Daikichi Amano

June 1, 2009 4:38 PM

Really interesting photography by Tokyo artist Daikichi Amano, who claims to be the reincarnation of Katsushika Hokusai.
posted by seabel (35 comments total)

warning. "really interesting" is not descriptive enough an adjective for... that... I mean it is and everything... But clicking leads to "wow, tentacles and guts! gross." Yeah. Mildly disturbing stuff, but the whole reincarnation thing I find fascinating. Good post, consider me affected!
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 4:45 PM on June 1

NSFW
posted by Joe Beese at 4:45 PM on June 1

NSFW
posted by Joe Beese at 4:45 PM on June 1 [+] [!]

yeah. Seconded.
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 4:48 PM on June 1

I feel like this is the picture book for Special Containment Protocol.

I'm not sure if invoking the Elder Sign at this point would help, or hurt my remaining SAN score.
posted by yeloson at 4:49 PM on June 1 [1 favorite has favorites]

If he were the reincarnation of Hokusai, he'd be... better...
posted by cmoj at 4:51 PM on June 1 [2 favorites has favorites]

Umm... yeah. That's not really Hokusai's style...
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 4:56 PM on June 1

"The reincarnation of Katsushika Hokusai" is a bold claim to make. The one with the guys hanging in the nets I liked, but apart from that, it seems he's still learning. Not that I'm some expert photog or something. It just looks like student work. Pretty cool though.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:01 PM on June 1

But...Katsushika Hokusai never had a camera!
posted by rand at 5:05 PM on June 1

My guess is it's the aquatic theme.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:16 PM on June 1

Dear aspiring Japanese artists,

Before committing art, please ask yourself the following questions:

1) Is it horrorporn?
2) Is it pedohorrorporn?
3) Will people stumbling across it on the Internet react by saying, "WTF, Japan?!?"
4) No, seriously, it's horrorporn, isn't it?

If you answer "yes" to any of these three questions, you may want to consider a new creative direction.

Signed,

The Rest of Humanity
posted by The Tensor at 5:24 PM on June 1 [9 favorites has favorites]

But... but... it's horrorporn curdled with the vaseline of Matthew Barney!
posted by setanor at 5:32 PM on June 1

Guro, people. Not "horrorporn". Jeez.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:33 PM on June 1

who claims to be the reincarnation of Katsushika Hokusai.

Where?
posted by setanor at 5:33 PM on June 1

Reincarnation of Hokusai? Nah, more like hakusai, I'd say.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:34 PM on June 1

Nah, more like hakusai, I'd say.

What, do the N, S, F and W keys not work for you either? There might have been minors with a view of the screen!
posted by setanor at 5:35 PM on June 1

Favourited for "committing art". Awesome turn of phrase The Tensor.
posted by Decimask at 5:39 PM on June 1

I can't claim credit for "committing art" -- I'm sure I've heard it somewhere before.
posted by The Tensor at 5:43 PM on June 1

Also, I'd hardly call this pornographic. Unless you enjoy fapping to seafood.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:45 PM on June 1

I wtf'd. Two tentacles up.
posted by mullingitover at 5:49 PM on June 1

Hey! I enjoy fa...uh..great post!
posted by zerokey at 5:50 PM on June 1 [1 favorite has favorites]

I would like to think a reincarnated Hokusai would not use flash or myspace. But even if he did, his links would work.


"who claims to be the reincarnation of Katsushika Hokusai."
"Where?"
posted by setanor

Where else, his MySpace page (also NSFW with nipples and seafood).
posted by blink_left at 6:20 PM on June 1

The art seemed OK, but I'm mostly here to bitch about the interface.

Like, just gimme the goddamned picture already. Your flash mosaic is pissing me off!
posted by klangklangston at 6:27 PM on June 1

Metafilter: I'm mostly here to bitch
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:28 PM on June 1

You can't really tell someone what is and what isn't art, but to me, this is not art. It's dead animals draped on people in tacky colors and situations.. and is just plain ugly. Not even in a poignant, "This makes a statement about your soul!" ugly.. just.. plain old, ordinary, "WTF is that on your knick-knack shelf grandma?" ugly.
posted by Malice at 6:47 PM on June 1

Well, it reminds me of "The Fisherman's Wife" at least.
posted by myelin sheath at 7:02 PM on June 1 [1 favorite has favorites]

I may not know Japanese art, but I know what I like.
posted by digsrus at 7:13 PM on June 1

I was all ready to be totally disinterested, but then I read the comments.

You had me at "tentacles."

That's why I don't feel too bad if I occasionally read the comments before clicking the links.
posted by adipocere at 7:55 PM on June 1

I liked the photos too. He's trying a little too hard to be out there and that detracts from them a little bit, but I still got a kick out of them.
posted by Devils Slide at 9:52 PM on June 1

Somehow the sound effects make the totallyfuckingbatshitinsane photos more palatable.
posted by ryaninoakland at 1:55 AM on June 2

Yeah some of these Japanese dishes can really get out of control when you are trying to prepare them.
posted by gomichild at 4:44 AM on June 2

The reincarnation of Katsushika Hokusai

Maybe it's just a bad engrish translation?
posted by monocot at 5:03 AM on June 2

Was that "bing!" sound provided by Microsoft?
posted by orme at 5:05 AM on June 2

Photographers love Flash interfaces because it makes it harder to steal images. However, in this case, I believe it's unnecessary.
posted by tommasz at 9:03 AM on June 2 [1 favorite has favorites]

Squid + Girl = Really Interesting
posted by xod at 10:44 AM on June 2

The site has disturbing photos more than interesting ones.
Interesting refers to the way the web site is designed.
And NSFW [!].

That said, thanks for sharing.
posted by Rashomon at 1:56 PM on June 2