A captivating work of cultural blending unlike anything created prior, Andrew Archer’s Edo Ball must be seen to be believed.
This series of paintings seamlessly fuses contemporary basketball imagery with Edo-period Japanese art and culture, with captivating results. Each image riffs on a classic Japanese painting or subject, adding a surprisingly weighty visual twist as Archer’s deft world-building weaves these disparate visual iconographies into a cohesive whole. Often front and center, an NBA personality is dramatically re-imagined and yet recognizable, surrounded by the myriad trappings of the “floating” world. See Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa re-imagined as a court bursting apart at the floorboards and carried forward by a surge of hundreds of basketballs. A Torii gateway becomes the backstop for a basketball hoop, with a backdrop of mountains and a vast, snowy sky. Brief, accompanying texts describe the thematic connections between each painting’s converging themes, and explore the roles that culture, community, celebrity, and games play in our daily lives. Featuring:Lebron James – James Harden – The Mask / Kyrie Irving – Shaquille O’Neal – Dirk Nowitzki – Dikembe Mutombo – The Brodie / Russell Westbrook – The Splash Brothers / Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson – The Black Mamba / Kobe Bryant – Vince Carter – Karl-Anthony Towns – The Greek Freak / Giannis Antetokounmpo – The Durantula / Kevin Durant – Allen “The Answer” Iverson – The Reign Man / Shawn Kemp – Anthony “The Brow” Davis – Damian “Dame Time” Lillard – White Chocolate / Jason Williams – The Law / Kawhi Leonard
Author: Andrew Archer
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Gingko Press
Published: 12/18/2018
Pages: 96
Weight: 2.2lbs
Size: 12.60h x 9.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781584237150
Language: English
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