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May 07, 2007
Art & Design. Cao Fei
Art & Design. Cao Fei: Cao Fei's work is exciting. We spotted her photography on Artkrush* and were immediately enamored. This particular piece, UN-Cosplayers, is a 2006 photograph of Beijing residents wearing role-playing costumes. The project revisits the theme of her 2004 COSplayers film, which captured Chinese youth acting out anime fantasies.
Cosplay is slang for costume play. Cao Fei began her project by following Guangzhou youths, who dressed like their favorite Japanese manga heroes. In her more recent series, Cao Fei casts older Beijing residents in the same absurd roles and inserts them into typical street scenes. Like we said, her work is exciting.
You can find more of Cao Fei's art [Here]
Posted by james at May 7, 2007 10:25 AM