Masami Teraoka Art
Japanese, b. 1936
Masami Teraoka brings a contemporary twist to traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, infusing them with ribald imagery and a pop art sensibility. He developed this signature graphic style after moving to the United States in 1961, where he received his BFA and MFA from Otis College of Art and Design. His highly regarded series “McDonald’s Hamburgers Invading Japan” and “31 Flavors Invading Japan” playfully fuse cross-cultural iconography to critique the widespread influence of American consumerism. Teraoka’s work has become more radical since the 1980s, when he began addressing issues like the AIDS epidemic, clergy sex abuse scandals, and nuclear proliferation. He has also drawn inspiration from religious Renaissance and Medieval art, painting grand triptychs that harken back to the stylized, flattened perspective of Edo-era prints.(Biography provided by Portfolio)
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Artist: Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka 'Namiyo at Hanauma Bay' Limited Edition Signed Print
By Masami Teraoka
Located in San Rafael, CA
Masami Teraoka (Japanese American, b. 1936)
Namiyo at Hanauma Bay, 1985
From the Hawaii Snorkel Series
18 color lithograph on Buff Arches Cover paper
Signed in pencil on verso, from an edition of 150
With blind stamp of the publisher/printer: Editions Press/Brian Shure...
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1980s Contemporary Masami Teraoka Art
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Lithograph
Wave Series/Tattooed Woman at Sunset Beach
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Wave Series/Tattooed Woman at Sunset Beach" is a unique watercolor by Masami Teraoka. The framed artwork measures 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 1 in.
“Mere depiction of social and cultural issues is not enough. My work has to create something that goes beyond simple perception. To make a strong statement, art needs timeless aesthetic qualities. These can take any subject matter to a higher level of experience. That is the essence of what I am pursuing.” – Masami Teraoka
Born in Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Teraoka studied at what is now Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. His works are inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e woodcut prints. However, Teraoaka infuses the style and techniques of the traditional art with American Pop Art. The mass-produced nature of Japanese woodcut prints...
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1980s Masami Teraoka Art
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Masami Teraoka 'Spring Women II' Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Masami Teraoka
Located in San Rafael, CA
Masami Teraoka (American/Japanese, b. 1936)
'Spring Women II' 1980
Single color screenprint on paper
Pencil signed verso
Edition 13/74 and embossed copyright stamp to lower left
15 x 22 inches, framed: 16.25 x 23.5 inches
Provenance: Space Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), Formerly Morphos Gallery, Catherine Clark Gallery...
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1980s Contemporary Masami Teraoka Art
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Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales/Flying Sushi
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales/Flying Sushi" is a work on paper mounted as a scroll by the Japanese American artist Masami Teraoka. The framed work measures 91 x 22.25 x 2 in.
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"McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan/Self-Portrait", Watercolor, Figurative
By Masami Teraoka
Located in Detroit, MI
"McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan" is a delightfully inventive comic self-portrait by the creative genius Masami Teraoka. He has presented himself dressed in the traditional kimono robe and the artwork is in the famous Ukiyo-e style. Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica and sometimes humorous characters. The term ukiyo-e (浮世絵) translates as "picture[s] of the floating world".
This delightful watercolor self-portrait, comments on the problematic relationship between the United States and Japan and the Americanization of his country in the work, utilizing subtle pun humor that is the hallmark of Japanese culture. As Teraoka explains, "the character 'maku; means spread, 'donald; means screaming, 'do' and 'han' mean often, and 'Han' also means obnoxious or annoying. 'Burger' sounds like 'Baka' which means stupidity."
This work was originally purchased by filmmaker Eric Saarinen...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Masami Teraoka Art
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