#ginzilla

[weldnas]

can’t believe I’m gonna be watching Queen of the universe knowing for sure who Louis would be rooting for

[2tiedships2]

Louis during Ginzilla’s performance. (ep.7)

[thevioletowl]

I stan ginzilla. Also, we’re both gingers.

[kyisweird]

Hi Ginzilla I love you

[jlf23tumble]

Here’s my recap of X Factor UK, episode 7, for @newleafover! I’m still waiting for episode 8 to load to the dropbox, so I’ll watch it later tonight...it’s so weird to watch a) sober and b) in daylight, lmao.

Anyway, some random musings about things that I’m here for in this episode:

everyone refusing Simon's snacks (Louis does a hard pass, and then there’s Robbie: “I would love one...but i'm not going to”)

someone who edits this show is really into Dermot’s tight tees, too, god bless

Louis's ever-chipper HELLO! for any contestant he’s in charge of greeting

sweaty Simon (take a sip every time you see his ridiculous motorized fan)

the warmth and depth of Louis’s feedback, god, I need to take notes because he goes beyond platitudes into a level that actually matters

the journey Louis’s face goes on during Panda’s rendition of “Natural Woman” (I don’t get her finding Simon “sexy,” please let that be a joke)

Robbie’s PJs and Ayda and Ayda’s dog and Louis = HELP (plus further proof about what a dick Simon is, I mean, who goes on and on about a tiny dog being “fat”? her dog is NOT fat!!! holy shit!)

the girl who busks with her cats and does a meow-y hippie folk version of “YMCA” (they all loved it, but OF COURSE, we have to get Simon’s “no homo” reaction shots)

The solid gold of this 51 minutes, though, is the back-to-back appearance of Ginzilla and J-Sol. The gifs don’t convey how wonderful Ginzilla’s Peggy Lee meets death metal version of “Seven-Nation Army” truly is, or all the flirting with Robbie, Louis’s fond pride (”loved your voice, for me it was a brilliant audition”), and Simon’s robotic, does-snapping-my-fingers-to-this-make-me-seem-gay vibe. Me as Dermot and his be-shirted arms:

There’s a brief moment where Louis’s a billion times nicer to Simon’s son than Simon is, and then there’s J-Sol.

Holy SHIT, if you watch nothing else from this episode, watch this segment! J-Sol explains how he lost his mum (the camera pans straight to Louis and Ayda, who immediately start locking jaws) and how she wanted him to audition, but he never wanted to go, so after she passed, he decided to do it in her honor (big claps from Louis). And then he sings. And it’s haunting and beautiful and terrifically sad and just so PERFECT, and goddddd, Louis’s face, the tear wipes, the shake in his voice when he hugs J-Sol afterward and says he lost his mum, too. Back on the panel, Ayda gives Louis a hug, and he keeps it together, but then she explains how she lost her dad, and she does NOT keep it together, so Louis gives her a comforting rub on the back, and it’s a lot of emotion, okay? Even Simon seems moved, but you can never tell if he’s just copying his homework (he trots over later for a one-on-one with J-Sol and brings up his own parental situation, and maybe I should give him a break because I lost my own dad last year...but, nah, I still find him to be way too calculating, and everything in everyone else’s reactions reads real, but he’s just so robotic). Anyway, I’ll recap episode 8 later tonight, when it’s dark and I’m drunk, lol!

[onsenhanakotoba]

Reka Nyari Photography

Reka Nyari’s  erotically charged photographs engage cultural narratives surrounding gender and sexuality. A master at the art of storytelling, Nyari’s newest series, GEISHA INK, documents Ginzilla, a dramatically-posed young woman whose naked body is lavishly-adorned with tattoos.

A champion of feminine fortitude, Nyari has long been fascinated with the art of capturing women without pretense. Recognizing strength in the vulnerability of the nude female form, she chooses most often to photograph women. In doing so, Nyari circumvents aspects of performativity experienced within the masculine/feminine gender dynamic, no doubt informing the remarkable veracity of her portraiture.  

