{"id":44781,"date":"2022-02-27T12:08:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T17:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=44781"},"modified":"2022-02-27T12:56:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T17:56:06","slug":"rui-tenreiro-lanterns-of-nedzu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2022\/02\/27\/rui-tenreiro-lanterns-of-nedzu\/","title":{"rendered":"~RUI TENREIRO . . ‘Lanterns of Nedzu’"},"content":{"rendered":"

it was<\/strong> hard enough to write about art . . . in the age of Covid \/
\nbut, now – in the poo poo poop Putin war on Ukraine, it’s even<\/strong> even harder.
\nit only leads one to the horrifying conclusion – that things can<\/em> go – even worse.<\/p>\n

even though I like to joke a lot, or maybe because<\/strong> I like to joke a lot \/ you know the maxim:
\nthe tears of the clown \/ it’s looking pretty sad for humanity – though the creativity, heart & brains exist . . damn !!<\/p>\n

it’s real bad . . . when the bullies – persist !!
\nwhen the bullie win out over the creatives \/ it’s not<\/strong> a good – look for world survival.
\nI had personal experience of this during Covid, don’t ever, ever talk to me – about corrupt ESU cops in Jersey City,
\nor, elsewhere . . for that matter !!
\nand, now just like the rest of the world, I watch the blue & yellow vs. red \/ news with huge horror, and dismay.
\nI hate to say this, but I definite believe in pinpoint death squads & drones.
\nand way, way earlier, as opposed to . . . later. I know it raises issues, but seriously !!?
\nso, much for your . . artist – pie – in – the – sky . . take.
\nnot, me !!
\n& #metoo !! & #resist !!<\/p>\n

funny how, the LUKE MURPHY created – LED DELI animated, ‘RESIST’ banner \/ at the top of this page,
\njust keeps on giving.
\nkeeps on being relevant – as the tears \/ I mean . . years, go by. <\/p>\n

RUI TENREIRO . . . <\/strong>the currently Stockholm-based, multi-talented illustrator,
\nstoryteller, and filmmaker \/
\njust posted this grave & solemn illustration – to his Instagram page.
\nthis other maxim . . is totally true too: pictures speak louder than words. <\/p>\n

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\nRUI TENREIRO: <\/strong>“Front cover (without text) of my book ‘Lanterns of Nedzu’ for Sanatorium Forlag,
\nPublishing House, Sweden \/ ‘Lanterns of Nedzu’ is a (possibly weird) adaption of the ‘Kaidan Botan Doro’,
\na story which has never been 100% successfully adapted, in my opinion, as the story itself is cursed, just
\nlike its characters.”
\nimage & text via Instagram @rui.tenreiro<\/a><\/p>\n

RUI TENREIRO,<\/strong> was born 1979 (he’s 43),
\nand, grew up in Mozambique \/ during the horrific civil war there, which only ended in 1992.
\nhe later moved to Oslo, Norway. and seems currently \/ re his online bio . . based in Stockholm, Sweden.
\nsource: LAMBIEK COMICLOPEDIA <\/a><\/p>\n

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\ncheck out:<\/strong> RUI TENREIRO \/ Instagram @rui.tenreiro<\/a><\/p>\n

notes on:<\/strong> ‘KAIDAN BOTAN DORO’
\n~’Botan Doro’ . . is a Japanese ghost story that is both romantic & horrific \/
\nit is one of most famous of the ancient Kaidan \/ ghost stories . . .
\nthe plot involves sex with the dead, and the consequences (apparently really really bad) of loving a ghost.
\n~it is summed up in 3 words: beauty and fear \/
\n~the ghost of Otsuyu, a beautiful lady who died pining of love \/visits her beloved every night, intersects
\nwith a horrendous clan of betraying & betrayed characters, in a tale of “sordid human relationships, revenge & retribution.”
\n~source: ‘KAIDAN BOTAN DORO – Beauty & Fear’, 2019 – mydramalist.com <\/a><\/p>\n

there’s also . . .
\na striking clip \/ of a graphic visually minimal short film, that Rui wrote & directed \/ a few years back, 2013 \/
\n& it seems particularly . . . haunting \/ futuristic.
\n ‘MOSHANYANA’ – by RIU TENREIRO \/ <\/strong>on VIMEO – click here<\/strong> for link<\/a><\/p>\n

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all 3 <\/strong>in mages via VIMEO – MOSHANYANA – VIMEO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

it was hard enough to write about art . . . in the age of Covid \/ but, now – in the poo poo poop Putin war on Ukraine, it’s even even harder. it only leads one to the horrifying conclusion – that things can go – even worse. even though I like to joke […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44781"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44799,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44781\/revisions\/44799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}