Posted: August 14, 2010
Masami Teraoka Opening at Catharine Clark Gallery October 2nd, 2010 at 5 -7 PM

Masami Teraoka: The Inversion of The Sacred

Catharine Clark Gallery

October 2 - November 13, 2010, 150 Minna Street-Ground Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 399-1439, contact: info@cclarkgallery.com

The Last Supper/Pope's Mega Squid Thrust in progress. oil on panel 60 x 64-7/8 x 2-1/2 inches (open), 60 x 32-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches (closed), gold leaf triptych.

The Last Supper/Pope's Mega Squid Thrust

Reviewing climactic sexual abuse issues of Catholic Church's historical and current situations, The Last Supper/Pope's Mega Squid Thrust attempts to address the Catholic Church’s current worldwide priests sex abuse as transparently as possible. While women proudly asserting sexuality, Pope's stigmata turns out to be like black oil leak in Gulf of Mexico. That is quid ink better than the BP oil leak! You can make squid ink spaghetti. The recent Vatican's twist is more than you would ever imagine regarding how defiantly the institution tries to evade the institutionalized sexual abuse and worldwide pedophilia saying ordination of women priest is as crime as pedophilia. It seems incredibly off the base from where Christianity has started 2000 years ago!

Sexual ethics priests at the table investigate what is morally acceptable or not. An innocuous tofu on a plate is safe enough for everyone to eat. Lipstick that is too sexy. They are immoral. They should be forbidden or should be  taxed heavily with sale. Pope's red shoes that is totally fine because it's iconic shoes for the Pope. Except - that is stained with BP's oil leak. This may imply that Catholic Church may have big investment in the oil industry. Is a priest holding an IVF embryo tool or is that a masturbation toy? One of the cardinals says sex abuse in the institution is coming from within the institution - this mega squid head is the real issue - Catholic Church should look into it, he points out.

Eve's bra size evolves from a phase to phase as she grows up. She is three and a half years old now but her dad the artist visualizes how each of Eve’s phases would evolve. It seems Eve's baby face may look incongruous to the adult woman figure because it's intended to appear that way. A mannequin's hand perhaps implies God's hand floating? Are God’s fingers manicured? Or is the god hand a man or woman's?

Posted: August 8, 2010
Studio Update: In Progress Works 7/26/10

Studio update: Works in progress

The Last Supper/The Inversion of The Sacred in progress. 7/26/10

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Aaron Nagel, Idol Worship at the top right on facing wall. 5/25/10

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The Cloisters / Venus and Pope's Workout's back side panels in progress, 2004-2009, Oil on panel in gold-leaf frame, 119” x 122.5” x 2.75.”  Posted: 5/6/09