Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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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1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon
1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
1980s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Paper
1970s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Archival Paper
1950s American Modern Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil
1970s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Vellum, Color Pencil
1970s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Carbon Pencil, Paper
Mid-19th Century Academic Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
1980s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Silver Gelatin, Wax Crayon, Oil Crayon
1990s Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Graphite
1980s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Color Pencil, Paper
1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil