Geishas, Peace and Love – Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange) - January 2025
🔹 Technique : Digital work
🔹 Print / Price:
• Hahnemühle paper (2 cm white border)
◦ 50 x 50 cm: €350 (Limited edition of 30 copies)
• Aludibond (without border)
◦ 60 x 60 cm: €450 (Limited edition of 10 copies)
◦ 80 x 80 cm: €650 (Limited edition of 5 copies)
🔹 Numbered and signed by hand
• On the front for prints on Hahnemühle paper
• On the back for works on Aludibond
🔹 Certificate of authenticity provided
Two geishas elegantly dressed in floral kimonos indulge in a tender embrace with stuffed pandas, in a disconcertingly sweet setting. Set against a backdrop of cherry blossoms, Geishas, Peace and Love blends Japanese tradition with a touch of pop surrealism that defies conventions.
In this work, Mr. Strange plays with cultural archetypes and idealized representations. The image, imbued with a feigned harmony, invites a reading on several levels: between naive tenderness, kitsch aesthetics, and an implicit critique of exotic stereotypes.
By juxtaposing two symbols of peace and innocence—the geisha and the panda—in a perfectly composed setting, the artist creates a deceptively candid scene that, behind its apparent gentleness, questions the way in which the West fantasizes about the East.
