Carp Climbing Waterfall, 2017
Pigmented ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, crashed glass, glitter acrylic paint, acrylic paint on canvas163 x 300 x 3 cm
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“Dream and reality are all mixed up in my memories, recorded permanently in this ambiguous way.” – Keiichi Tanaami
The carp climbing the waterfall in Tanaami's work symbolizes the nature facing an endless stream of chaos generated by humanity. Pop culture images and flashbacks from his wartime childhood become a dream captured on canvas.
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Exhibition history:
"Land of Mirror". Gary Tatintsian, 2017
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Bibliography:
2016 Google Design Span Reader (Catalogue)
2017 貘の札 / Amulet of the Tapir. pages 46-47, 58 – 59, 336-337
2017 PSYCHEDELIC DEATH POP
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