$5,787
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
$1,262
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
$4,117
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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) 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 (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 (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) 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) 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 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
Kiki Ltd., Tokyo. Free shipment worldwide. Takashi Murakami, born in Tokyo, Japan in 1962, is an
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 (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
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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
$3,200
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in
Such Cute Flowers. Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Such Cute Flowers (2013) by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 224/300 About the Artist: Takashi Murakami is...
Offset
Sold|$4,460
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in
Contemporary Signed Offset Print of Flowers, 21st Century Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Bristol, GB
Offset print Edition 199 of 300 68 x 68 cm (26.8 x 26.8 in) Signed and numbered on the front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production process.
Offset
$500
H 6 in W 11 in
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 fa...
Offset, Paper
$4,000Sale Price|38% Off
H 19.81 in W 40.16 in
Wouldn't it be nice... Limited Edition (print) by Murakami signed and numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Wouldn't it be nice if we could do such a thing, 2018 by Takashi Murakami, published by Kaikai Kiki. Offset lithograph, numbered and signed by the artist; signed in the plate with th...
Lithograph, Offset
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
$5,000
H 29 in W 20.9 in
Murakami print - Champagne Supernova Blue (2013) - Unframed, Last Piece
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original Murakami limited edition offset print, signed and numbered. This beautiful print has a silver sheen (contrasting texture from the flower prints) interspersed amid...
Offset
$1,950
H 9.06 in W 9.06 in D 0.4 in
Takashi Murakami 'Bouquet in a basket, 2024'
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Takashi Murakami "Bouquet in a basket" 2024 4 Colors Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 in 60 × 60 cm Edition XX/300 Hand signed and numbered by the...
Offset, Lithograph
$2,900
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
Kansei (2010). Limited Edition (print) by Takashi Murakami signed, numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Kansei: Like The River's Flow 2010 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing with silver ink signed, numbered and stamped by the Artist 27 7/8 in diamete...
Offset
$3,362
H 27.56 in W 20.79 in
Takashi Murakami - Flowers in a Qinghua Vase - Pop Art Japanese Flowers Colours
By Takashi Murakami
Located in London, GB
Edition of 300. Murakami signed and numbered in silver marker pen along the lower right edge. Offset lithograph with cold foil stamp and high gloss varnishing on UV paper. 70 x 52.8 ...
Offset
$1,860
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in
Takashi Murakami - And then and then and then and then and then (Red)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Takashi Murakami And then and then and then and then and then (Red), 1999 4c offset + cold stamp Hand signed and numbered 184/300 lower right Sheet size: 68 x 68 cm Frame size: 68.5...
Offset
$1,800
H 20.6 in W 26.97 in
108 Earthly Temptations Limited Edition (print) by Murakami, signed and numbered
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
108 Earthly Temptations, 2022 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 52.3 × 68.5 cm Edition 160/300 About the Artist: Takashi Murakami is best known f...
Offset
$1,750
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in
Introduced in 2001 Time Bokan - blue. Limited Edition print by Murakami signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Introduced in 2001 Time Bokan - blue by Takashi Murakami Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 in 50 × 50 cm Edition 34/300 Dokuro (literally starving...
Offset
$2,300
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
Let us Devote Our Hearts Limited Edition (print) by Murakami hand signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Let us Devote Our Hearts, 2022 by Takashi Murakami Woven paper, four-color offset print, cold foil stamp, glossy varnish Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo 28 in diameter 71 c...
Offset
$3,600
H 27.96 in Dm 27.96 in
Right there, the breadth of the human heart (print) by Murakami signed, framed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Right there, the breadth of the human heart 2013 by Takashi Murakami Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing signed, numbered and stamped by the Artist 27 7/8 in diameter...
Offset
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.)
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