Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi - 愛の動物誌[E] (Fauna of Love: E)

Go Yayanagi’s 1972 silkscreen 愛の動物誌 [E] (Fauna of Love: E) surges with tropical energy: a boldly patterned turtle bursts upward through layers of sinuous, lava-lamp lines in citron, crimson and teal, all capped by an open portal of stark collage. The fluid shapes and vibrant contrasts evoke birth, emergence and the shared pulse between human and animal - a dynamic love poem in Pop-Uki form. 🐢🌴🌀

• Year & Edition: 1972 · Fauna of Love [E] · Ed. 25/50 (signed & dated in pencil).
• Series: Fauna of Love (愛の動物誌) - an alphabetic picture-poem suite issued 1971-74 in two instalments: A–K (1971–72) and L–U (1973), followed by a BAO triptych in 1974; limited to fifty portfolios. Conceived soon after Yayanagi’s return to Japan, the series explores “the universal commonalities of life and love shared by humankind and nature” through witty animal imagery, collage, and late-’60s/early-’70s pop motifs, inaugurating his signature Pop-Uki silkscreen idiom.
• Medium: Silkscreen.
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 79.50 cm × W: 55.00 cm.
• Condition: Near-mint; colours brilliantly saturated, paper pristine—no foxing, marks or deterioration.
• Notes: One of the series’ highlights, the E sheet thrills with its intensity and fluid dynamism: the turtle breaking through membranes suggests birth, escape or the circle of life, wryly underscoring our shared instinctual bonds. A pivotal stepping-stone toward later landmark cycles such as Tale of Genji (源氏物語), The Kojiki (古事記), The Earth… and Now (地球…そして今は), Men & Women (男と女), and The Flying Pencils (飛んだえんぴつ). An ideal acquisition for collectors of Pop Art, Japanese printmaking and cross-species visual poetry. 👁️✨.