Paintings by Masami Teraoka (First Edition, inscribed)

[Masami Teraoka] James T. Ulak, Alexandra Munroe, Lynda Hess

ISBN 10: 0834803526 / ISBN 13: 9780834803527

Published by Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC, 1996

About this Item

Softcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the half-title page by Masami Teraoka and Lynda Hess: "For Joan / Happy birthday! / Much love / Masami [and] Lynda / 1997." Published in conjunction with an exhibition held from June 30 through December 1, 1996, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, in Washington DC. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers with French flaps. Front flap price-clipped.

Seller Inventory # 168344

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paintings by Masami Teraoka (First Edition, inscribed)
• Publisher: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0834803526
• ISBN 13: 9780834803527
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Japanese Interest
  • Art Books
  • Exhibition Catalogs

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

James T. Ulak, associate professor of Japanese art at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, has an abiding interest in Japanese narrative painting.