Tezuka – The Marvel of Manga

8th Nov 06
Tezuka – The Marvel of Manga Look

What:
Tezuka – The Marvel of Manga

Where:
NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

When:
Nov 3 2006 – Jan 28 2007
10-5 Wed-Mon, closed Tues

How much:
Full $12, concession $8 or to WIN one of two double passes email BLACK JACK to win@threethousand.com.au

Contact:
03 8620 2222

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Before there was Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon and Shirow Masamune’s Ghost In The Shell there was Astro Boy and his creator Tezuka Osamu. Widely considered the father of manga, the physician turned illustrator is as revered as Walt Disney in Japan, but little known in the West.

Curated by Philip Brophy, Tezuka – The Marvel of Manga emphasises the sophisticated qualities and complexity of Tezuka’s manga. Well known icons Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack are given new life through didactic panels detailing character and story, as are those rarely sighted in the West such as Princess Knight, the harrowing Eulogy for Kirihito and Crime and Punishment, based on Dostoyevsky’s famous title.

As powerful on the page as on screen, Tezuka’s original panels unleash the emotion and artistry of the medium in two main streams: manga (youth-oriented comic illustrations) and gekiga manga (serious dramatic series with adult narratives). Across all panels, battles are fought, challenges are overcome and life is questioned in graphic sequences examining the psychiatry of what it is to exist. Tezuka’s complex artistry is obvious as delicate lines and forms jump between an objective and subjective reality, with an impact so realistic it resonates far from the paper.

By Damien Worst

Medium: Illustration

Drink: Dandy shandy

Keywords: NGV, Cartoons, Japanese, Art

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