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All 30 postcards pristine condition with added original nara drawing inside the back cover. Around this time, he also created the cd jacket artwork for the star club, a japanese punk band, as well as for japanese girl band shonen knife. Yoshitomo nara postcard no1 puddle flowers 16 postcards. Nara has been influenced by popular culture in both eastern and western society. He curyoshitomo nara is a contemporary japanese pop artist. He declined, and suggested that he instead conduct an interview with another artist. The packaging is like a little book, and the postcards are sturdy quality paper, and the printing is very clear with good coloring. Twenty postcards are featured in the yoshitomo nara folio, published on the occasion of the exhibition yoshitomo nara at lacma from april 5 through august. See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and. Synthetic polymer paint and pencil on printed paper, 2001 from yoshitomo nara. Yoshitomo nara biography life, childhood, children. Yoshitomo nara, an aomoriborn artist, is yet another influential figure who has visited and been active in the disasterstricken area. Yoshitomo nara is among the most beloved japanese artists of his generation. Documentary showing yoshitomo naras travels and work in the studio.
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In the book, morimoto made notations about naras lifestyle. Since 1984, yoshitomo nara has been one of japans leading contemporary artists, with a devoted following and nearly 40 solo exhibitions worldwide under his belt. The definitive book on the life and career of internationally acclaimed artist yoshitomo nara. Yoshitomo nara superflat postcard book folk kawaii japanese artists museum of modern art silkscreen i missed. Yoshitomo nara, nara yoshitomo, born 5 december 1959 in hirosaki, aomori prefecture, japan is a japanese artist. See more ideas about art, yoshitomo nara and mario testino. In conversation with japanese artist yoshitomo nara. Yoshitomo nara i have a postcard print of this on my bulletin board. Nara yoshimoto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
His practice encompasses portraiture in which the subjects appear to stare back at the viewer. I received this as a gift and it is not something i will use. Although the 59yearold artist is best known for his cartoonish paintings and sculptures of menacing yet sweet children and animals, drawing is nonetheless an integral part of his creative process. Knife behind back, a largescale painting by nara, just sold at. A peripatetic traveler, naras oeuvre takes inspiration from a wide range of resourcesmemories of his chi.
A peripatetic traveler, naras oeuvre takes inspiration from a wide range of resourcesmemories of his childhood, music, literature, studying and living in germany 19882000, exploring his roots in. Often, snippets of japanese, english, or german text float within the compositions. Yoshitomo nara drawing poster large format drawing girl. Hear artist yoshitomo nara discuss how he gives form to sensitivity and how his works come to life. Happy birthday to yoshitomo nara, whose artwork combines childlike sweetness with punk rock unrest. Having graduated with an mfa from the aichi prefectural university of fine arts and music, nagakute, japan, in 1987, he completed his studies at the kunstakademie, dusseldorf, germany in 1988. These projects exposed yoshitomo naras work to a broader audience. This beguiling postcard book features the alwaysamusing illustrations of contemporary artist yoshitomo nara. He lives and works in tokyo, and japanese popular culture plays an influential role in his world.
For celebrated japanese artist yoshitomo nara, drawing is as innate as breathing, or even thinking. Rendered in colored pencil and acrylic, naras drawings are executed on a variety of paper types, such as found envelopes, stationery and inexpensive lined sheets, and deftly fuse japanese visual traditions such as manga and anime with western modernism and. Signed by artist on front and dated 2004 as shown and rare original artist drawing also on inside flap as shown in photos. Yoshitomo nara woodblock print works in 2011 became a box set of postcards and a sticker which is in a cute can. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. He lives and works in nasushiobara,tochigi prefecture, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Yoshitomo nara is a japanese artist best known for his paintings of children and animals that appear simultaneously sweet and sinister, as seen in his work do not disturb.
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