Monday, December 9, 2013

村上隆 (むらかみたかし)

これは村上隆:





村上のびじゅつはたのしいです。He participates in the culture of "cute" (かわいい), but gives it a subversive edge by creating "cute" characters that morph into terrifying creatures:




It's pretty cool, and a great demonstration of contemporary Japanese art. I hope to see more if I visit Japan.



1 comment:

  1. Hello. This is Kaede Kato from Ritsumeikan Univeristy.
    He's not that famous as an artist in Japan, I think, but he gave Kanye West a deagin for Kanye's CD album and also he's working outside of Japan such as in Europe.
    His arts are not Japanized in a good way, and since his ability and arts are famous in some countries, I'm proud of his abilty and the fact that he's Japanese. Come to Japan to his real arts! Thank you

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