“Coney Island Celebrates the Arts 2008” was held on June 8, 2008 at Keyspan Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. The following account of that show includes photographs by Takeshi Yamada and his friends. The manuscript was produced by Dr. Eriko N. Bond, noted art critic and New York City author, as told by Yamada. Takeshi Yamada is one of the most active artists in New York City and has had over 400 fine art exhibitions internationally with his paintings and sculptures.
Takeshi Yamada on
CONEY ISLAND CELEBRATES
THE ARTS 2008
Part 2
It’s Show Time!
For this Art Fair, 65 individual artists exhibited their artworks and crafts for the public. In addition, over a dozen community organizations and sponsors had booths.
Takeshi Yamada and his Seara (Sea Rabbit) at his art booth. The vividly rendered dynamic
painting behind him is his “Battle of Coney Island” (4x6 feet, oil/acrylic on canvas).
Over two dozens of his paintings, sculptures, posters, hand-colored prints, digital illustrations,
and rogue taxidermy artworks were exhibited.
Copyright by Takeshi Yamada, Museum of World Wonders in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, June 2008. All Rights Reserved.
E-mail: yamada108@verizon.net
Special thanks to Dr. Eriko N. Bond, Lauren D. Travis, Maremi Kakushina, and Abraham Morris.
Also special thanks to Arthur Melnick (Senior Proofreader)
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