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Manga Fan: Sonya-Mandala Subtitle at bottom: Sonya-Mandala. A Mandala is a Buddhist devotional painting which sometimes depicts a large central deity surrounded by smaller attendant demi-gods or scenes from parables. Artist’s signature in Japanese and seal in Chinese characters. Giant E pluribus unum dog containing George Washington. Aibo, the robot-dog made by Sony. Giant TV robot, his heart beating (doki-doki), toppling over (gura-gura), his legs going limp (gunya) from Run-Run’s enchanting gaze.
Manga Fan: Sonya-Mandala (漫画ファン:そにあ曼陀羅) detail, 2001
acrylic on canvas, 72″ × 40″
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