Her ground-breaking series GEISHA INK advances themes persistent throughout Nyari’s oeuvre; these striking images convey the power and strength of her subject, inviting the viewer to bear witness to her model’s story.

Our depicted heroine was born into a traditional family of uncompromisingly strict conservative-values. The effect was suffocating to her wild heart, engendering acts of rebellion perhaps most visible as the arresting marks of defiance, written in permanent-ink on the canvas of her body. These images tell the story of her life; illustrations of tigers, wolves, and dragons contrast societal expectations of female submission and obedience. Ginzilla’s first lover was a tattoo artist, a predilection which has guided her sexual journey. All of her body-art was composed and executed by lovers, compounding its personal meaning to her, while providing a veritable map of her life. Edgy, raw, and resilient, Nyari depicts her subject as a woman whose sexuality is defined independent of a man.

These dynamic photographs re-envision traditional concepts of femininity by juxtaposing the symbolism of the Japanese ‘Geisha’ with that of Yakuski (Japanese gangster) tattoos (Irezumju). Irezumju tattoos require a painful, meticulous method of manually inserting needles into the skin. Associated with the criminal activity of the Yakuski gangs, members would brand themselves with Irezumi tattoos. Due to its painful process, Irezumju is considered a mark of the recipient’s bravery, and evidence of their insubordination. Despite the widening trend of tattoos among non-yakuza, they still carry a significant stigma in Japanese society.

These works are put in dialogue with one another and on display referencing both eastern and Judeo-Christian religious iconography.  In doing so, Nyari elevates her model to that of Goddess, or perhaps, the Virgin Mary, subverting concepts of purity and sexuality, religion and sin. She is presented for the viewer’s meditative contemplation as a symbol of strength, defiance, and unapologetic female desire; her body on-display for worship, the tattoos adorning it, as-if prayer-beads of a rosary.  

GEISHA INK tells the intoxicating story of Ginzilla, revealing and subverting female archetypes through a visual exploration of sexuality, taboos, eroticism and culture.

Reka Nyari is a Finnish/Hungarian artist living and working in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the United States and Europe. She has received awards from prestigious organizations, including first place Winner of International Photography Awards (IPA) 2010, Beauty Pro Category. Her 225 page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography” is published in 6 languages and sold worldwide.

http://emmanuelfremingallery.com/project/reka-nyari/

[swatchthemarker-blog]

In my book, Ginzilla is the best contestant on America’s Got Talent in eternity. 👏👏👏

[rebeccahandler]

New Editorial for Inked Magazine

I just shot an editorial for Inked Magazine's December "Art Issue" Out on Stands now. Model: Ginzilla Art: Rubin415 Hair: Akira Yamane Makeup: Jenai Chen

[onsenhanakotoba]

Reka Nyari Photography

Reka Nyari’s  erotically charged photographs engage cultural narratives surrounding gender and sexuality. A master at the art of storytelling, Nyari’s newest series, GEISHA INK, documents Ginzilla, a dramatically-posed young woman whose naked body is lavishly-adorned with tattoos.

A champion of feminine fortitude, Nyari has long been fascinated with the art of capturing women without pretense. Recognizing strength in the vulnerability of the nude female form, she chooses most often to photograph women. In doing so, Nyari circumvents aspects of performativity experienced within the masculine/feminine gender dynamic, no doubt informing the remarkable veracity of her portraiture.  

Her ground-breaking series GEISHA INK advances themes persistent throughout Nyari’s oeuvre; these striking images convey the power and strength of her subject, inviting the viewer to bear witness to her model’s story.

