This Is Manga the Art of Naoki Urasawa January 23

2000 Naoki URASAWA/Studio Basics

"20th Century Boys" was originally published by SHOGAKUKAN 2000 Naoki URASAWA/Studio Nuts

Date

01.23.2019―03.28.2019

Monday. - Sat.

10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Closed

Academy Awards 02.24

Location

JAPAN Business firm Gallery, Level 2

JAPAN House Los Angeles is pleased to nowadays the piece of work of manga artist, Naoki Urasawa. The exhibition, 'This is MANGA – the Art of NAOKI URASAWA' marks the get-go North American exhibition for the internationally acclaimed Japanese artist. Urasawa is considered a modernistic primary, combining dynamic storytelling and transcendent artistic skill in his evolution 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, as he creates highly engrossing works that are both introspective and philosophical. With titles that span the genres of sports, comedy, mystery, and science fiction, integrating aspects of sense of humor, humanism, with touches of irony and underlying pessimism, his stories accept been hugely successful in Nihon. 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 have since reached over 127 million books in Nihon lonely, and his titles are currently sold in more than 20 countries. At the middle of this success has been his passion for manga and resolve equally an creative person. In an industry which has get increasingly global, Urasawa continues to retain his unique style, personal devotion to his craft, and integrity of his ideals 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 by Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions), for example, a complex international relationship, resonating with the reality in the Middle East, underlies a battle among the world'south most powerful robots. In BILLY BAT (Story co-creator: Takashi Nagasaki) an ancient whorl has continually exploited humankind's faults, controlling individuals without their cognition, thereby influencing the course of history. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz reflected that ane of the attractions of Urasawa's piece of work is the way it gets to the center of society and confronts the issues that most people would rather ignore.

This retrospective exhibition volition introduce Urasawa's ideas from inception through development, with an boggling presentation of more than 400 original drawings and storyboards, chosen 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). 4 consecutive stories from YAWARA! will be presented over the grade of the exhibition, one story every two weeks, encouraging visitors to render 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 drawn ne-mu offers a unique glimpse into the artist's process and psyche. The strength of Urasawa'south storytelling is equally matched past his artwork and grapheme blueprint. Each of his worlds hosts a wide roster of distinct, fully-rendered personas. His instantly recognizable faces come to life on the folio with extensive depth and range of expressions. In add-on, visitors will be able to sit down with full, published English translations of his stories in a special reading area prepared for this exhibition.

The exhibition volition also introduce those new to manga to the Japanese comic style. Manga equally an art form, which is a fusion of story and artwork, evolved from picture book styles developed in the tardily 19th century. The mod form of manga was pioneered and furthered by a drove of artists in the period simply after WWII. I of those pioneering artists was Osamu Tezuka. Often referred to as the "god of manga" in his abode country, Tezuka introduced modern narrative techniques, complex characters and themes, and visual effects influenced by movie theater. Urasawa has been deeply influenced by the piece of work of Tezuka as evidenced past the cinematic sense of framing, kinetic pace and rhythm found within his work.

This exhibition is a comprehensive expect into the art of Naoki Urasawa from multiple perspectives, while continuing every bit an invaluable opportunity for the public to gain insight into the brilliance and incredible worldview of an creative person attracting readers effectually the globe.

About Naoki Urasawa

Built-in in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa fabricated his debut with BETA!! in 1983, and has authored many works since, such equally YAWARA!, MONSTER, 20th Century Boys, and Billy BAT (Story co-creator: Takashi Nagasaki) amidst others. Later 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 Big Comic Spirits (published by Shogakukan). His work is at present published in more than 20 countries, with Japanese apportionment lone recorded at a full of 127 million copies. Domestically, he has received the Shogakukan Manga Honor three times and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, every bit well every bit numerous awards abroad including the Angouleme International Cartoon Festival Intergenerational Award and multiple Eisner Awards for Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia category. In addition, as 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 equally theme music for the moving picture and television receiver adaptations of his manga work.

Presented and Organized past: Nippon HOUSE Los Angeles / The Yomiuri Shimbun
Sponsored by: Shimizu Octo
In cooperation with: Northward WOOD STUDIO / SHOGAKUKAN / KODANSHA / POMATO PRO. / Yamato Global Logistics Nihon / ANA / Bay Bridge Studio / AGASUS / VIZ Media
Special assistance provided by: Takashi Nagasaki / Kazuya Kudo / Hokusei Katsushika / Tezuka Productions Co. / Fujio Productions
Fine art Direction by: Kaitaro Kiuchi (POMATO PRO.)
Curatorial support provided past: Stéphane Beaujean (Fine art Director of the Angoulême International Comics Festival)

Related Issue

Naoki Urasawa Artist Talk & Book Signing
Date:    Jan 23, 2019
Time:    vii:15 PM – 8:45 PM
Venue:  JAPAN Firm Salon, Level five

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