3 x Asia. Marta Cárdenas, Judas Arrieta and José Llanos.

“3 x Asia” is the title of this publication coinciding with the exhibition project carried out in Casa Asia with three Basque artists. Marta Cárdenas, Judas Arrieta, and José Llanos, the authors of the works gathered in this exhibition, shared a common source of inspiration: Asia. Through their own experiences, travels, and interactions with Eastern culture, each channeled their way of perceiving and integrating this influence. Judas Arrieta draws on the "manga art" style and culture otaku through the art of storytelling such as “Postal Package” or “Momotaro”, included in this volume along with his work in various media, from mural painting to video format. On the other hand, the work of Marta Cárdenas, in “My Old Friendship with Asia,” reveals the impact on her work of the fusion of Chinese calligraphy, Noh theater, and remote landscapes that led her to her distinctive abstract style. Finally, José Llanos, in “Stories of Geishas and Samurai: Victims of Fashion,” critically combined humor and modernity—which often contrasts with the traditional world—through six fictional portraits, distorting the literal and figurative meanings of symbols and signs from the present and the past.

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