Yoshitomo Nara Mixed Media
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
Yoshitomo Nara, Too Young To Die Ashtray, 2002
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Manchester, GB
Yoshitomo Nara, Too Young to Die, 2002
Glazed ceramic ashtray printed with the artist's signature and copyright on the underside, from an open edition, published by Cereal Art, Phil...
Category
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Ceramic
Nara Skatebiard Deck (Yoshitomo Nara MoMa skateboard)
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yoshitomo Nara Skateboard Deck:
This Nara skateboard deck was created in c. 2017 under the supervision of Nara featuring his 'Welcome Girl'. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Yoshitomo Nara Mixed Media
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The Busy Signals Pretend Hits LP
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Rare vintage 2001 12 inch vinyl record album with cover designed by Yoshitomo Nara. The front cover is printed to the very edges with nothing other than and image of Nara's artwork, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Yoshitomo Nara Mixed Media
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Yoshitomo Nara - Light Haze Days Skateboard Deck (Set of 3)
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara
Light Haze Days Skateboard Deck Set, 2020
Silkscreen heat transfer on 100% FSC Canadian Maple Wood, produced in Europe
31 × 24 in 78.7 × 61 cm
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Wood, Maple
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Yoshitomo Nara mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Yoshitomo Nara mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Yoshitomo Nara in wood, organic material, glass and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Yoshitomo Nara mixed media, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Fumiko Toda, Chaco Terada, and Mari Ito. Yoshitomo Nara mixed media prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $495 and tops out at $12,500, while the average work can sell for $1,500.