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Feb 05 2016 14 Comments

Judgemental Japanese urban art?

Japanese urban art

Categorized: Photography

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  1. Grant says

    2/5/2016 at 3:23 pm

    Not sure how judgemental it is, but that’s a very cool piece of art. I really like it. 🙂

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    • Lee says

      2/5/2016 at 7:51 pm

      Likewise. Hope it lasts — at least a little while.

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  2. cdilla says

    2/5/2016 at 9:22 pm

    From Kimono and katana to handcuffs and headphones that’s a remarkable piece of urban art, contrasting the large colourful tags in style, detail and message.
    One query, what is written in the speech bubble?
    There’s a real dynamic created by your choice of angle and timing. The woman on the wall is moving along with the women on the walk, and even glancing across at them. I would have just taken a head on shot of the wall when there was no-one in shot, and it would heave been a much plainer and less interesting piece of work than yours.

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    • Lee says

      2/5/2016 at 10:12 pm

      An interesting piece, isn’t it? There’s the Hello Kitty reference peeking out too.

      The speech bubble says ‘Tsuchi noko’. There’s a band by that name, but not sure if they are connected.

      Thanks. I waited a little while. A few people passed by but ducked out of shot. They thought I was taking a picture of the wall and thought they were getting in the way. But eventually these two walked past. Not really what I was after, but at least something passable.

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      • Steko says

        2/6/2016 at 6:05 am

        It appears to be the (French) artist’s name/logo, you can see some of his other work here.

        https://twitter.com/tcnk1

        Great piece, I may use it on my lock screen. Love the composition you’ve added too.

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        • Lee says

          2/6/2016 at 9:33 am

          Thank you. Very nice to be able to see more of his work.

          And cheers. Wanted to do more than just photograph it as it was.

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          • cdilla says

            2/6/2016 at 7:21 pm

            Thanks for the link Steko.
            Looks like he has, or is intending to, publish a book of his work with the front cover being a version of this picture.

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  3. Rob says

    2/5/2016 at 9:44 pm

    I’m very curious to know where it is…

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    • Lee says

      2/5/2016 at 10:13 pm

      It’s in Shibuya. Near to the crossing.

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      • Rob says

        2/8/2016 at 6:50 am

        Thanks for letting me know… 🙂

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  4. Colorless Photo says

    2/6/2016 at 1:50 pm

    When I saw the photo and what you wrote about it, Akira came to my mind. It has similar allegories about Japan’s industrial wild running. Then, I have visited the twitter account that Steko wrote, I was right, both of them are beautiful. And you captured it at right angle while two Japanese girls walking away, Where do you go, Japan?

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    • Lee says

      2/6/2016 at 6:45 pm

      There’s certainly a lot that can be read into it, that’s for sure.

      As for where Japan is going, that’s a very big question. In many different areas too…

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  5. cdilla says

    2/17/2016 at 7:43 pm

    I saw an article in Tokyo TimeOut today that mentioned a service that hooked tourists up with professional photographers who would follow/guide them to good photo opportunites and provide them with a personal photobook afterwards.
    The review included photographs taken during the review and one was alongside this very wall.

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    • Lee says

      2/18/2016 at 6:49 pm

      Funnily enough I saw exactly the same article, and was interested to see the artwork included. Hope it lasts, but I fear it wont be there for long. Or at least not in it’s current state…

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