Ascending Chaos: The Art of Masami Teraoka 1966-2006

by Masami Teraoka (Artist), Catharine Clark (Introduction), Alison Bing (Text by), Eleanor Heartney (Text by), Kathryn A. Hoffman (Text by)

Overview

Ascending Chaos is the first major retrospective of Japanese-American artist Masami Teraoka's 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 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 Teraoka's work inventively marries east and west, sex and religion, Ascending Chaos is a critical overview of this cultural trickster.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452121369
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	09/28/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Masami Teraoka grew up in Japan and has lived in America since 1961. His work is held in major institutions, including the Tate Modern and the Smithsonian. He lives in Waimanalo, Hawaii.
Catharine Clark is the director of the Catharine Clark Gallery. She has represented Masami Teraoka since 1997.
Alison Bing is a writer and critic who lives in San Francisco.
Kathryn Hoffmann is a specialist in interdisciplinary studies. She lives in Manoa, Hawaii.