Our depicted heroine was born into a traditional family of uncompromisingly strict conservative-values. The effect was suffocating to her wild heart, engendering acts of rebellion perhaps most visible as the arresting marks of defiance, written in permanent-ink on the canvas of her body. These images tell the story of her life; illustrations of tigers, wolves, and dragons contrast societal expectations of female submission and obedience. Ginzilla’s first lover was a tattoo artist, a predilection which has guided her sexual journey. All of her body-art was composed and executed by lovers, compounding its personal meaning to her, while providing a veritable map of her life. Edgy, raw, and resilient, Nyari depicts her subject as a woman whose sexuality is defined independent of a man.

These dynamic photographs re-envision traditional concepts of femininity by juxtaposing the symbolism of the Japanese ‘Geisha’ with that of Yakuski (Japanese gangster) tattoos (Irezumju). Irezumju tattoos require a painful, meticulous method of manually inserting needles into the skin. Associated with the criminal activity of the Yakuski gangs, members would brand themselves with Irezumi tattoos. Due to its painful process, Irezumju is considered a mark of the recipient’s bravery, and evidence of their insubordination. Despite the widening trend of tattoos among non-yakuza, they still carry a significant stigma in Japanese society.

These works are put in dialogue with one another and on display referencing both eastern and Judeo-Christian religious iconography.  In doing so, Nyari elevates her model to that of Goddess, or perhaps, the Virgin Mary, subverting concepts of purity and sexuality, religion and sin. She is presented for the viewer’s meditative contemplation as a symbol of strength, defiance, and unapologetic female desire; her body on-display for worship, the tattoos adorning it, as-if prayer-beads of a rosary.  

GEISHA INK tells the intoxicating story of Ginzilla, revealing and subverting female archetypes through a visual exploration of sexuality, taboos, eroticism and culture.

Reka Nyari is a Finnish/Hungarian artist living and working in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the United States and Europe. She has received awards from prestigious organizations, including first place Winner of International Photography Awards (IPA) 2010, Beauty Pro Category. Her 225 page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography” is published in 6 languages and sold worldwide.

http://emmanuelfremingallery.com/project/reka-nyari/

[onsenhanakotoba]

Reka Nyari Photography

Reka Nyari’s  erotically charged photographs engage cultural narratives surrounding gender and sexuality. A master at the art of storytelling, Nyari’s newest series, GEISHA INK, documents Ginzilla, a dramatically-posed young woman whose naked body is lavishly-adorned with tattoos.

A champion of feminine fortitude, Nyari has long been fascinated with the art of capturing women without pretense. Recognizing strength in the vulnerability of the nude female form, she chooses most often to photograph women. In doing so, Nyari circumvents aspects of performativity experienced within the masculine/feminine gender dynamic, no doubt informing the remarkable veracity of her portraiture.  

Her ground-breaking series GEISHA INK advances themes persistent throughout Nyari’s oeuvre; these striking images convey the power and strength of her subject, inviting the viewer to bear witness to her model’s story.

Our depicted heroine was born into a traditional family of uncompromisingly strict conservative-values. The effect was suffocating to her wild heart, engendering acts of rebellion perhaps most visible as the arresting marks of defiance, written in permanent-ink on the canvas of her body. These images tell the story of her life; illustrations of tigers, wolves, and dragons contrast societal expectations of female submission and obedience. Ginzilla’s first lover was a tattoo artist, a predilection which has guided her sexual journey. All of her body-art was composed and executed by lovers, compounding its personal meaning to her, while providing a veritable map of her life. Edgy, raw, and resilient, Nyari depicts her subject as a woman whose sexuality is defined independent of a man.

These dynamic photographs re-envision traditional concepts of femininity by juxtaposing the symbolism of the Japanese ‘Geisha’ with that of Yakuski (Japanese gangster) tattoos (Irezumju). Irezumju tattoos require a painful, meticulous method of manually inserting needles into the skin. Associated with the criminal activity of the Yakuski gangs, members would brand themselves with Irezumi tattoos. Due to its painful process, Irezumju is considered a mark of the recipient’s bravery, and evidence of their insubordination. Despite the widening trend of tattoos among non-yakuza, they still carry a significant stigma in Japanese society.

