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Takashi Murakami has used a variety of materials in his work, and his characters have appeared across a wide range of media. His sculptures include silkscreened maple hardwood skateboard decks and cast vinyl figurines (polyvinyl chloride), and he has created silkscreen prints, ink drawings with permanent marker, and offset color lithographs on wove paper. Murakami is a filmmaker, too, and has produced paintings in oil and acrylics. The artist is supported by a large production studio and artist management company that he founded called Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”
Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture.
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Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”
Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture.
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BAIT Mr DOB figure by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Takashi Murakami
Painted cast vinyl, edition of 400
27 x 34 x 26 cm (10 1/2 x 13 x 10 in)
Sold in 'as new' condition, in original box as issued.
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
PVC
Takashi Murakami Kanye West 2007 (Takashi Murakami Louis Vuitton)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton; Los Angeles 2007 (Murakami Gala):
Rare folding invitation published on the occasion of a 2007 reception honoring Takashi Murakami and fashion icon Marc Jacobs with a special performance by Kanye West; October 28th, 2007; MOCA Los Angeles; hosted by Louis Vuitton. Front side imagery features a reproduction of Murakami’s ‘Jellyfish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset, Paper
Takashi Murakami Skateboard Decks (set of 3 works)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami DOB Skateboard Deck Triptych 2018:
A highly decorative Takashi Murakami skateboard set/triptych that makes for vibrant one of a kind wall-art that hangs with ease. The works feature Takashi Murakami’s Mr. DOB figure spread across three panels (individual skateboard decks).
Medium: 3 individual Maplewood skateboard decks.
Dimensions: 8.0 x 31 inches (20.5 x 79 cm; applies to each individual work).
Condition: Each sealed in their original packaging. Excellent overall condition. Never opened or displayed.
Published by Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki gallery.
Stamped on the reverse from a limited edition of unknown.
Further Background:
Mr. DOB is Takashi Murakami’s alter ego and first signature character, appearing in his works as early as 1993. With this smiling creature, Murakami hoped to create a Japanese icon with universal appeal, in the spirit of Hello Kitty and Pikachu. To do so, he drew inspiration from characters in Eastern and Western popular culture, including the adorable Japanese manga...
Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Wood, Lithograph, Offset
Takashi Murakami Supreme Skateboard Decks 2007 (complete set of 3)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Supreme Skateboard Decks 2007: set of 3 works (Takashi Murakami Skateboards):
A complete set of 3 Takashi Murakami skateboards publishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Lithograph, Screen, Wood
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: DAZZLING CIRCUS Flowers & Skulls Japanese Pop Art Red
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAZZLING CIRCUS: EMBRACE PEACE AND DARKNESS WITHIN THY HEART
Date of creation: 2016
Medium: Offset lithograph with silver
Edition: 300
Size: 68.9 × 53 cm
Condition: In mint condition...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - KYOTO: KŌRIN Hand signed & numbered. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
KYOTO: KŌRIN
Date of creation: 2020
Medium: Offset print with cold stamp and high gloss varnish on paper
Edition number: 300
Size: 72 × 76,25 cm
Observations: High quality and textur...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset