Fallen Angels – Chinese Cosplayer Subculture by Daniele Mattioli (February 11, 2010) 
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"Now I'm not an artist - I'm a fucking work of art" (Marilyn Manson). Looking at these images, I couldn't help thinking about this line written by my favorite rock-poet. It is all there in these portraits. They are very well done and the subject matter is alluring, pleasing and beautiful to look at. Said that, I regret to some extent that Daniele is not showing us more of the lives of these walking works of art. The beauty of these portraits and the people they depict is beyond any doubt. At the same time I feel left to peek at the outside, not able to really connect to these people.
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Fallen angels from heaven, wrapped in sheets like garish robots, futuristic knights and princesses. Encased in heavy armor, transmuted by the speed of change, Chinese teens take refuge in imaginary dreams, in the epic heroes and characters of “Manga” and Japanese cartoons. They cover, disguise and dress themselves, wearing colored wigs, trying to live the real size of this illusion transmuting it into a fictional world where names, codes and social behaviors are re-invented and re-written in game language. (Text taken from a text by Sara Vincenzi.)
Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), short for "costume play," is a type of performance art in which participants create and wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan. Favorite sources include manga, anime, tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video games, hentai and fantasy movies.
Daniele Mattioli (1964) lives and works in Shanghai, China.
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