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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Date
- 2008
- Media category
- Materials used
- 46 colour woodblock print on Kozo paper
- Edition
- Edition of 75
- Dimensions
- 46.5 x 32.0 cm
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Asian Art Collection Benefactors 2012
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 139.2012
- Copyright
- © Masami Teraoka
- Artist information
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Masami Teraoka
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About
Masami Teraoka achieved notoriety in his early career with his satirical images relating to contemporary issues. With his unique Japanese/American heritage, he drew on the traditional ‘ukiyo-e’ style, exploiting it to capture the viewer’s full attention. Teraoka had moved to Los Angeles in 1961 and made his reputation through his witty prints and watercolours, rich in humour, nuance (often salacious and erotic) and visual and verbal puns. In 1985-1986 he began his 'Aids Series', a series of watercolours and prints on the impact of aids. Amongst his subjects were geisha who seemed to comprehend the urgency of the situation, tearing open condoms with their teeth in their hurry to protect themselves.
This print is based on a 1988 watercolour very similar in composition, but with different text (see ‘Ascending Chaos, The Art of Masami Teraoka’, Chronicle Books, 2006, p. 115).
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 2012.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Masami Teraoka, New Albion Gallery, Surry Hills, 24 May 2012–16 Jun 2012
Glorious, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 May 2017–06 Jan 2019
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Masami Teraoka, Sydney, 2012, 22.
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