$5,740
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Flower Ball (3-D) Magic Flute by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flower Ball (3-D) Magic Flute, 2011 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold
Offset
$2,950
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
Flower Ball (3-D) Red Cliff Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flower Ball (3-D) Red Cliff (2010) by Takashi Murakami Offset print on woven paper. Published by
Offset
Soccer Flower Ball with Vinyl Bag
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Soccer Flower Ball (2002) by Takashi Murakami Offset Lithograph on Soccer Ball with Vinyl Bag 9
Leather
$1,245
H 10.52 in Dm 10.52 in
Red Flower Ball - Limited Edition Plate, Pop Art, Japanese, 2022
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Takashi Murakami Title: Red Flower Ball Created: 2022 Medium: Fine bone china Dimensions: 26.7 cm
Ceramic
$4,061
H 19.65 in W 19.65 in
Panda Cub with Flower Ball, Screenprint, Signed, Edition 35/100
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Screenprint Edition 35 of 100 49.9 × 49.9 cm (19.6 x 19.6 in) Signed, numbered and dated on the front Excellent condition. Only visible under raking lighting minor stain in top left ...
Screen
$3,900
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
Flowerball Sexual Violet No.1 (3D) 2013 limited print by Takashi Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
of Murakami's iconic "Flower Ball" series, known for its dense, saturated patterns of smiling flowers
Offset
Panda, Panda cubs and flower ball
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Tokyo, JP
Artist: Takashi Murakami Title: Panda, Panda cubs and flower ball Year: 2020 Edition: 300 Size
Screen
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
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H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Pop Art. Flowers Red Smiley
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
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H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Hand signed Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL - BURNING BLOOD Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and high
Silver
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Flower Ball: Lots of Colors. Hand signed. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Flower Ball: Lots of Colors Date of creation: 2013 Medium: Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Flower Ball Limited ed. hand signed & numb. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL: PRAYER Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold stamp and high gloss
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
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H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Flower Ball Limited ed. hand signed & numb. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWER BALL: PRAYER Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold stamp and high gloss
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
Murakami Panda with Panda cubs on Flower Ball
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original Murakami limited edition offset print, signed and numbered out of 300. Sold
Offset
Flower Ball (3-D) Magic Flute by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flower Ball (3-D) Magic Flute, 2011 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold
Offset
Sold
H 0.2 in Dm 28 in
Murakami Panda with Panda cubs on Flower Ball, Gold Version
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original Murakami limited edition offset print, signed and numbered out of 300. Edition
Offset
Flower Ball (3D) Red Ball
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Red Ball Date: 2013 Medium: Offset
Lithograph
Flower Ball: Bright Red
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball: Bright Red Date: 2017 Medium: Offset Lithograph
Offset
Flower Ball (3-D) Cosmos
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3-D) Cosmos Date: 2011 Medium: Offset
Color
Flower Ball (3D) Autumn 2004
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Autumn 2004 Date: 2013 Medium: Offset
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3D) Turn Red!
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Turn Red! Date: 2013/2014 Medium: Offset
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3D) Blue, Red
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Blue, Red Date: 2013/2014 Medium: Offset
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3-D) Kindergarten
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Signed/Numbered by the artist. Publisher Kaikai Kiki Ltd., Tokyo. Takashi Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan
Offset
Red Flower Ball (3-D)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Takashi Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an
Offset
Flower Ball (3D) Turn Red!
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an internationally renowned contemporary Japanese artist. He
Offset
Flower Ball (3D) Sequoia sempervirens
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
. Signed and numbered 99/300. Publisher Kaikai Kiki Ltd., Tokyo. Free shipment worldwide. Takashi Murakami
Offset
Flower Ball (3D) Sequoia Sempervirens
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
., Tokyo. Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist combining the fine and the commercial art worlds. Often
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3D) Autumn 2004
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
., Tokyo. 71 x 71cm diameter. Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist combining the fine and the commercial
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3-D) Red Cliff
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
/Numbered by the artist. Publisher Kaikai Kiki Ltd., Tokyo. Takashi Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962
Offset
Flower Ball (3-D) Autumn 2004
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an internationally renowned contemporary Japanese artist. He
Offset
Flower Ball (3-D) Autumn 2004
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Kiki Ltd., Tokyo. Free shipment worldwide. Takashi Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an
Offset
Flower Ball (3D) Sexual Violet no. 1
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Sexual Violet no. 1 Date: 2013 Medium
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3D) Sexual Violet no. 1
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Sexual Violet no. 1 Date: 2013 Medium: Offset
Offset
Flower Ball Sexual Violet No. 1
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Offset lithograph
Lithograph
Flower Ball (3D) Sexual Violet no.1
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an internationally renowned contemporary Japanese artist. He
Offset
Flower Ball (3D) Sexual Violet no.1
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
. Signed and numbered 41/300. Publisher Kaikai Kiki Ltd., Tokyo. Free shipment worldwide. Takashi Murakami
Offset
Flower Ball (3-D) Realm of the Dead
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3-D) Realm of the Dead Date: 2011 Medium
Color
Flower Ball (3D) Lot of Colors Right There
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Murakami, Takashi Title: Flower Ball (3D) Lot of Colors Right There Date: 2013 Medium
Lithograph
Flower Ball 3D Red Pink Blue (“Paint it Red” project)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an internationally renowned contemporary Japanese artist. He
Offset
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Flower Ball: Koi/Red. Hand signed & num. Superflat, Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Flower Ball: Koi/Red - Crowned Crane Vermilion Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Offset print, cold
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
Flower Ball Pink, Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
A beloved image by the artist, Takashi Murakami created Flower Ball Pink as an offset lithograph in
Lithograph
Murakami - Red Flower Ball (3D) - unframed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original, brand new Murakami limited edition offset print, made 2013, signed and
Offset
MURAKAMI Takashi, Flower Ball (algae blue), 2013
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
., Tokyo. Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist combining the fine and the commercial art worlds. Often
Lithograph
Flower Ball (Lots of Colors), Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph with cold-stamping and high gloss varnish. Signed by the artist in pen, numbered and copyrighted. 28 in. (71 cm) diameter. Edition of 300.
