Born in Japan in 1976, Aya Takano is a painter, illustrator, sci-fi writer and manga artist. Soon after obtaining her art bachelor degree, she became an assistant of Takashi Murakami and joined Kaikai Kiki, the artistic community and production studio created in 2001 by Takashi Murakami for like-minded artists that adhered to the the Superflat style. The Superflat movement, popularized by Murakami himself, emphasizes the two-dimensionality of figures, which is influenced by Japanese manga and anime, while dually exposing the fetishes of Japanese consumerism. In the 1980s, the look of pre-pubescent girls became the target of consumer culture in Japanese society. This infantilization and objectification of the female was seen most heavily in Japan's “otaku” culture. With this reference in mind - inspired by a wide range of influences ranging from erotic Edo prints to Gustav Klimt, from the manga of Osamu Tezuka to Claude Monet - Aya Takano describes naïve and androgynous teenager girls, creating her own mythology where the otaku culture is revisited in a feminine perspective. Her original style is highly acclaimed both in Japan and worldwide and led her to solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Holland, Hong Kong, Korea among others.
$16,000
Eyes Beam
By Aya Takano
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Signed. Rendered in acrylic on paper, the work reflects her exploration of female subjectivity through imagery that is both playful and quietly subversive. The simplified forms and ...
Acrylic
Marilyn Chanel Diamond. (Palm White)
By Russell Young
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Unique. Artwork size: 160x122 cm. Frame size 167x130x5 cm. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Russell Young, born in 1959 in Yorkshire, is a British-American artist best known for his large scale silk screen paintings...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Linen, Ink, Screen
Learning My Edges
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the figure holds herself within a self-imposed boundary. The raised arm becomes both a gesture of extension and a subtle act of containment, defining a limit the body d...
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,289
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Heavenly scraps Yvan Gradis Contemporary art painting landscape city sky night
By Yvan Gradis
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,250
H 17.5 in W 16 in
Paysage Agricole Maskoutain: Contemporary Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
By Eric Lamontagne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When creating his artworks, Éric Lamontagne begins by painting a landscape scene, often with a body of water or cliffs. He then carefully cuts, folds, rips, and slashes the canvas bo...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,200
H 20 in W 32 in
Cowboy-Death & Co. Defend the West /// Contemporary Western Landscape Comic Art
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Cowboy-Death & Co. Defend the West" Series: Americana *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on vers...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
$4,113
H 21.26 in W 18.12 in D 1.97 in
Teller of the four seasons yvan Gradis Contemporary art painting colour life
By Yvan Gradis
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,289
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Pagoda and boubous Yvan Gradis Contemporary art painting colour humour landscape
By Yvan Gradis
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Canvas, Acrylic
Pig Latin III, 2015 (I Think Therefore I Am)
By Robert Deyber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pig Latin III (I Think Therefore I Am) is an acrylic on canvas painting, 24 x 24 inches, signed 'DEYBER' lower right and framed in a black contemporary frame.
Canvas, Acrylic
Letting Go, Almost
Located in Zofingen, AG
Letting Go, Almost In this work, the figure appears in a state between holding and release. The body is no longer tightly controlled, yet it has not fully let go. This in-between st...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,584
H 18.12 in W 24.02 in D 1.97 in
Split lesson Yvan Gradis Contemporary art painting dance humour rain iguana
By Yvan Gradis
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,289
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in
Loreley in Paris Yvan Gradis Contemporary art painting mountain Eiffel tower
By Yvan Gradis
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,289
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Hop ! Yvan Gradis Contemporary art naive painting colour humour giant landscape
By Yvan Gradis
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled, 2000, watercolor on paper by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Aya Takano, Untitled (2000) Pen, watercolor on paper. 20.9 x 14.7 cm (sheet) 27.5 x 22 cm (Framed) Unique drawing by Aya Takano.
Watercolor