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Waves and Plagues

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This is another interesting book about the woodblock print style art of Masami Teraoka. It was published in the late 1980's but the content is not outdated or stale. Try to get a like-new condition copy if purchasing used, as the front and back covers are white, and get dog-earred quite quickly.

I liked the black-and-white photos of the artist Teraoka, and there are plenty of vivid color images of his artworks interspersed with narrative by Howard Link.

I haven't looked at any of Masami Teraoka's other books, but I like this one because it has several different of his series in it. It has examples of the "McDonalds Invading Japan" series, the AIDS Series, the "Typhoon" Series, and more.

This book has my favorite Masami Teraoka art in it, especially the "wave" prints, and the tatooed woman with octopus. If anyone has prints of his for sale I would love to know.