Takashi Murakami
1. “And Then, When That’s Done…… I Change. What I Was Yesterday Is Cast Aside, Like An Insect Shedding Its Skin” (2009)
2. “727” (1996)
3. “Tan Tan Bo Puking – a.k.a. Gero Tan”
4. “Of Chinese Lions, Peonies, Skulls, And Fountains” (2011)
By Daisuke Sakaguchi
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Macoto Murayama’s Inorganic Flora exhibit blends science with art in an attempt to explore the inherent duality of flowers. Murayama explains that, along with their organic nature, “a plant possesses a contradictory element of geometric/mechanical structure”. He portrays this by using two distinct methods of illustration. One, called “Botech Art”, is an artistically 3D rendered image that highlights the flower’s geometrical beauty and stunning colors. The other, “Botanical Diagram”, resembles a technical diagram that depicts the flower’s mathematical structure.
Sculptures by Yoskay Yamamoto
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Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of 15. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto’s artistic tastes expanded as he fell in love with the urban culture of the West coast. Yamamoto discovered a way to fuse the two different cultural backgrounds together into his work. Yamamoto nostalgically blends pop iconic characters from his new Western home with traditional and mythical Japanese elements, balancing his Asian heritage with urban pop art.
Trucker from Kabuku Series
April 2003
Acrylic, Gold leaf,
Silver leaf, Purple leaf, Pink leaf, Wood
200×147cm
Yumiko Kayukawa grew up in the small town of Naie in Hokkaido, Japan. In this pristine, natural surroundings, she found her love of animals and nature which later became an important theme of her work. As she grew up, Yumiko drew inspirations from American pop culture such as Rock & Roll, film and fashion. These influences are fused with modern and traditional Japanese motifs to create her unique style.
Yoko Furusho is a Japanese artist and illustrator that lives in New York. Born in Tokyo, the artist moved to New York to study illustration at the School of Visual Arts, building her career as a professional illustrator/artist. In her illustrations, she draws inspiration from fashion, creating beautiful drawings, filled with intricate detailing, textures and patterns, using ink and acrylics.
The themes in Audrey Kawasaki’s work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey’s precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter.
