VISUAL SIGNATURES, featuring Takeshi Yamada

VISUAL SIGNATURES is a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that highlights a vast cultural array of visual artists who share with viewers their visions of creating art and the rewards of artistic expression.

How does a samurai warrior born in Osaka, Japan satisfy his fetish about American culture? If you are TAKESHI YAMADA, you simply travel throughout the U.S., live in major cities to study the culture and then capture its spirit in photo-realistic paintings. But Yamada doesn't stop there: his passion extends to a number of curious topics, such as "all things Coney Island" and creating interactive sculptures, often with a sense of humor. Yamada shares his journey from Japan to America, and his passion for documenting America, which has become an integral part of his works.

VISUAL SIGNATURES is produced by the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), a NY-based nonprofit organization that promotes multicultural literature and artistic expression. Seizing the power of television to expand social consciousness, the IAAS fuels the movement for progressive social, cultural and political transformation by exposing the public to perspectives excluded from the corporate-owned media through public access television. Copyright © 2004-2008. www.theiaas.org || www.phatliterature.org