Sadao Hasegawa
Sadao Hasegawa | |
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Born | 1945[1] |
Died | November 20, 1999 (aged 54)[2] |
Nationality | Japanese |
Known for | Erotic illustration |
Sadao Hasegawa (長谷川 サダオ, Hasegawa Sadao, 1945 – November 20, 1999) was a Japanese graphic artist known for creating
Biography
Hasegawa was born in 1945
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.[2] His early works, directly inspired by Tom of Finland, reflected European art styles. Beginning in the late 1980s, Hasegawa began making regular trips to Bali and Thailand, resulting in a greater focus on Asian iconography and mythology in his art.[2]
On November 20, 1999,
Legacy
Hasegawa is regarded as one of the most influential creators of homoerotic art in Japan. Bungaku Itō, the founding editor of Barazoku, described Hasegawa's art as "transcend[ing] the level of pornography, emulating likenesses found in Buddhist art."[2] Despite this, Hasegawa's artwork has received limited exposure in Japan, with only a single monograph – Paradise Visions, published in 1996 by Kochi Studio – having been published domestically.[6]
Hasegawa refused numerous requests to exhibit and distribute his work internationally,[6] though Sadao Hasegawa: Paintings and Drawings, a collection the artist's magazine work, was published by the British publishing house Gay Men's Press in 1990.[3]
In 2022 UK publisher Baron Books released a first posthomous monograph of Hasegawa's rarely-published archive.
See also
- Homosexuality in Japan
- Shunga (Japanese erotic painting)
- Tamotsu Yato(Japanese photographer acknowledged as an influence by Hasegawa)
References
- ^ a b "Sadao Hasegawa 1978-1983". Gallery Naruyama. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Adonna, Steve (Summer 2000). "Impressions of Sadao Hasegawa". The Tom of Finland Foundation. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Ishii, Anne; Kidd, Chip; Kolbeins, Graham, eds. (December 18, 2014). Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It. Fantagraphics. p. 277.
- ^ "Sadao Hasegawa". Juxtapoz Magazine. January 16, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Sadao Hasegawa (via Archive)". Jeune's Asian Art. May 5, 2008. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Naruyama, Akimitsu (1 December 2008). "HASEGAWA SADAO". #205 Matsuoka Kudan Bldg. 2-2-8 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-0074 Japan. Naruyama Gallery. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b Naruyama, Akimitsu (January 14, 2015). "Sadao Hasegawa". Gadabout Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
Additional reading
- Tagame, Gengoroh. Gay Erotic Art in Japan vol. 2: Transitions of Gay Fantasy in the Times, POT Publishing Co. (2006).