Seiichi Hayashi: Gold Pollen and Other Stories

Seiichi Hayashi: Gold Pollen and Other Stories

Seiichi Hayashi was a leading figure in the hotbed of avant-garde artistic production of 1960s and early 70s Tokyo. He is best known for his lyrical and experimental manga for Garo, the famous alternative comics magazine. This volume collects a selection of Hayashiâ€™s most important manga from this period, including Red Dragonfly (1968), Yamaubaâ€™s Lullaby (1968) and Gold Pollen (1971). Published here in their original full color, these stories mix traditional Japanese aesthetics with Pop art sensibilities, and range in topic from the legacies of Japanese rightwing nationalism and World War II, to the pervasive influence of America over 1960s Japanese youth culture. This first color reprinting of Hayashiâ€™s work captures the vivid experimentation of Japanese art at this time. In addition, Hayashiâ€™s youth and beginnings as an artist are illuminated by an autobiographical essay from 1972, translated here for the first time into English. Art historian Ryan Holmberg discusses Hayashiâ€™s place in postwar Japanese art and manga, as well as his wider contributions to the Tokyo avant-garde as a designer and experimental animator. This lavishly illustrated book is likely to have widespread crossover appeal for design and fashion aficionados, as well as for students of the manga genre.
SeiichiÂ Hayashi (born 1945) is best known for his lyrical and experimental manga for Garo, the famous alternative comics magazine. His animated films have been screened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, among other institutions. Since the 1970s Hayashi has been a nationally revered illustrator, famous for his classically informed depictions of contemporary women and an important influence on acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, among others. Hayashi lives and works just outside of Tokyo.
Country USA
Brand Picturebox, Inc.
Manufacturer PictureBox
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 21452128
ReleaseDate 2013-11-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781939799074

Country	USA
Brand	Picturebox, Inc.
Manufacturer	PictureBox
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	21452128
ReleaseDate	2013-11-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781939799074

Seiichi Hayashi: Gold Pollen and Other Stories

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