Masahisa Fukase ( Japanese 深 瀬 昌 久 ; February 25, 1934 , Bifuka - June 9, 2012 ) is a prominent Japanese photographer. In the works of the mature period, performed mainly in a dark tone and introspective in content, the themes of loneliness and the breakup of the family come to the fore, a tendency to blur, generalize images and abstractions is noticeable. Of the photo albums, the most famous is the cycle of works by “The Crows” (鴉, The Solitude of Ravens), as well as individual works that paint pictures of alienation and disunity. After an incident that happened to Fukase in 1992 in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, when he was drunk, he fell down the stairs and received a serious brain injury (concussion) and became practically incapable.
| Masahisa Fukase | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | February 25, 1934 |
| Place of Birth | Bifuka , Hokkaido , Japan |
| Date of death | June 9, 2012 (78 years old) |
| Place of death | Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Occupation | photographer |
Key Dates of Life
- 1934 - Born in Hokkaido in Bifuka in the family of a photographer.
- 1952 - Entered the Department of Photography, Faculty of Arts, University of Tokyo .
- 1956 - Started working as a professional photographer, doing advertising photography.
- 1960 - The first solo exhibition, which attracted the attention of critics.
- 1964 - First marriage. Many works have been dedicated to his wife, including the Yoko album, named after her.
- 1967 - Continuing to engage in applied photography, after changing a number of places, he took up the post of head of the photo department of the Kawade-shibo publishing house.
- 1968 - After the bankruptcy, Kawade-shobo began his career as a freelance photographer.
- 1974 - Together with other leading photographers of Japan of that time, such as Nobuyoshi Araki , Shomei Tomatsu , Eiko Hosoe , Noriaki Yokosuka and Daido Moriyama founded and supervised a photo school that lasted until 1976.
- 1976 - First divorce and second marriage.
- 1987 - The death of his father.
- 1989 - Closing of the Fukase family’s multi-generational museum of photography.
- 1992 - Second divorce. As a result of the accident, he received a severe head injury, after which all sorts of creative activity was practically reduced to zero.
Selected Photo
- 1971 - The Game (遊戯)
- 1978 - Yoko (洋子)
- 1986 - Crows (鴉)
- 1991 - Father's Memories (父 の 記)
- 1991 - Family (家族)