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Libidoll No. 1, 1985, oil on shaped canvas
E'wao Kagoshima, at Mitchell Algus.... a sampling of work from 1976-2008.
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Triangle Explosion, 2008, oil on canvas, 16x16.
I see a Tengu peeking out between the man's face and the skull... maybe his brain is still Tengu... be careful, lady!
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Overtime (Black Fate) , 2008, oil on canvas
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The Keyhole, 2005 or 2006... can't remember which one it is, there are two paintings with the same title. See the black keyhole in the center?
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Purification, 2008, oil on canvas - click to see it larger.
That is Futamigaura in the Noh mouth... or actually Meota-iwa, the "wedded rocks", of Futamigaura. Lots of artists have been inspired by Futamigaura... Kunisada (1830), Hiroshige (1858), Kawase Hasui.
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Spooky Futamigaura, 2004 - one of my Futamigaura-inspired paintings. Someone said it looks like the Pac-man ghosts.
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