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Paintings By Masami Teraoka

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Integrating traditional imagery and subject matter with pop art, Teraoka casts contemporary issuesâ��from AIDS to computers, environmental degradation, and drive-by shootingsâ��in historical guise. Humor and satire combine with a vibrant iconography drawn from Japanese and Western sourcesâ��catfish, trickster, fox, ghost, snake, ninja, samurai, geisha, Adam and Eve, punk rockers, and television. Teraoka's work moves from the indulgent pleasures of ukiyo, or the "floating world" of ancient theater and pleasure houses, to a chastened consciousness of death and evil with a majestic virtuosity unique in contemporary art.

Language: English

Pages: 112

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery / Weatherhill

Release: July 01, 1996

Paintings By Masami Teraoka

4/5 ( ratings)

Integrating traditional imagery and subject matter with pop art, Teraoka casts contemporary issuesâ��from AIDS to computers, environmental degradation, and drive-by shootingsâ��in historical guise. Humor and satire combine with a vibrant iconography drawn from Japanese and Western sourcesâ��catfish, trickster, fox, ghost, snake, ninja, samurai, geisha, Adam and Eve, punk rockers, and television. Teraoka's work moves from the indulgent pleasures of ukiyo, or the "floating world" of ancient theater and pleasure houses, to a chastened consciousness of death and evil with a majestic virtuosity unique in contemporary art.

Language: English

Pages: 112

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery / Weatherhill

Release: July 01, 1996

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