Product 3_ Designed by TOMASON
ABOUT
Born in Gifu, Japan, he has been drawing imaginary monsters every day since 2011, opening his own gallery "MAT" in Omotesando in October 2019 . in 2020, he released an illustrated book of his original monsters from the publishing label "White 3D".
Instagram:@new_tomason
Friend of TOMASON --- TAKAKO NOEL (Visual Artist)
PROFILE
. Born in 1991. While a student at Sophia University, he attended the London College of Fashion in , England. While struggling with English, he learned the basics of styling and magazine editing, as well as photography. After returning to Japan, she had a solo exhibition and started her professional career. He has been active on the web, in magazines, in advertisements for PARCO, and in artist photography.
Instagram:@takako_noel
I heard that Ryan McGinley was the inspiration for you to become a photographer.
NOEL: I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't really know much about the photographer's style until I took a class at the university in England where I was studying. But the photos I always thought were good were actually by McGinley. . After all, he has a worldview that is instantly recognizable, doesn't he?
I would like to ask you again, what attracted you to his work?
NOEL: I was about 20 years old at the time, and I was lonely and worried in my student dormitory in London about how I was going to live my life (laughs). But when I saw McGinley's photo, I felt affirmed and positive that it would be all right. That picture was of a nude woman plunging into fireworks, and it was my first experience of crying over a single picture, not a movie or something. . I thought, "Wow, photography can appeal to people in such a way. . I thought it was wonderful to be able to give positive energy to people like this.
NOEL: I think your photos are also positive. Do you have any particular points of view when you take pictures?
NOEL: . I hope to capture the inner person rather than the form. I often shoot in nature rather than in a studio, partly because I can bring out the natural emotions of my subjects. It is said that photography is a light picture, or a picture of light, and I want to use the sunlight to burn the soul of the subject onto the film, so I prefer to take pictures in nature. It's a little embarrassing to put it into words.
You are also more particular about film than digital, aren't you?
NOEL: There is a texture that I just can't get with digital. . I also like the feeling of capturing light with the clunk of a film camera's shutter. . In my image, I want the camera and my body to become one, and I want my body to be like a film, catching the light. . From now on, I'll be thinking about how to make the film part of myself bigger. For example, when I meet and photograph a nice person, I want to be in a state where I can capture their energy with a solid, high-resolution image. However, I am shy, so I can only communicate with a camera (laughs).
What is your relationship with the artist Tomason?
NOEL: A good friend of mine took me to the Omotesando gallery "MAT" run by TOMASON, where we first met. We hit it off right away, and he suggested that I do a solo exhibition. . Not only the monsters he paints, but also the curation of the gallery is very interesting. He has a soft and fluffy atmosphere, but he has a lot of passion, and it's amazing how he gets people involved in what he does. Last time I noticed, he had me working as a store keeper at the gallery (laughs).
This outfit has Tomason's monster printed on it, do you have any memories of the monster?
NOEL: TOMASON came to my exhibit and did a monster fortune-telling for the customers . He said he could see the customers' monsters (laugh), and then he drew them and said, in terms of monster attributes, you are this kind of person! . and he would tell their fortune at ....... Mine was a monster that looked like a frog looking at the moon (laughs).
Do you change your mindset when you wear clothes made by these artists? And you say they are your friends.
NOEL: . I usually wear things that belong to my friends, and I get excited when I wear things that reflect the ideas and tastes of my favorite friends. I get excited when I wear something that expresses the ideas and tastes of my favorite friends, and Tomason sometimes draws illustrations directly on the clothes and shoes I wear, which makes me very happy. I feel like I treasure wearing clothes that have artwork on them, rather than just ordinary clothes, and I feel like I can see the person's thoughts and feelings in the clothes.
