KABCHROME


  • Photographer
    YUKARI CHIKURA
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    25th,April,2014
  • Technical Info
    Canon EOS 5D Mark III

I wanted to express "the passage of time", "the change of facial expression" into one photo. And I am creating a picture like "Ukiyo-e" ," Nihon-ga(Japanese style painting)" or oil painting with my camera work. My camera is like a brush to drawing picture. I made a newly-coined word "KABSTRUCT". This means "KABUKI", "ABSTRUCT" and "STRUCT". Kabuki is a Japanese traditional theatre form. I would like to express passion, beauty, sadness and joy of Japanese heart. * Kabuki is a Japanese traditional theatre form, which originated in the Edo period at the beginning of the seventeenth century and was particularly popular among townspeople. Originally, both men and women acted in Kabuki plays, but eventually only male actors performed the plays: a tradition that has remained to the present day. Male actors specialized in women’s roles are called onnagata. Two other major role types are aragoto (rough style) and wagoto (soft style). Kabuki plays are about historical events and moral conflict in relationships of the heart. The actors speak in a monotone voice and are accompanied by traditional instruments. The Kabuki stage is equipped with several gadgets, such as revolving stages and trapdoors through which the actors can appear and disappear. Another speciality of the Kabuki stage is a footbridge (hanamichi) that extends into the audience. Important characteristics of Kabuki theatre include its particular music, costumes, stage devices and props as well as specific plays, language and acting styles, such as the mie, in which the actor holds a characteristic pose to establish his character. Keshÿ, the particular make-up, provides an element of style easily recognizable even by those unfamiliar with the art form.

You can create multiple entries, and pay for them at the same time.
Just go to your History, and select multiple entries that you would like to pay for.