Lithograph
Murakami Panda with Panda cubs on Flower Ball
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original Murakami limited edition offset print, signed and numbered out of 300. Sold
Offset
Sold
H 0.2 in Dm 28 in
Murakami Panda with Panda cubs on Flower Ball, Gold Version
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original Murakami limited edition offset print, signed and numbered out of 300. Edition
Offset
Sold
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
Flower Ball (3-D) Kindergarten. Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Flower Ball (3-D) Kindergarten (2011) by Takashi Murakami Offset print on woven paper. Published by
Offset
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$38,400 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Two-tone Velvet, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, velvet, metal and plastic, Italy, 1970, eight elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully res...
Plastic, Velvet
Hyperreal Light Blue Glass Balloon Sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
Light blue hyperreal glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez. These hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etched to resemble r...
Glass, Blown Glass
$1,766 / item
H 32.29 in W 18.12 in D 9.06 in
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This charming wall lamp is entirely handmade in Murano. Each single leaf is handcrafted in high quality Murano blown glass; that's why each leaf is slightly different from the other....
Brass
$7,200
H 2 in Dm 45 in
IRIS I - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of blue, green and ocre color tones from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique abstracti...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
$4,800
H 12 in W 13 in D 12 in
"TV", needlepoint woman on horseback wrapped around vintage television with plug
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"TV" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander is a free standing sculpture. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery featuring a woman on vintage television...
Thread, Found Objects, Textile
$17,864Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 36.22 in W 35.43 in D 55.12 in
90° Minuto Foosball Table by Teckell in Walnut
By Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A subtle and elegant walnut structure highlights and supports this modern and essential foosball table, inviting the challenge of enjoying the game until its very last minute (90° Mi...
Crystal
$5,130
H 46 in W 45 in D 5 in
Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Eternity, Blue II - glass wall sculpture
By Cheryl Wilson Smith
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary glass wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. The artist is known for her ethereal glass pieces that are often inspired by the rugged natural beauty that...
Metal
Mr. Dob
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Mr. Dob, 2016 Edition of 750 Signature Stamped by artist's estate, Stamped by BAIT X Switch Series Mr. Dob Manufacturer ComplexCon Bait. Takashi Murakami’s Mr DOB sculpture toy is a...
Acrylic, Vinyl
$3,500
H 8 in W 10 in
The Three Skunks of WWII, Carved Wooden Figures of Hitler, Mussolini & Tojo
Located in Beachwood, OH
Three Skunks of WWII c. 1940s Carved and painted wood Unsigned 8 x 10 in. h. each These skunks are depicted as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo. Condition: There ...
Wood, Paint
$52,000
H 121.66 in W 149.81 in D 14.18 in
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Substantial Modular Library in Pine
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is cons...
Pine
$16,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.5 in W 59.5 in D 34 in
Curved Art Deco Modern Vanity Set By Paul Poiret
By Paul Poiret
Located in North York, ON
This stunning Modern Art Deco Style curved vanity, designed by the iconic French designer Paul Poiret, is an impressive work of art perfect for any bedroom. The vanity features a lar...
Metal
Mr. DOB
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This sculpture by Takashi Murakami features his signature Mr. DOB character in a playful colorful and attention grabbing sculpture. It is a nice size, come with its original box.
Mixed Media
$38,500
H 31.5 in W 154.73 in D 53.15 in
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobios Post-Modern Croissant Sofa in Off-White Fabric
By Roche Bobois, Hans Hopfer
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, sofa, reupholstered fabric, France, late 1970s The Croissant sofa, designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, epitomizes the organic and fluid design ...
Fabric
$38,500
H 7.75 in W 4.25 in D 2.25 in
KAWS - Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion ever uniquely Hand Signed & Dated
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC Uniquely Hand signed by the artist. (the regular edition was unsigned) KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Ca...
Resin, Mixed Media
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.
A multifaceted and remarkably influential artist as well as a compulsive art collector, Murakami has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, while one of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West.
In 1993 Murakami earned his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he was trained in nihonga, a style of painting that originated in the late 19th century by artists who worked to preserve and promote the conventions and processes associated with traditional Japanese art. While practicing nihonga, Murakami began to realize that his beliefs didn’t align with the tradition, so his art subsequently took on a satirical feel that embodied a critique of the movement. Before long, his style took a drastic turn, embracing otaku, a rising postwar cultural phenomenon among Japan’s younger crowd who loved anime and manga. (Otaku is also integral to Superflat.)
This is when Murakami’s most well-known character, Mr. DOB, was born. This anime-inspired icon, which Americans might interpret as a cross between Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat given its pronounced ears and broad and menacing grin, was part of the artist’s endeavor to elevate the otaku subculture but also to target mass consumerism. While Murakami conceived of Mr. DOB years ahead of his 2000-era Superflat theory, there is much common ground between the two. Not unlike his other creations, Murakami’s Mr. DOB is equal parts erotic, disturbing and cartoonish — an incisive mockery of the mingling of commerce and fine art so prevalent in Japanese popular culture.
Find original Takashi Murakami prints, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.