This Is Manga the Art of Naoki Urasawa January 25
2000 Naoki URASAWA/Studio Nuts
- Engagement
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01.23.2019―03.28.2019
- Mon. - Sat.
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10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Closed
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Academy Awards 02.24
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JAPAN Firm Gallery, Level 2
Nihon Business firm Los Angeles is pleased to present the work of manga artist, Naoki Urasawa. The exhibition, 'This is MANGA – the Art of NAOKI URASAWA' marks the commencement Due north American exhibition for the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist. Urasawa is considered a modern chief, combining dynamic storytelling and transcendent artistic skill in his development of rich and sophisticated characters. His stories touch upon the hopes, dreams, and at times underlying fears of humanity.
Since his professional debut in 1983, Urasawa has continually pushed the limits of the manga medium, engaging readers with innovative compositional techniques and a versatile drawing prowess, every bit he creates highly engrossing works that are both introspective and philosophical. With titles that span the genres of sports, comedy, mystery, and scientific discipline fiction, integrating aspects of sense of humor, humanism, with touches of irony and underlying cynicism, his stories take been hugely successful in Japan. The release of the mystery series MONSTER garnered Urasawa international notoriety in the mid-1990s, introducing his piece of work to the rest of the world. His sales accept since reached over 127 million books in Japan alone, and his titles are currently sold in more xx countries. At the eye of this success has been his passion for manga and resolve as an artist. In an industry which has become increasingly global, Urasawa continues to retain his unique style, personal devotion to his arts and crafts, and integrity of his ethics reflecting an uncompromising view of the human condition.
Another core quality of Urasawa's work is the skill with which he weaves social context and detailed cultural settings into his narratives. Many of his stories connect personal dramas to a specific moment in human history, and illustrate how overarching social and historical forces influence the actions of his characters. In PLUTO (Story by Osamu Tezuka, co-authored past Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions), for example, a complex international relationship, resonating with the reality in the Centre East, underlies a battle among the earth's well-nigh powerful robots. In BILLY BAT (Story co-creator: Takashi Nagasaki) an ancient roll has continually exploited humankind'southward faults, decision-making individuals without their knowledge, thereby influencing the grade of history. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz reflected that 1 of the attractions of Urasawa's work is the style it gets to the eye of society and confronts the problems that most people would rather ignore.
This retrospective exhibition will innovate Urasawa'southward ideas from inception through development, with an extraordinary presentation of more than 400 original drawings and storyboards, called ne-mu in Japan (from the English "name"). Selected stories from seven of his major works will be presented, highlighting the breadth of the artist's narrative styles, including: YAWARA!, MONSTER, 20th Century Boys, PLUTO, BILLY BAT, MASTER KEATON ReMASTER (Story by Takashi Nagasaki), and MUJIRUSHI (The Sign of Dreams, with the cooperation of Fujio Productions). Iv sequent stories from YAWARA! will be presented over the course of the exhibition, 1 story every two weeks, encouraging visitors to return multiple times to experience the work in the weekly serial style of many Japanese comic anthologies.
This rare opportunity to enjoy Urasawa's manga directly from his original hand fatigued ne-mu offers a unique glimpse into the creative person'south procedure and psyche. The strength of Urasawa'due south storytelling is equally matched by his artwork and grapheme design. Each of his worlds hosts a broad roster of singled-out, fully-rendered personas. His instantly recognizable faces come to life on the page with extensive depth and range of expressions. In addition, visitors will exist able to sit downwardly with full, published English translations of his stories in a special reading area prepared for this exhibition.
The exhibition will besides introduce those new to manga to the Japanese comic style. Manga as an art form, which is a fusion of story and artwork, evolved from picture show book styles developed in the late 19th century. The modern form of manga was pioneered and furthered by a drove of artists in the period simply later WWII. One of those pioneering artists was Osamu Tezuka. Often referred to as the "god of manga" in his home country, Tezuka introduced mod narrative techniques, complex characters and themes, and visual effects influenced by picture palace. Urasawa has been deeply influenced by the work of Tezuka as evidenced by the cinematic sense of framing, kinetic pace and rhythm found inside his work.
This exhibition is a comprehensive expect into the art of Naoki Urasawa from multiple perspectives, while standing equally an invaluable opportunity for the public to proceeds insight into the brilliance and incredible worldview of an artist alluring readers effectually the earth.
About Naoki Urasawa
Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa fabricated his debut with BETA!! in 1983, and has authored many works since, such as YAWARA!, MONSTER, 20th Century Boys, and Baton BAT (Story co-creator: Takashi Nagasaki) among others. Later on garnering renewed popularity more recently with MUJIRUSHI (The Sign of Dreams, with the cooperation of Fujio Productions), a collaborative projection with the Louvre Museum, Urasawa is currently writing a new series, ASADORA! in the weekly Large Comic Spirits (published by Shogakukan). His work is now published in more xx countries, with Japanese apportionment alone recorded at a total of 127 million copies. Domestically, he has received the Shogakukan Manga Honor three times and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, too as numerous awards away including the Angouleme International Cartoon Festival Intergenerational Honour and multiple Eisner Awards for All-time U.Southward. Edition of International Material – Asia category. In addition, equally a musician, he has composed numerous works in the folk rock genre, performing live with his band and releasing two albums to date. His music has been frequently used every bit theme music for the film and television adaptations of his manga work.
Presented and Organized past: JAPAN Business firm Los Angeles / The Yomiuri Shimbun
Sponsored by: Shimizu Octo
In cooperation with: N WOOD STUDIO / SHOGAKUKAN / KODANSHA / POMATO PRO. / Yamato Global Logistics Japan / ANA / Bay Bridge Studio / AGASUS / VIZ Media
Special aid provided by: Takashi Nagasaki / Kazuya Kudo / Hokusei Katsushika / Tezuka Productions Co. / Fujio Productions
Fine art Management by: Kaitaro Kiuchi (POMATO PRO.)
Curatorial support provided by: Stéphane Beaujean (Art Director of the Angoulême International Comics Festival)
Related Consequence
Naoki Urasawa Artist Talk & Book Signing
Date: January 23, 2019
Time: vii:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Venue: Nihon HOUSE Salon, Level 5
Source: https://www.japanhousela.com/exhibitions/this-is-manga-the-art-of-naoki-urasawa/