Achievements: In 2002 he began a multiyear collaboration with Marc Jacobs on the redesign of the Louis Vuitton monogram. In 2007, Murakami provided the cover artwork for rapper Kanye West's album Graduation. The artist’s work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions around the world, include those held at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Gagosian Gallery in London, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and the Versailles Palace. [Source] Highest Sold Work: Murakami's record for his paintings is $4.2 million, The Castle of Tin Tin (1998) sold at Sotheby's New York in November 2012. | Name: Takashi Murakami Art Movement: Contemporary Art, Pop Art Born: 1962 in Japan Main Medium: Digital Art, Painting, Commercial Design Artist Quote: "We want to see the future, even if only momentarily. It is the moment in which, even if we don’t completely understand what we have glimpsed, we are nonetheless touched by it. This is what we have come to call art." About the Artist: Murakami earned a Bachelors of Art, Masters of Fine Art, and Doctorate from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he studied nihonga (traditional Japanese painting). In 1996, Murakami launched the Hiropon Factory, his production workshop, in order to work on a larger scale and in a more diverse array of media. About the Artwork: His innovative “Superflat” aesthetic—combining classical Japanese art with contemporary Japanese pop culture—has led many to consider him one of the most innovative artists working today. Since the early 1990s Murakami has invented characters that combine aspects of popular cartoons from Japan, Europe, and the US. Not only does Murakami merge different time periods, styles, and subject matter in his work, but his approach to art crosses the boundaries between gallery, studio, art fair, and media as well. Murakami’s work extends to mass-produced items such as toys, key chains, and t-shirts. [Source] |
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