“Painting by Takashi Murakami 村上隆: Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead, 2013 (Acrylic on canvas mounted on board)” / Blum & Poe / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13924.SQ
When I posted artworks by Yoshitomo Nara and Yayoi Kusama on Facebook, artist Claudia Schwalb commented that she prefer works by Murakami, and we had an interesting discussion of whether or not it is fair to compare them to one with another.
Japanese contemporary artists are interesting as they often blur the lines between “fine” vs “commercial” or what is unfortunately coined as “high” vs “low”. The visual language which these artists employ are used by illustrators and designers alike, but the medium they choose is one which roots from more academic roots.
What is pop anyway? What is fine? What is high? What is low? I think that in the end none of that matters—what matters is that you respond to the works. Certainly we need no “academic eye” to evaluate our taste, do we?
Takashi Murakami
Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead
2013
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches
100 x 100 cm
# Takashi Murakami (b. 1962 Japan)
Takashi Murakami (村上隆 Murakami Takashi, born in Tokyo on February 1 1962) is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts.
He coined the term superflat, which describes both the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of post-war Japanese culture and society. Superflat is also used as a moniker to describe Murakami’s own artistic style and that of other Japanese artists he has influenced.
Murakami is the founder and President of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., through which he manages the careers of several younger artists and organizes the biannual art fair GEISAI.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Murakami
# Blum & Poe
2727 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:18:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 2650 x 2650
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 325 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13924.SQ
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by Takashi Murakami 村上隆: Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead, 2013 (Acrylic on canvas mounted on board)” / Blum & Poe / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13924.SQ
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“Painting by Takashi Murakami 村上隆: Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead, 2013 (Acrylic on canvas mounted on board)” / Blum & Poe / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13924.SQ
When I posted artworks by Yoshitomo Nara and Yayoi Kusama on Facebook, artist Claudia Schwalb commented that she prefer works by Murakami, and we had an interesting discussion of whether or not it is fair to compare them to one with another.
Japanese contemporary artists are interesting as they often blur the lines between “fine” vs “commercial” or what is unfortunately coined as “high” vs “low”. The visual language which these artists employ are used by illustrators and designers alike, but the medium they choose is one which roots from more academic roots.
What is pop anyway? What is fine? What is high? What is low? I think that in the end none of that matters—what matters is that you respond to the works. Certainly we need no “academic eye” to evaluate our taste, do we?
Takashi Murakami
Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead
2013
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches
100 x 100 cm
# Takashi Murakami (b. 1962 Japan)
Takashi Murakami (村上隆 Murakami Takashi, born in Tokyo on February 1 1962) is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts.
He coined the term superflat, which describes both the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of post-war Japanese culture and society. Superflat is also used as a moniker to describe Murakami’s own artistic style and that of other Japanese artists he has influenced.
Murakami is the founder and President of Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., through which he manages the careers of several younger artists and organizes the biannual art fair GEISAI.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Murakami
# Blum & Poe
2727 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:18:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 2650 x 2650
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 325 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13924.SQ
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by Takashi Murakami 村上隆: Pom & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead, 2013 (Acrylic on canvas mounted on board)” / Blum & Poe / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13924.SQ
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #Crazyisgood #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #TakashiMurakami #村上隆 #blumandpoe #Japan #popart #pop