Analysis Of Yasumasa Morimura s Film Making And...

Yasumasa Morimura (born in 1951, Japan) has had a career in film-making and conceptual photography for over three decades. Morimura uses costumes, makeup props and digital manipulation to create an almost replica of the original artwork, replacing the original subject with himself. Morimura graduated from the KyÃ… to City University of Arts in 1978 and then became an assistant at that same university. During his time working he experimented with many mediums and styles including painting, photography and wood-block art. He soon became recognized for his artworks and began to be involved in traveling shows such as ‘Japanese Art After 1945: Scream Against the Sky’ (1994). After some time, and with critics watching skeptically, he began to†¦show more content†¦However, the artworks can also be compared in structure and concept. For example, Bruegel’s artwork refers to the concept in Matthew 15:14 of ‘If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit,’ (Holy Bible) while Morimura takes it a step further a focuses specifically on consumerism in today’s society. Although the background is the same, though perhaps a bit darker, Morimura has altered the costumes and colors to suit his audience. The six figures, representing consumerism in each major country, who were originally dressed in plain clothes have been grossly overdressed in the appropriation. Their clothes are bright and create a stark contrast against the darkened background. The differences and similarities, between the structure and relation to the people of the time, in these two artworks creates a stronger understanding of ‘Blinded by the Light’ Yasumasa Morimmura’s appropriation of ‘Parable of the Blind’ can be interpreted and understood by deconstructing its physical aspects. Morimura went through many steps before the artwork reached completion. Before he could start developing the actual artwork he had to obtain a copy of the original artwork and figure out where and how he would have to stand. He developed a fresh concept and fresh features for his appropriation. After this it was just a matter of dressing up and scanning each photograph of himself onto the background of the Bruegel’s artwork. Morimura inserted many additional