Keita Sagaki


“Hystorical Portraits” is a series created based on the motif of self-portraits of historical figures from a wide variety of genres.
Everything that we learned at school about these great men were biased portrayals that are only based on their achievements. But wouldn’t their humanity and true nature be hidden in the aspects that are not mentioned in those textbooks? In this series, we will research the lives of historical figures from various perspectives such as their living environment, human relationships, interests, preferences, and the social conditions of their time, and gather these information as detailed motifs to make an attempt at recreating a more accurate and multi-dimensional portrayal of these figures.
The word “Hystorical” in the title is a coined word that is a combination of “hysterical” (emotional, crazy) and “historical”. I would like you to try and take a look at these passionate and eccentric historical figures from a different perspective from the portrayals that you are used to.

Germany

Munich

Micheko Galerie

Drawing

Montage

  	

“Hystorical Portraits” is a series created based on the motif of self-portraits of historical figures from a wide variety of genres.

Everything that we learned at school about these great men were biased portrayals that are only based on their achievements. But wouldn’t their humanity and true nature be hidden in the aspects that are not mentioned in those textbooks? In this series, we will research the lives of historical figures from various perspectives such as their living environment, human relationships, interests, preferences, and the social conditions of their time, and gather these information as detailed motifs to make an attempt at recreating a more accurate and multi-dimensional portrayal of these figures.
The word “Hystorical” in the title is a coined word that is a combination of “hysterical” (emotional, crazy) and “historical”. I would like you to try and take a look at these passionate and eccentric historical figures from a different perspective from the portrayals that you are used to. 

Hystorical Portraits vol. 2 - John F. Kennedy

Hystorical Portraits vol. 8 - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Hystorical Portraits vol. 10 - Anne Frank

Hystorical Portraits vol. 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven

Hystorical Portraits vol. 3 - Mahatma Gandhi

 Hystorical Portraits vol. 11 - The Beatles

Hystorical Portraits vol. 9 - Salvador Dalí

Hystorical Portraits vol. 7 - Mao Zedong

Hystorical Portraits vol. 6 - Albert Einstein

Hystorical Portraits vol. 5 - Audrey Hepburn

 Hystorical Portraits vol. 4 - Steve Jobs

“Hystorical Portraits” is a series created based on the motif of self-portraits of historical figures from a wide variety of genres.

Everything that we learned at school about these great men were biased portrayals that are only based on their achievements. But wouldn’t their humanity and true nature be hidden in the aspects that are not mentioned in those textbooks? In this series, we will research the lives of historical figures from various perspectives such as their living environment, human relationships, interests, preferences, and the social conditions of their time, and gather these information as detailed motifs to make an attempt at recreating a more accurate and multi-dimensional portrayal of these figures.
The word “Hystorical” in the title is a coined word that is a combination of “hysterical” (emotional, crazy) and “historical”. I would like you to try and take a look at these passionate and eccentric historical figures from a different perspective from the portrayals that you are used to.


Hystorical Portraits