The paintings of Japanese-American artist Masami Teraoka are rich with symbolism and crosscultural pollination, and Ascending Chaos is the first major retrospective of his prolific and acclaimed work thus far. In Teraoka's paintings--which have evolved from his wry mimicry of Japanese woodblock prints to much larger and complex canvasses reminiscent of Bosch and Brueghel-the political and the personal collide in a riot of sexually frank and political tableaux. Populated by geishas and goddesses, priests and politicians, and prominent contemporary figures, these paintings are the spectacular next phase of a wildly inventive career. With essays by renowned art critics who discuss how his work inventively marries east and west, sex and religion, pop culture and current events, Ascending Chaos is a critical overview of this cultural trickster. Publication coincides with a series of major exhibitions in 2007.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780811850971 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811850978 |
| Title | Ascending Chaos |
| Author | Catherine Clark |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Chronicle Books |
| Year published | 2007-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
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