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*This work is in very good condition overall. There is very minor fading on the item, visible upon close inspection. There is soft creasing throughout the towel, inherent to the artist's chosen materials and method of packaging.
About The Artist:
Yoshitomo Nara’s iconic portraits define the essence of childhood and innocence, becoming symbols of Japanese Neo-pop and thereby solidifying the artist as one of the most celebrated contemporary painters of our age. In an immediately recognizable style, Nara creates a dialogue between manga, anime, punk rock, classic children's literature and animation. While these might be obvious references, Nara is also touching – whether in style, subject or motif – upon the history of art in both the East and the West, antiquity and contemporaneity, maturity and naivety. As Nara explained in an interview "They are all self-portraits in a way. But the emotions that I feel can, of course, be universal." (James Lindon, “Artworker of the Week #58 Yoshitomo Nara,” Kultureflash, 2 February 2006, online).
- Creator:Yoshitomo Nara (1959, Japanese)
- Dimensions:Height: 59 in (149.86 cm)Width: 69 in (175.26 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Austin, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU166229576122
Yoshitomo Nara
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most influential artists to emerge from Japan's Pop art movement in the 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the anime and manga characters that he was exposed to during his childhood, Nara creates characters, usually small children, who possess similar cartoonish qualities, with highly stylized features and especially large eyes. However, Nara's illustrations of children, who are often brandishing weapons, are often more menacing and devilish than they are cute and innocent.
Nara has assembled a cult-like following centered around his childlike illustrations although the themes surrounding his work touch on broader social and cultural topics such as violence and the rigidity of social structures in Japan. While he works mainly in painting and drawing, he also experiments in sculpture and installations.
Since his first solo exhibition at Blum and Poe Gallery in 1984, Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions worldwide, from Iceland to Japan to France to the United States.
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