We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Takeo Hirose about their original and creative Fine Art Photography design work. Takeo Hirose is an award-winning communication designer, that makes our world a better place with their original fine art photography works.
Takeo Hirose ("TH") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Bamboo Forest Fine Art Photography. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
TH : All my works are based on Japanese beauty. I aim to create works that are quiet, do not interfere with others, and make the surrounding air fresh.
TH : I created works in search of the beauty of bamboo forests. As a result, I found that the characteristic shape of bamboo is more important than color, and I pursued a style that can express it more strongly.
TH : I plan to express the beauty of Japan that I feel in various ways with the bamboo forests as a motif.
TH : It took about 3 years from the time I first took photos of the bamboo forests until I reached this work.
TH : Ⅰ started studying photography by myself, in earnest in 2011 when Japan suffered from the huge earthquake disaster. Through the earthquake I understood that the beautiful sceneries are not eternal but actually very fragile, and noticed the importance of taking photos of the Japanese beauty. I wish to express the world of traditional Japanese paintings and ink paintings with modern Japanese sensibility and the photo technology. For the past few years I’ve produced the works in the motif of bamboo, which can be associated with Japan. The chinese character used in my first name “Takeo” means “bamboo man”, and that is one of the reason why I chose the motif. The soaring stalks and regular joints are really beautiful. Moreover, bamboo is considered to be an auspicious plant because it grows very fast and straight upwards. So it has been the traditional subject of paintings in Japan. I think the distinctive characteristics of bamboo are even more attractive in monochrome images using the modern techniques of photography.
TH : I plan to sell the works by myself.
TH : I wish to express the world of traditional Japanese paintings and ink paintings with modern Japanese sensibility and the photo technology.
TH : My works are influenced by famous Japanese painters of centuries ago, such as Hokusai, Hasegawa Tohaku, Ogata Korin, Ito Jakuchu etc.
TH : I wish to deliver my works to foreign people who love Japanese culture and lifestyle. I wish to have my works displayed at Japanese cuisine restaurants, hotels, and Japanese style living rooms.
TH : There are many photos of Japanese bamboo forests. It is beautiful, but my works try to concentrate on expressing immortal Japanese beauty.
TH : The subtitle of the works is “Skyscrapers”. The scenery reminds me of ancient skyscrapers in Japan.
TH : I used Sony’s α99 mk2, photoshop, and Dell’s 8k display monitor.
TH : Expressing traditional Japanese beauty with simple colors and designs.
TH : I create these works by myself.
TH : High resolution using a state-of-the-art camera, width of expression by Photoshop, expression of resolution and perspective by 8K monitor, all of these are utilized in these works creation.
TH : My works is not influenced by data or analytical research.
TH : The most challenging point was how to bring the photographed landscape of the bamboo forest closer to the image I wanted to create.
TH : I wanted many overseas people to see my works, so I chose international and large-scale photo contests and submitted my works.
TH : Through the creation, I was able to reaffirm the beauty of bamboo forests. In addition, I was able to acquire the effort to expand the range of my photo expressions.
