- Eiko Ishioka
nihongo|Eiko Ishioka|石岡 瑛子|Ishioka Eiko|born
July 12 ,1939 ,Tokyo is an Oscar-winning costume designer, known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media. She won a 1992Academy Award for costume design forBram Stoker's Dracula .Ishioka’s long list of credits includes the 1985 Cannes Film Festival Award for Artistic Contribution for her production design of
Paul Schrader ’s film Mishima, aTony Award nomination for the stage and costume design of the Broadway play "M. Butterfly ," and aGrammy Award for the art work for Miles Davis’ "Tutu" album, to name just a few. Most recently, she brought her creative sensibilities to bear on the conservative opera world with her costume design forRichard Wagner ’s "Ring Cycle," at the Netherlands National Opera.Eiko Ishioka graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Her work is included in the permanent collection of museums throughout the world, including the
Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1992 she was selected to be a member of the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame.One of Eiko's famous works is in
Cirque du Soleil :Varekai .Ishioka is scheduled to do costume work for a musical called "Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell". This is expected to debut in 2008 or 2009. This is according to the official blog of
Jim Steinman .Eiko Ishioka filmography:
*The Fall (2006)
*The Cell (2000)
*Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
*Closet Land (1991)
* (1985)She also directed themusic video forBjörk 's Cocoon in 2002.External links
*imdb|0411130
* [http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/1992/?id=217 Art Directors Club biography, portrait and images of work]
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