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dc.contributor.authorRees, Julie
dc.contributor.editorJamie Burns
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:14:52Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:14:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2012-08-12T23:26:35Z
dc.identifier.issn14479508
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/46235
dc.description.abstractThe resurgence of the theme 'teenage angst' has become increasingly popular among contemporary artists, universally depicting aspects of alienation, loneliness, depression and even unrequited love. This paper will argue that Japanese manga and anime has become a major influencing factor in both Western and Eastern contemporary art practice as it bridges the gap between reality and fantasy. Arguably, this interface underlines how popular cultural imagery of the East, particularly Japan, has impacted upon both Eastern and Western artists worldwide. Masami Toku argues that Japanese manga allies' youth's identity construction with popular culture by creating an underlying narrative based on the interplay between fictional characters fantasising about their aspirations and desires, and echoing adolescent social rites of passage. My paper will reference and critically analyse the work of American artist Charlie White,Chinese artists Cao Fei and Chen Ke, and Japanese artist Aya Takano. It will show how, by adopting and reinterpreting this distinctive Japanese aesthetic, the artists create a reality that functions as a means of escape from socio-economic restraints while, at the same time, exploring other adult narratives in their work. It will highlight how childlike pictorial qualities provide an avenue for darker adult tropes to be investigated in a format more easily accepted by society.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCommon Ground Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttps://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/international-journal-of-the-humanities-vol-9-issue-4-2012?category_id=cgrn
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom9
dc.relation.ispartofpageto20
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of the Humanities
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFine arts
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode360602
dc.titleThe Angst of Youth in Contemporary Art Practice
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Queensland College of Art
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2012. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the author.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorRees, Julie A.


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