A tribute to the great cartoonist and author Go Nagai, inventor of the much-loved Goldrake, Mazinga and Jeeg; pop icons that forged the fantasy-science imagination of the children of my generation.
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Mazinger Z - Painting by Oscar Salerni
Mazinger Z - 620x880mm - Acrylic on pressed cardboard - Private collection
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Grendizer - Painting by Oscar Salerni
Grendizer - 620x880mm - Acrylic on pressed cardboard - Private collection
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Jeeg Robot - Quadro di Oscar Salerni
Steel Jeeg - 620x880mm - 620x880mm - Acrylic on pressed cardboard - Private collection
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Astroganger - Sketch for a painting by Oscar Salerni
Astroganger - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
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Ōgon Bat - Sketch for a painting by Oscar Salerni
Ōgon Bat - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
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Gaiking - Sketch for a painting by Oscar Salerni
Gaiking - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
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Casshan - Sketch for a painting by Oscar Salerni
Casshan - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
Mazinger Z - 620x880mm - Acrylic on pressed cardboard - Private collection
Grendizer - 620x880mm - Acrylic on pressed cardboard - Private collection
Steel Jeeg - 620x880mm - 620x880mm - Acrylic on pressed cardboard - Private collection
Astroganger - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
Ōgon Bat - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
Gaiking - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
Casshan - Sketch - Coloured pencils on black cardboard
Dark Souls are representations of these mechanical heroes, who embody good and evil at the same time (a reference to the oriental philosophy of Yin and Yang) and, depending on the pilot, can become messengers of the devil or angels champions of good.