<p>Integrating traditional imagery and subject matter with pop art, Teraoka casts contemporary issues—from AIDS to computers, environmental degradation, and drive-by shootings—in historical guise. Humor and satire combine with a vibrant iconography drawn from Japanese and Western sources—catfish, trickster, fox, ghost, snake, ninja, samurai, geisha, Adam and Eve, punk rockers, and television. Teraoka's work moves from the indulgent pleasures of <i>ukiyo,</i> or the "floating world" of ancient theater and pleasure houses, to a chastened consciousness of death and evil with a majestic virtuosity unique in contemporary art.</p>

Paintings By Masami Teraoka

Arts & Photography

Alexandra Munroe

James T. Ulak

Linda Hess

History & Criticism

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery / Weatherhill

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Paintings By Masami Teraoka