Kimiko Yoshida was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1963. Feeling oppressed as a woman, she left Japan in 1995 and moved to France to pursue her artistic ambitions. She studied at the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de la Photographie in Arles and the Studio National des Arts Contemporains in “Le Fresnoy”. Since gaining her artistic freedom, Yoshida has been working prolifically. Her work revolves around feminine identity and the transformative power of art. In her most recent project, \u201cPainting. Self-Portrait\u201d she wears elaborate costumes and paints her skin in a monochrome color that matches the background. The monochromatic elements accentuate the fashion of Yoshida\u2019s costumes. For the artist, the costume is “the field of diversion, detournement, and deflection.” The visual elements, coupled with the titles\u2019 reference to artists and paintings of the past (Ophelia by Delacroix, The Torero Bride with a Black Suit of Lights, Remembering Picasso), are meant to come together to challenge conventional notions and traditions of art and cultural identity. “I want an image that tries to rethink its own meanings and references.” For her self-portraits, Yoshida received the International Photography Award in 2005. She continues to exhibit worldwide, and her work is found in the permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museum of Houston, the Israel Museum, the Kawasaki City Museum, and the Maison Europ\u00e9enne de la Photographie in Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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