Jesus Christ poster ad for appliance store (1974)
11 Mar 2009
In 1974, home appliance retailer Yamagiwa Corporation printed 1,974 copies of a promotional poster featuring a Jesus portrait by noted pop artist Tadanori Yokoo. The poster depicts Christ in front of a colorful mandala-like pattern centered around an inverted triangle, which Yokoo described as being a Tantric symbol of Shakti, the feminine creative energy of the universe, though it could just as well represent the Holy Trinity.
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Wild.
In something of a similar vein is Eiko Ishioka’s promotional poster for ??????, which is wall-sized (1979. 40×58 inch. Rolled.) and totally awesome in person. I’d love to own one someday.
http://www.geocities.jp/pstr_man/apocalypsenowsurfing.htm
http://www.geocities.jp/pstr_man/apocalypsenow.htm
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=1609926
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Looks pretty cool. I’ll be checking out International Poster Center. I live in Connecticut so NY isn’t too far, and I’d love to see / buy more of these
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