Go Yayanagi’s 1975 silkscreen 地球…そして今は (7) (The Earth… and Now (7)) explodes political iconography into his Pop-Uki cosmos. A stark, high-contrast portrait of a revolutionary figure - evocative of Che Guevara - emerges through an iron-lattice of rust-red beams. Behind and around him, undulating polka-dot foliage and Yayanagi's iconic zebra-stripe forms swirl in vivid colour. ✊🌿🔲
- Year & Edition: 1975 · The Earth… and Now (7) · Ed. 40/50 (signed & dated in pencil).
- Series: 地球…そして今は (Terre...et Maintenant / The Earth… and Now): a series of ten prints (edition of 50) produced between 1974-75 following Yayanagi’s work on the 源氏物語 (Tale of Genji). Yayanagi introduces juxtaposing references and imagery to modern culture and societal freedoms alongside his signature Pop-Uki motifs of Earth, flora/fauna and sensual human forms. This series marks his expanding inquiry into humanity’s place in the world and the deeper universe - a theme he would explore even further in subsequent years.
- Medium: Silkscreen.
- Dimensions: Sheet H: 73.00 cm × W: 51.00 cm.
- Condition: Excellent; image face bright and unmarked, with only minor foxing to the margin.
- Notes: This striking sheet pairs revolutionary symbolism with playful natural forms - an iconic statement on freedom, nature and modern myth. For an in-depth look at Guevara’s iconography, see The Guardian: Che Guevara: Revolutionary and Icon by Richard Gott (2006). 👁️✨
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