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Tattooed by Myles Karr, Brooklyn. Found on “Tattoosday.”
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I posted a shirt I made a few weeks ago, here are two designs Ouraken has uploaded to a print-on-demand site:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/ouraken/t-shirts
Tags: headless saber god, mishima t-shirt, ouraken, redbubble, yukio mishima
I’ve read this piece by Rollins a few times over the years, and it is relevant here for both the weightlifting angle and the Mishima quote. It’s inspired a lot of people. It’s Rollins’ own Sun and Steel.
Normally I wouldn’t post a complete essay a man wrote without his permission, but a quick search shows that this has been reprinted and reposted so many times that it seems as though it is OK. If Mr. Rollins objects, I’d be happy to take it down…I don’t think I want to fight him…
Complete essay after the jump:
Tags: Bodybuilding, henry rollins, iron and the soul, weightlifting, yukio mishima
The article itself is of interest.
However, I think it is important to note the obvious–though typical–disinformation here.
“Mishima and his followers took a general hostage and tried to incite a coup in 1971, resorting to self-sacrifice when the soldiers mocked them.”
This is intentionally dismissive and biased.
Anyone who has read Mishima should know that he had no viable plan for revolution, and the implication that he committed hara-kiri because he couldn’t handle being “mocked” is slanderous. He filmed his own hara-kiri years in advance and he went to the site prepared for suicide. (It is my understanding that they worked out the suicide out in advance, determining who would die, and shoving cotton in their asses to prevent the dishonor of shitting themselves in the process.) This is typically dismissive half-assed lefty bullshit journalism. It’s a snarky cliche, like calling Hitler a “failed artist,” dismissing the fact that he became the architect of a whole damn nation whose aesthetic is still so captivating that it is referenced in creative works around the world on a daily basis.
If you want to denounce someone’s politics, do so.
Don’t present half-assed gossip like a stupid, bitchy housewife.
Tags: Hitler, Toshio Tamogami, yukio mishima
A smug, pro-post-modernist article that mentions Mishima dismissively (almost in a bitchy way, actually), yet more or less summarizes the fears Mishima expressed about the “spirit” (or psychology) of a castrated Japan a few decades ago. He warned that Japan would become known for “the chrysanthemum” or Ikebana and, well, other “cute” stuff.
The author should know that American young people have also accepted that “there are no absolute answers to anything.”
It’s called relativism. They teach it in universities and on MTV. It could also be called overactive empathy, emotionalism, indecisiveness and fear of taking a stand. If you don’t bother with drawing lines, you can busy yourself with buying Manga and playing video games and chatting on Facebook while Rome burns.
Tags: adbusters, chrysanthemum, Kenzaburo Oe, Ryu Murakami, Takashi Murakami, yukio mishima
"Sincerity" T-Shirt - Yukio Mishima's severed head
I did a block print of this basic design about a year ago. Several of the prints are for sale at this week’s “Germophilia” show in Philly. There are a few unframed ones going for like $20, as well as a framed one with daubs of my own blood for $50, so if you’re interested, contact Kevin Slaughter.
However, block prints are not so great for t-shirts, but I really liked the design, so I updated it by making the face more of a half-tone graphic (it’s Mishima’s severed head, btw).
I probably will not be selling these…too labor intensive to be profitable on this scale. I was just tired of wearing my staple plain black t-shirts all the time, and wanted something that related to my own work.
The quote on the back will read:
“His was a battlefield without glory, a battlefield where none could display deeds of valor: it was the front line of the spirit.”
- Yukio Mishima, Patriotism
The full quote is here:
Tags: jack donovan, sincerity, yukio mishima, yukio mishima head
This tattoo design is a variation on Mishima’s original design for the Tate no kai’s flag, etc. I changed the “wheel” design found on the orginal to a skull, which seemed particularly appropriate. I don’t think Mishima would object.
Tattoo:
Sea Tramp Tattoo Co. (My favorite old school tattoo joint)
207 SE Grand Ave
Portland, OR 97214-1114
Tattoo Artist: Eric
The original flag design (found online) can be seen below:
Tags: tate no kai, tate no kai symbol, tatenokai, tatenokai flag, yukio mishima
