I Look Back And There, My Beautiful Memories
View Similar Items
Takashi MurakamiI Look Back And There, My Beautiful Memories2018
2018
About the Item
- Creator:Takashi Murakami (1963, Japanese)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 20.8 in (52.84 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU57436075092
Takashi Murakami
Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for his psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”
Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture. A multifaceted and remarkably influential artist as well as a compulsive art collector, Murakami has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, while one of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West.
In 1993 Murakami earned his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he was trained in nihonga, a style of painting that originated in the late 19th century by artists who worked to preserve and promote the conventions and processes associated with traditional Japanese art. While practicing nihonga, Murakami began to realize that his beliefs didn’t align with the tradition, so his art subsequently took on a satirical feel that embodied a critique of the movement. Before long, his style took a drastic turn, embracing otaku, a rising postwar cultural phenomenon among Japan’s younger crowd who loved anime and manga. (Otaku is also integral to Superflat.)
This is when Murakami’s most well-known character, Mr. DOB, was born. This anime-inspired icon, which Americans might interpret as a cross between Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat given its pronounced ears and broad and menacing grin, was part of the artist’s endeavor to elevate the otaku subculture but also to target mass consumerism. While Murakami conceived of Mr. DOB years ahead of his 2000-era Superflat theory, there is much common ground between the two. Not unlike his other creations, Murakami’s Mr. DOB is equal parts erotic, disturbing and cartoonish — an incisive mockery of the mingling of commerce and fine art so prevalent in Japanese popular culture.
Find original Takashi Murakami prints, sculptures and more on 1stDibs.
- Lulu (111/250)Located in Fort Lauderdale, FLTom Wesselmann (1931 - 2004) Lulu, 1982, (111/250) Lithograph in colors 16.50 x 25 x 3 inCategory
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
Price Upon Request - Itinerant Players from Chagall Lithographs IBy Marc ChagallLocated in Fort Lauderdale, FLLithographCategory
1960s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- Wandering Musicians from Chagall Lithographs IBy Marc ChagallLocated in Fort Lauderdale, FLLithographCategory
1960s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- The House In My Village from Chagall Lithographs IBy Marc ChagallLocated in Fort Lauderdale, FLLithographCategory
1960s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- Couple Beside Tree from Chagall Lithographs IBy Marc ChagallLocated in Fort Lauderdale, FLLithographCategory
1960s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- Itinerant Players from Chagall Lithographs IBy Marc ChagallLocated in Fort Lauderdale, FLLithographCategory
1960s Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- Woman - Lithograph by Marcel Vertès - Mid-20th CenturyBy Marcel VertèsLocated in Roma, ITWoman is original lithograph realized by Marcel Vertès in the mid-20th Century. The artwork is in good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted...Category
Late 20th Century Interior Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Color FractalBy Karl GerstnerLocated in New York, NYKarl Gerstner Color Fractal, 1997 lithograph, ed. of 100 33 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (84.1 x 60 cm)Category
1990s Abstract Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- The Night Club - Original Lithograph by Luc-Albert Moreau - Early 20th CenturyBy Luc-Albert MoreauLocated in Roma, ITThe Night Club is an Original Lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by Luc Albert Moreau. The artwork is in good condition with slight foxing. Hand-signed on the lower. Luc-...Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- UntitledLocated in Bournemouth, DorsetJames Sellars (1927-2000) Auto-Lithograph, 1952 Image: 23.5 x 16.0 cm Frame: 36.5 x 28.5 cm Produced at the Royal College of Art in 4 colours By The Curwen Press, Pliastow, E.13 Sellars lived and worked in the county and the landscape captured his imagination and features heavily. He taught at Herefordshire College of Art before going on to be appointed head of fine art printmaking at Southampton College of Art. The Test Valley with its chalk downlands, streams and river were a rich source of inspiration for his later work and a natural progression...Category
1950s Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Tetbury Church - Signed Lithograph, Royal Art, Royal Heritage, Cotswolds, BritishLocated in Knowle Lane, CranleighTetbury Church by His Majesty King Charles III - Hand Signed Limited Edition Lithograph. Belgravia Gallery has been honoured to be associated with ...Category
1990s Academic Landscape Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Antonia - Limited Edition, Figurative, Contemporary, semi-nude, female, feminineBy Charlie MackesyLocated in Knowle Lane, CranleighAntonia is a limited edition lithograph, based on a black pastel drawing, by Charlie Mackesy. The edition is limited to 150 and have been signed by Mac...Category
Early 2000s Feminist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph