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Yoshitomo Nara Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Japanese, b. 1959

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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Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled - Unique Drawing Felt Pen on Poster Paper Hand Signed Pop Art, 2013
By Yoshitomo Nara
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Yoshitomo Nara Untitled, ca. 2013 Felt pen on printed paper 9 1/10 × 7 1/10 in 23 × 18 cm Frame included - 15 3/4 x 11 7/8 40 × 30 cm Condition: Artwork in perfect condition. Fram...
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2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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