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Maruki Museum
''The Hiroshima Panels'' (原爆の図, ''Genbaku no zu'') are a series of fifteen painted folding panels by the collaborative husband and wife artists Maruki Iri and Maruki Toshi ( fr) completed over a span of thirty-two years (1950–1982). The ''Panels'' depict the consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as other nuclear disasters of the 20th century. Each panel stands 1.8 metres x 7.2 metres. The paintings depict people wrenched by the violence and chaos of the atomic bombing; some wandering aimlessly, their bodies charred, while others are still being consumed by atomic fire. Dying lovers embrace and mothers cradling their dead children. Each painting portrays the inhumanity, brutality, and hopelessness of war, and the cruelty of bombing civilians. The people depicted in the paintings are not only Japanese citizens but also Korean residents and American POWs who suffered or died in the atomic bombings as well. The Marukis tried to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruki Museum
''The Hiroshima Panels'' (原爆の図, ''Genbaku no zu'') are a series of fifteen painted folding panels by the collaborative husband and wife artists Maruki Iri and Maruki Toshi ( fr) completed over a span of thirty-two years (1950–1982). The ''Panels'' depict the consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as other nuclear disasters of the 20th century. Each panel stands 1.8 metres x 7.2 metres. The paintings depict people wrenched by the violence and chaos of the atomic bombing; some wandering aimlessly, their bodies charred, while others are still being consumed by atomic fire. Dying lovers embrace and mothers cradling their dead children. Each painting portrays the inhumanity, brutality, and hopelessness of war, and the cruelty of bombing civilians. The people depicted in the paintings are not only Japanese citizens but also Korean residents and American POWs who suffered or died in the atomic bombings as well. The Marukis tried to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
