Party Tentacles
Posted on : 18-04-2009 | By : Sam Enthoven
In : Boredom Buster!, Illustrations!
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More from the Monster Archives, this time in the form of a print by nineteenth century Japanese genius Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Its official title is Octopus Games. But – as Kuniyoshi himself was undoubtedly aware – we unlucky cave denizens refer to real-life monster scenes like these as, simply, “Saturday“.
This print was created in around 1842. Which means that dude with the drumsticks and megaphone – and the geezer behind him on turntables – have now been making their unholy racket for more than a hundred and fifty years. Sorry for the short post, but in a second or two I’m going to have to stop typing and put my fingers back in my ears. ;p
If you’re in or near London, I hear there’s an excellent exhibition of Kuniyoshi’s gobsmackingly colourful and outrageous prints on right now at the Royal Academy – hit the link for details.
[...] from the MONSTER ART ARCHIVES, courtesy once again of the jaw-droppingly awesome Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Here’s one character you wouldn’t want [...]