Fist of the North Star paintings (Gallery Zenon)

Opened in spring 2024 in Kichijoji, Tokyo, Coamix’s Gallery Zenon shows and sells art editions of Tetsuo Hara’s work, mostly produced by the print studio Hanga Kobo Arty (版画工房アーティー) and signed by his own hand. Several of them reproduce colour canvases painted by Hara himself, including those presented here. Three of them were shown at the major Fist of the North Star exhibitions.

Akaki Kyuseishu and Ao no Hasha (2023)

In September 2023, Hara painted two canvases for the Fist of the North Star 40th anniversary exhibition, “赤き救世主” (the red saviour) and “青の覇者” (the blue conqueror). The first shows Kenshiro head-on, fist thrust forward, his hair caught in flames. The second answers it with Raoh, fist raised and hand reaching out to the viewer, in blues laid over a red and violet background. As soon as the last brushstroke was done, both originals were photographed in the studio of a major printing company. Gallery Zenon released them as metal editions whose relief is reproduced by a specialist, with resin poured by hand, signed by Hara and limited to 100 copies.

Ogon no Seitei, Souther (2025)

In mid-March 2025, for the Fukuoka leg of the same touring exhibition, a new canvas arrived from Tokyo. Painted by Hara on an F20 canvas, it shows Souther, wearing a predatory grin, in golds and violets. “黄金の聖帝” (the golden holy emperor) became the third piece of the series, released on brass under the same conditions.

Kenshiro, Raoh and Yuria, giclée Ⅱ

Another colour painting brings Kenshiro and Raoh together forehead to forehead, fists clenched, while above them Yuria prays in tears in a starry sky. It is released as a giclée on 100% cotton paper, retouched by hand to render the texture and sheen of the original, framed, and signed by Hara. The “Ⅱ” in its title implies a first giclée, currently absent from the online shop.