Teroaka is a social critic who shows the foibles of Japanese and American cultures in paintings that are both rich in narrative content and striking in appearance. Combining the imagery of the Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints with pop art, Teroaka casts contemporary issues in historical guise.
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Teroaka is a social critic who shows the foibles of Japanese and American cultures in paintings that are both rich in narrative content and striking in appearance. Combining the imagery of the Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints with pop art, Teroaka casts contemporary issues in historical guise.
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Very Good. Size: 8x1x10; 1997 second edition, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery / Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), 8 3/4 x 12 inches tall paperbound in color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with color reproductions of artwork, 112 pp. A very good to near fine copy-clean, bright and unmarked. ~QQ~ [2.0P] Integrating traditional imagery and subject matter with pop art, Teraoka casts contemporary issues-from AIDS to computers, environmental degradation, and drive-by shootings-in historical guise. Humor and satire combine with a vibrant iconography drawn from Japanese and Western sources-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. Contents: Catfish in love / James T. Ulak; Pulp fiction and the floating world / Alexandra Munroe; Monitoring our times / Masami Teraoka with Lynda Hess.
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Near Fine. Art Book is in excellent condition with a little wear to covers: a tiny bit of edge wear, back cover has a few marks at lower corner. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking except for occasional small checks in margin in pen. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 39 full page, full color reproductions with text to page 60. The work is notable for images of catfish, condoms, sexuality, demons, octopus, vaginal display, death, scuba gear, Christian iconography, vultures, computer gear, blood, technology, wires, noodles in a traditionalist Japanese painting motif. Fun.