His early works, directly inspired by Tom of Finland, reflected European art styles. Hasegawa cited Go Mishima and Tom of Finland among his influences, calling the former "a master illustrator of the male physique" in an obituary written in 1989 for Barazoku. In 1978, Hasegawa's art was published for the first time in Barazoku, a monthly magazine for gay men he would later go on to be published in Sabu, Samson, and Adon. His first solo exhibition, "Sadao Hasegawa's Alchemism: Meditation for 1973" was held in 1973 in Tokyo, Japan, and featured oil paintings, collages, and sculptures. In his twenties, he traveled to India and began to take up drawing. Hasegawa was born in 1945 in the Tokai region of Japan. His art is noted for strong mystical and spiritual overtones. While Hasegawa focused primarily on depictions of muscular male physique, he often incorporated extreme sexual themes in his works, including bondage and sadomasochism. His works are noted for their extensive detail, elaborate fantasy settings, and for their juxtaposition of elements from Japanese, Balinese, Thai, Tibetan Buddhist, African, and Indian art. It’s a good piece of neo-noir, worth seeking out.įor more Tadanori Yokoo, see some of the recent posts by Will at A Journey Round My Skull.Sadao Hasegawa Hasegawa Sadao, 1945 – November 20, 1999) was a Japanese graphic artist known for creating homoerotic fetish art. Ken Takakura reprised his gangster persona in that film, along with Robert Mitchum. By convoluted coincidence, Schrader received his start in Hollywood ten years earlier with a co-written screenplay, The Yakuza, which Sidney Pollack directed. Yokoo regarded Mishima as a major influence and further cemented the relationship by making an appearance in Paul Schrader’s 1985 film, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. One of these from 1966 is dedicated to Mishima, while the one above shows actor Ken Takakura in one of his many yakuza roles. Searching around earlier turned up a nice collection of poster works by the great Japanese collage artist, Tadanori Yokoo. The Ballad To a Severed Little Finger (1966). The French twist the title into “forbidden loves” and in so doing lose Mishima’s punning subtlety. I included this photograph in the very first posting which examines the recurrence of Flandrin’s Jeune Homme Assis au Bord de la Mer but this is the first time I’ve seen it used on a book cover. Wilhelm von Gloeden‘s version of the Flandrin pose as it appears on the cover of a 1989 Gallimard edition of Forbidden Colours by Yukio Mishima.
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