art edition hand signed Araki - THE SKATEROOM

Ochid - limited edition - Araki - THE SKATEROOM

Limited Edition of 125

Orchid,
Nobuyoshi ARAKI

Name: Orchid
SKU: 3695
Price: 600 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Despite the amount of controversy surrounding Araki’s career, sexually explicit images only represent a portion of the artist’s work. Rather than acting as a tool separate from himself, Araki merges with the camera in order to document the mundanities of everyday life. From skies and blooming flowers to crowded streets and sex clubs, the diversity of images caught by Araki’s lens document Tokyo’s duality in its intense bursts of energy versus its inhuman emptiness.

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Edition of 125
Produced and numbered by THE SKATEROOM in 2016

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Set of 3 skateboards
Each deck measures approx. 31x8in (80x20cm)

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Made of 7 ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood
Top-print includes printed signature of the artist
1 wall mount included per deck

Each skate deck measures approximately 31X8IN (80X20CM)

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Araki’s photography, famous for blending eroticism and bondage, or “Kinbaku”, works along the fault lines of Japanese culture, drifting endlessly between polarities – public and private life, civilized and provocative, popularity and offense. Through his work, he seeks to expose the double standard deeply embedded within Japanese culture, and its history.

The controversy stirred by Araki is further cast into light with his many clashes with authorities, whether police interventions preventing sales of magazines containing his pictures, obscenity charges against the artist himself, or arresting a gallery curator for displaying the artist’s graphic nude shots.

Despite the controversy, sexually explicit images only represent a portion of Araki’s work. Rather than acting as a tool separate from himself, Araki merges with the camera in order to document the mundanities of everyday life. From skies and blooming flowers to crowded streets and sex clubs, the diversity of images caught by Araki’s lens document Tokyo’s duality in its intense bursts of energy versus its inhuman emptiness.

“I want my work to feel intimate, like someone in the subject’s inner circle shot them.”

Nobuyoshi Araki is said to be the most prolific and greatest photographer of Japan. The works selected for this Collaboration feature two distinct aspects of the artist’s controversial career.

learn more about this collab

Buying guide

“Printed Signature on the deck” refers to the printed signature of the artist included on the top-print. Most decks feature this printed signature, though some specified editions can also feature a hand signed artist signature.

In 2019, we became a Certified B Corporation. THE SKATEROOM is also CO2 neutral, chooses to source its skateboard wood from certified sustainable forests, and uses water-based ink for its prints.

These editions of artwork are intended for decorative purposes. While you could definitely skate on them if you wanted to, we provide you with one wall mount per deck to hang them on your wall, just like a painting.

We provide you with everything you need to hang your boards up. With your edition purchase you will receive the EasyFix wall mounts. It’s really easy to set up and you can find all the instructions right here. You can always upgrade to the premium SnapDisplay wall mounts.

Our team is also always ready to help if you have any additional questions.

Direct exposure to sunlight might result in discoloration and damage to your editions. To avoid this, we strongly suggest hanging your art-decks away from direct natural light.

THE SKATEROOM makes art accessible to everyone by delivering WORLDWIDE from our warehouse in Belgium.

We do ship our artwork using UPS EXPRESS for fast delivery. Shipping estimates will be provided in the checkout process, once you enter your delivery address. Typically we process and ship your order within 48 hours (except for editions in pre-orders). You will get a tracking number to follow your shipment. It usually takes 2-5 additional business days to arrive with UPS express, depending on your location.

Please note that some non-EU countries do charge additional customs fees. We recommend you to check with your local authorities.

You have up to 14 days after receiving your order to request a return. The 14-day return policy is applicable on all products except limited hand-signed editions. We will provide you with a return label to send us back the purchased edition in the same condition as when received, with the original packaging and documentation.

Orchid,
Nobuyoshi ARAKI

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