These works are put in dialogue with one another and on display referencing both eastern and Judeo-Christian religious iconography.  In doing so, Nyari elevates her model to that of Goddess, or perhaps, the Virgin Mary, subverting concepts of purity and sexuality, religion and sin. She is presented for the viewer’s meditative contemplation as a symbol of strength, defiance, and unapologetic female desire; her body on-display for worship, the tattoos adorning it, as-if prayer-beads of a rosary.  

GEISHA INK tells the intoxicating story of Ginzilla, revealing and subverting female archetypes through a visual exploration of sexuality, taboos, eroticism and culture.

Reka Nyari is a Finnish/Hungarian artist living and working in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the United States and Europe. She has received awards from prestigious organizations, including first place Winner of International Photography Awards (IPA) 2010, Beauty Pro Category. Her 225 page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography” is published in 6 languages and sold worldwide.

http://emmanuelfremingallery.com/project/reka-nyari/

[the-goonies-crew-blog]

Bostek @ginzilla

[onsenhanakotoba]

Reka Nyari Photography

Reka Nyari’s  erotically charged photographs engage cultural narratives surrounding gender and sexuality. A master at the art of storytelling, Nyari’s newest series, GEISHA INK, documents Ginzilla, a dramatically-posed young woman whose naked body is lavishly-adorned with tattoos.

A champion of feminine fortitude, Nyari has long been fascinated with the art of capturing women without pretense. Recognizing strength in the vulnerability of the nude female form, she chooses most often to photograph women. In doing so, Nyari circumvents aspects of performativity experienced within the masculine/feminine gender dynamic, no doubt informing the remarkable veracity of her portraiture.  

Her ground-breaking series GEISHA INK advances themes persistent throughout Nyari’s oeuvre; these striking images convey the power and strength of her subject, inviting the viewer to bear witness to her model’s story.

Our depicted heroine was born into a traditional family of uncompromisingly strict conservative-values. The effect was suffocating to her wild heart, engendering acts of rebellion perhaps most visible as the arresting marks of defiance, written in permanent-ink on the canvas of her body. These images tell the story of her life; illustrations of tigers, wolves, and dragons contrast societal expectations of female submission and obedience. Ginzilla’s first lover was a tattoo artist, a predilection which has guided her sexual journey. All of her body-art was composed and executed by lovers, compounding its personal meaning to her, while providing a veritable map of her life. Edgy, raw, and resilient, Nyari depicts her subject as a woman whose sexuality is defined independent of a man.

These dynamic photographs re-envision traditional concepts of femininity by juxtaposing the symbolism of the Japanese ‘Geisha’ with that of Yakuski (Japanese gangster) tattoos (Irezumju). Irezumju tattoos require a painful, meticulous method of manually inserting needles into the skin. Associated with the criminal activity of the Yakuski gangs, members would brand themselves with Irezumi tattoos. Due to its painful process, Irezumju is considered a mark of the recipient’s bravery, and evidence of their insubordination. Despite the widening trend of tattoos among non-yakuza, they still carry a significant stigma in Japanese society.

These works are put in dialogue with one another and on display referencing both eastern and Judeo-Christian religious iconography.  In doing so, Nyari elevates her model to that of Goddess, or perhaps, the Virgin Mary, subverting concepts of purity and sexuality, religion and sin. She is presented for the viewer’s meditative contemplation as a symbol of strength, defiance, and unapologetic female desire; her body on-display for worship, the tattoos adorning it, as-if prayer-beads of a rosary.  

GEISHA INK tells the intoxicating story of Ginzilla, revealing and subverting female archetypes through a visual exploration of sexuality, taboos, eroticism and culture.

Reka Nyari is a Finnish/Hungarian artist living and working in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the United States and Europe. She has received awards from prestigious organizations, including first place Winner of International Photography Awards (IPA) 2010, Beauty Pro Category. Her 225 page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography” is published in 6 languages and sold worldwide.

http://emmanuelfremingallery.com/project/reka-nyari/