{"title":"Toshiaki Kitaoka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQ8Z3phtmUAxVCVUEAHZEYOboQ0fEReggIAggACAcQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eToshiaki Kitaoka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a \u003cmark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"AAKdve_n\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQ8Z3phtmUAxVCVUEAHZEYOboQuJAPeggIAggACAcQAg\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c!--qkimaf AAKdve_m\/HugV6--\u003e\u003c!--cqw1tb AAKdve_m\/HugV6--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eprominent Japanese fashion, portrait, and fine art photographer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e. He is widely recognized for his distinctively delicate, soft-focus imagery that blurs the line between traditional photography and impressionist painting.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-cant-draw-a-painting","title":"I Can't Draw a Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first impression of I Can't Draw a Painting by Toshiaki Kitaoka. Medium format hardback in new condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing his previous work, \"Equally, beautiful,\" he uses a macro lens to make the subject blurry this time as well, but the starting point for this book is an episode from Kitaoka's childhood when he found hope in \"drawing photographs\" because he could not draw, and he created photographs that are ambiguous as to whether they are photographs or paintings. The out-of-focus smears have the power of paint and are reminiscent of impressionist paintings. Furthermore, by intentionally making the subject unclear, it seems as if the user is left to imagine what it is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toshiaki Kitaoka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57471070568830,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/i-cant-draw-a-painting-3535641.jpg?v=1781900486"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/collections\/toshiaki-kitaoka-9791211.jpg?v=1781898980","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/collections\/toshiaki-kitaoka.oembed","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}