Japanese artists
Do you have a weakness for Japanese art? Located on an isolated island, Japanese art remained uninfluenced by Western society for a long time. In traditional Japanese art, we often see woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), hanging scrolls (kakejiku), or illustrated handscrolls (emaki). Most often, these traditional artworks will also include calligraphy (shodo). These mediums are distinct characteristics of traditional Japanese arts. Famous traditional artists include Utamaro and Utagawa Toyokuni. More recently, Japanese modern and contemporary art has been explosive in today's art world. What was once an isolated entity, has now become a highly sought-after commodity. Artists like Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama have dominated the art scene by creating wildly out-of-this-world works that contribute to Japan's thriving artistic state. Despite the initial unease towards Western influence, Japanese art has been anything sort of successful.
Since the success of Superflat, a contemporary art movement influenced by Japanese anime, manga and pop culture and founded by Takashi Murakami, Japanese artists have invaded the international art scene.
Japanese art is distinguished by its great diversity. Some artists, such as Yoshitomo Nara, with his drawings of children and dogs with large naive eyes, retain, with a focus on the theme of innocence, the sensitive and fragile aspect of their traditional art. Others add to their art a degree of provocation and eroticisicm. Yayoi Kusama and Yoko Ono, both provocative and sometimes erotic, began their careers as artists during the 1960s in New York working with the movements Happening and Fluxus, respectively.
Others still are interested in the history of their country, pop culture or the consumer society. Ryoko Watanabe, for example, is inspired by Japanese stereotypes such as the Geisha and incorporates such characters into modern and urban landscapes.
Mitsouko Mori
Shiko Munakata
Tomo Sakurai
Peony
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 53 x 1.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 20.9 x 0.7 inch
£1,348
Hikaru O
Albeniz suite espanola granada
Hikaru O
Painting - 33.3 x 24.2 x 2 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.5 x 0.8 inch
£164
Large Green Jar with flower design
Hikaru O
Painting - 149 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.7 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,977
Large jar with Japanese traditional patterns
Hikaru O
Painting - 149 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.7 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,977
Vase with tea tree design
Hikaru O
Painting - 50 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24.6 x 0 inch
£656
Large violet jar with traditional Japanese patterns
Hikaru O
Painting - 149 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.7 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,479
Large green jar with flowers and Japanese traditional patterns #1165
Hikaru O
Painting - 149 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.7 x 35.4 x 0 inch
£1,479
Anthony Dunphy
Stepping Out, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Anthony Dunphy
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.3 inch
£705
Dinner and a Movie
Anthony Dunphy
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.3 inch
£641
Ying Chen
Ryoko Watanabe
Back to Okiya : an onyx silent ballet
Ryoko Watanabe
Sculpture - 170 x 85 x 30 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 33.5 x 11.8 inch
£28,755
JR : SILENT COMMUTE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 118 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 46.5 x 2 inch
£3,864
DEPARTING TRAIN : JOURNEY’S VEIL
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
£3,864
RED TOKYO : CRIMSON ELEGANCE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 100 x 78 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch
£3,505
TRAIN IS LEAVING AGAIN : TRANSIENT FAREWELLS
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
£3,864
EQUILIBRIUM : BRIDGES OF SERENITY
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 170 x 167 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 65.7 x 2 inch
£6,380
BUTTERFLY2 : METAMORPHOSIS OF GRACE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 150 x 170 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 66.9 x 2 inch
£5,751
BUTTERFLY : WHISPERS OF TRANSFORMATION
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 160 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 43.3 x 2 inch
£5,032
Saori Nakamishi
PINK TUBES : COTTON CANDY AND EPHEMERAL LOLITA SPECTRUM
Saori Nakamishi
Painting - 180 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 51.2 x 2 inch
£6,290
Pokeheart whispers : Saori’s red valentine
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 65 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
£6,739
Azur aqua and orange flame in harmony : valentine whispers
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch
£9,435
Whimsical palette in plexi-square pink melody & purple shadow play : echoes of kawaii in plexi-verse
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch
£9,435
Mystic purple, soft pink, electric yellow : whimsical palette in plexi-square
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 10 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 3.9 inch
£9,435
Fiery orange, mystic gold, and verdant green : kawaii spectrum in plexi-square
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 10 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 3.9 inch
£9,435
Poképanorama : Saori’s red kawaii echoes
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 65 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
£6,739
Enchanted pokérealm : Saori’s yellow whispers of magic and love
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 65 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
£6,739
Tokihiro Sato
Photo-respiration 1998 Yura #340
Tokihiro Sato
Photography - 33 x 48.3 cm Photography - 13 x 19 inch
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