{"product_id":"toshio-shibata-japan-9783791389769","title":"Toshio Shibata: Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eSpanning the career of one of Japan's most revered photographers, this monograph-- the only English-language volume of its kind--features exquisitely detailed full- page images that capture the relationship between human-made structures and the natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToshio Shibata's large-format contemporary landscapes are distinguished by their haunting beauty, graceful composition, and meticulous detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing long exposures, and eliminating any references to people, horizons, or identifying geographic reference points, Shibata captures structures such as dams, bridges, reservoirs, and roads as they interact with their natural settings--mountainsides, rivers, forests and fields. The results are highlighted by painterly composition; filled with patterns, lines, and fluid action; and unmistakably Japanese in their aesthetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurated and with commentary by Phillip Prodger, one of the most erudite and critical voices in contemporary photography, this book will appeal both to fans of Shibata's work as well as an audience that has yet to discover his remarkable oeuvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePHILLIP PRODGER has served as head of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and was the founding curator of photography at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. He is currently executive director of the firm Curatorial Exhibitions in Los Angeles. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eWilliam Eggleston Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMartin Parr: Only Human\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Alternative History of Photography\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Prestel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prestel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646366421266,"sku":"9783791389769","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49b787ca-2104-487e-8d8a-b94f046a12ec.jpg?v=1733175021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/toshio-shibata-japan-9783791389769","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}