Murakami - More Japanese Pop Art
Revolutionizing the Japanese Pop Culture/Art scene.. Takashi Murakami is very well known in Japan, and has made his way over to the rest of the world through Louis Vuitton in his collaboration with Marc Jacobs in the Multicolore Murakami Collection (that rainbow colored crap you see in the stores or on the arms of spoiled blondes).
His work in Japan however, is very questionable. He was known more for cutesy "Sanrio" type stuff... until recently.. when he started to produce pieces more similarly to "Mari-Chan"... ie: anime/manga in a ... well.. adult-fashion.
That's just lovely. More of his work can be seen here.
His work in Japan however, is very questionable. He was known more for cutesy "Sanrio" type stuff... until recently.. when he started to produce pieces more similarly to "Mari-Chan"... ie: anime/manga in a ... well.. adult-fashion.
That's just lovely. More of his work can be seen here.
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Hmm...when I saw the painting of the busty girl, a part of me thought, "Dude, this guy is a sick perv." But another part of me thinks Murakami is making a satirical statement about Japanese culture. Especially, the hypocrisy that exists in their pornography. I find it funny that they'll blur out penetration and sexual organs, but they'll allow anime featuring underage characters doing the most perverted sexual acts.
Looking at his other works, it seems that he's also mocking the "Sanrio/Hello Kitty" type characters. Some of his paintings show "cute" bunny-like animals, but they're jacked up with extra eyes, off-colors, and scars.
But that's just how I see it. I could be wrong.
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David, at 3/26/2006 4:05 AM
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