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.
Teruma
Akie Abe
Aya Toshikawa
MIYUKI 5 : MISTY PURPLE WHISPERS AND KAWAII TEMPTATION
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$2,331
Yumi2 : Chiseled Allure and Graceful Pose
Aya Toshikawa
Sculpture - 130 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$56,608
ASUKA1 : ETHEREAL ALLURE ON A WHISPERING GREEN CANVAS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch
$5,550
MIZUIRO7 : BLU KAWAII REVERIE WITH LOVE, PEACE AND WHIMSICAL SKULLS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 112 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 44.1 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$5,883
MIYU4 : KAWAII PINK WHIMSY AND REVERIE
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 116 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 43.3 x 2 inch
$5,661
KANAKO1 : CRIMSON TEMPTATION IN KAWAII ELEGANCE
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 130 x 106 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.7 x 2 inch
$6,105
SENSUAL DOLLS IN CUBIC HARMONY : AZURE TEMPTATIONS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$5,550
ARIKA5 : VERDANT TEMPTATION IN KAWAII WHISPERS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$1,887
Léonard Foujita
Femme nue à mi-corps
Léonard Foujita
Print - 46 x 32.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.1 x 12.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,331
Kumikaho Oshima
Barbie’s fortune fountain
Kumikaho Oshima
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 6 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch
$7,215
Ephemeral earnings
Kumikaho Oshima
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$7,215
Metropolis mirage
Kumikaho Oshima
Sculpture - 75 x 75 x 5 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 29.5 x 2 inch
$7,215
Rieko Kuriyama
To far away flower
Rieko Kuriyama
Painting - 41 x 31.8 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.5 x 1.2 inch
$666
Faint sound of wings
Rieko Kuriyama
Painting - 33.3 x 33.3 x 3 cm Painting - 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
$666
Kouta Sasai
Portrait of a woman
Kouta Sasai
Painting - 37 x 34.5 x 1 cm Painting - 14.6 x 13.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,621
Portrait of a woman in profile
Kouta Sasai
Painting - 27 x 20.1 x 1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$610
Still life with a cray made doll
Kouta Sasai
Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$433
Kojiro Akagi
1999 Paris Rue de Lanneau Quartier Latin
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 65 x 48 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.9 inch
$1,054
1974 Les toits de Paris Roofs
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 35 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$8,325
1990 Paris Au coin de la Rue Valette Quartier Latin
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 28 x 18 cm Print - 11 x 7.1 inch
$1,387
1985 Paris Rue Saint Dominique CARNAVALET MUSEUM PARIS Collection
Kojiro Akagi
Print - 38 x 45.3 cm Print - 15 x 17.8 inch
$771
1985 Bruxelles Rue de Rollebeck A l'étrille du Vieux Bruxelles
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$8,325
1994 Paris Hôtel de l'Abbé Jean Brunet Rue d'Ecosse et de Lanneau
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 46 x 38 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 inch
$10,545
Hiro
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Don't want to hear it
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
$316
Running out from the clouds
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 inch
Sold
The Orchestra
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 29 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch
Sold
Susumu Uchiyama
Windfall no.5 20220516
Susumu Uchiyama
Painting - 41 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,110
Artwork 20230605
Susumu Uchiyama
Painting - 38.3 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 15.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,221