No Reserve
265
Takashi Murakami
Atop a Ball of Flowers, a Panda Cub Sits Properly; and Atop a Ball of Flowers, a Panda Cub Sleeps Soundly
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- £2,000 - 3,000•‡
£4,032
Lot Details
Two screenprints in colours, on wove paper, with full margins.
2020
both I. various sizes
both S. 50.2 x 50.1 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
both S. 50.2 x 50.1 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
Both signed, dated and each numbered 29/100 and 49/100 respectively in pencil, published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, both framed.
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Artworks ©2020 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., All Rights Reserved
Takashi Murakami
Japanese | 1962Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconography like Mickey Mouse and cartoonish flowers and infuses it with Japanese culture. The result is a boldly colorful body of work that takes the shape of paintings, sculptures and animations.In the 1990s, Murakami founded the Superflat movement in an attempt to expose the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumer culture." The artist plays on the familiar aesthetic of mangas, Japanese-language comics, to render works that appear democratic and accessible, all the while denouncing the universality and unspecificity of consumer goods. True to form, Murakami has done collaborations with numerous brands and celebrities including Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams and Google.
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