Mary Beth Kilkelly | COMD 3504-OL01 (8505)| Summer 2024

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Hi, so I went on another trip to the same bookstore as the last post that I did and I chose to show everyone this other painting that they had there. This character is called Takezo and later on in the story he adopts the name Miyamoto Musashi. This was created by the mangaka Takehiko Inouse and he created this character based on a real guy. The author is from Japan and he has also created other stories or mangas such as Slam Dunk which is a basketball manga.

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  1. MB Kilkelly

    Wow, so the store invites artists in to paint murals on their walls. Love this idea. I must visit soon! There are many details about this art that I admire — the extension of the illustration onto the ceiling, the small smily face at the bottom right, and hard stare of the character — from such a large-scale face! Wow, it’s powerful and arresting — veering on scary. It makes me curious to read the series/book/manga. Just what is designed to do: “READ ME NOW.”

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