![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hasegawa was a master of homoerotic fetish art, often within fantastical and mystical settings, featuring Indian, Thai, Tibetan Buddhist, African, Japanese, and Balinese elements influenced by his extensive travels. Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles. Stamp-signed in Japanese, upper right dated year, month/day "1981 2/15" lower left. Hasegawa was a master of homoerotic fetish art, often within fantastical and mystical. Today, Gallery Naruyama holds the majority of Hasegawa's collected works.SADAO HASEGAWA (1945-1999) Angels. Six unseen paintings were discovered among Hasegawa's estate, which were shown in "Linga", a posthumous exhibition at Gallery Naruyama in 2000. His artwork was initially disposed of by his family, though it was recovered upon their discovery of a note – alongside a portrait of Yukio Mishima painted on a stone – granting ownership of his works to Gallery Naruyama in Tokyo. On November 20, 1999, Hasegawa committed suicide by hanging at a hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand. Beginning in the late 1980s, Hasegawa began making regular trips to Bali and Thailand, resulting in a greater focus on Asian iconography and mythology in his art. His early works, directly inspired by Tom of Finland, reflected European art styles. ![]() Hasegawa cited Go Mishima and Tom of Finland among his influences, calling the former "a master illustrator of the male physique" in an obituary written in 1989 for Barazoku. In 1978, Hasegawa's art was published for the first time in Barazoku, a monthly magazine for gay men he would later go on to be published in Sabu, Samson, and Adon. His first solo exhibition, "Sadao Hasegawa's Alchemism: Meditation for 1973" was held in 1973 in Tokyo, Japan, and featured oil paintings, collages, and sculptures. In his twenties, he traveled to India and began to take up drawing. Hasegawa was born in 1945 in the Tokai region of Japan. His art is noted for strong mystical and spiritual overtones. While Hasegawa focused primarily on depictions of muscular male physique, he often incorporated extreme sexual themes in his works, including bondage and sadomasochism. His works are noted for their extensive detail, elaborate fantasy settings, and for their juxtaposition of elements from Japanese, Balinese, Thai, Tibetan Buddhist, African, and Indian art. Sadao Hasegawa Hasegawa Sadao, 1945 – November 20, 1999) was a Japanese graphic artist known for creating homoerotic fetish art. ![]()
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