Objective painting is not good painting unless it is good in the abstract sense. A hill or tree cannot make a good painting just because it is a hill or tree. It is lines and colors put together so that they may say something. — Georgia O’Keeffe
Objective painting is not good painting unless it is good in the abstract sense. A hill or tree cannot make a good painting just because it is a hill or tree. It is lines and colors put together so that they may say something.
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ANIME BIG EYES by Bob Kessel
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Bob Kessel’s picture “ANIME BIG EYES” is from the art series “THE KISS”. This picture and many others, can be purchased as signed and numbered limited edition original fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.
Viewer reacting to “GOKKUN” by Bob Kessel
A Yahoo search for the Japanese loanword HENTAI produces over 7 million hits – more than twice that of better known loanwords such as SAMURAI, GEISHA or SUSHI. This astonishing number is evidence of the popularity of a genre of erotic MANGA and ANIME referred to as HENTAI by western fans. HENTAI is an artistic expression of pornography in Japan. As opposed to photographic erotica, they allow full use of the imagination as well as scenes that run counter to accepted society and culture. Elements of sexual fantasy are represented in ways that would be impossible to film. This is not without precedent in Japan. During the Edo Period, which was the heyday of ukiyo-e wood-block prints, ukiyo-e had a pornographic variant, called SHUNGA, which also had scenes that were sometimes surreal.
“BOUND FOR GLORY”
The new Bob Kessel art series, “HENTAI”, is a candy colored swirl of pastel pinks and purples. Young Japanese uniformed school girls with dayglo colored hair and giant eyes populate this lusty world of passions fulfilled. The Hentai series is available as limited edition fine art prints.
SPLIT ATOMU by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel has created a new art series titled, “FUTURISM” based on the works of the Italian art movement featuring pictures of Astroboy. The pictures are available as limited edition fine art prints, signed and numbered by the artist. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.
Other pictures in Bob Kessel’s Italian Futurist art series feature Speed Racer, Racer X, Ultraman, Gigantor, 8thman, Gumby and many more.
Menko Samurai by Bob Kessel
Bob Kessel has created a new art series titled, “MENKO” based on the Japanese card game. The pictures are available as limited edition fine art prints, signed and numbered by the artist. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.
Menko is a Japanese card game played by two or more players. It is also the name of the type of cards used to play this game. Each player uses Menko cards made from thick paper or cardboard, with one or both side printed with images from anime, manga, etc. The pictures on these cards reflect the popular culture of their time, and Menko cards from the past reflect important information about their era. In the Edo and early Meiji period, images like ninja and samurai were popular. Before World War II, the most popular images were of the military, like fighter planes and battleships. After the war, characters from anime and manga were popular, as well as baseball players.
