49 AM on January 27, 2009 [1 favorite]

I liked it better the first time when it was an album cover for a Bjork album! (because these sort of remind me of bjork album covers)
posted by I Foody at 6:08 AM on January 27, 2009

They aren't merely self-portraits. Nearly every self-portrait set is a photograph of the artist as a bride, objectified and dehumanized (defeminized?) in different but very specific ways.

I don't really think that this is a case of a photographer trading on her physical appearance. Given that these self-portrait bride sets span years, using herself as the model is probably the simplest way to exclude the model's appearance from the central focus of the photo.

These are very interesting. Thanks!
posted by Pastabagel at 6:40 AM on January 27, 2009

The clever ones can justify themselves with theory, but it all boils down to narcissism.

Man, you're not even trying anymore.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 8:45 AM on January 27, 2009

I'm an artist and a high school art teacher, I was showing this work 2 days ago to my students. The girls loved it most of all. Although there were a bit confused by the self portraits with a giant comma on her face.
posted by Hickeystudio at 10:05 AM on January 27, 2009

MetaFilter: The clever ones can justify themselves with theory, but it all boils down to narcissism.
posted by homunculus at 10:49 AM on January 27, 2009