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.
Akie Abe
Kikuko Sakota
One sunny day of 2020
Kikuko Sakota
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 408
Sarah Fujiwara
Melting Petals 110
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 969
Melting Petals 105
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 51 x 34 x 3 cm Photography - 20.1 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,429
Melting Petals 103
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2 cm Photography - 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 969
Melting Petals 102
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 969
Melting Petals 101
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 18.8 x 28.5 x 2 cm Photography - 7.4 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch
CHF 969
Neuma 06
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 100 x 71.5 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch
CHF 4,388
Melting petals 33
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 4,694
Scattered memories 1
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 82.5 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 32.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
CHF 5,409
Eiji Kaji
Maki Ki
Flay away clad in flowers
Maki Ki
Painting - 18 x 12 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
CHF 1,118
Natsuko Takekoshi
Soichi Hasegawa
Hiroki Yoshitake
281_Anti-Nuke
Fly Away (Yellow)
281_Anti-Nuke
Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
CHF 6,940
Fly Away (Black)
281_Anti-Nuke
Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
CHF 6,123
Fly Away (Purple)
281_Anti-Nuke
Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
CHF 6,123
Shinji Akiyama
Solar eclipse
Shinji Akiyama
Painting - 32 x 41 x 1.8 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.7 inch
CHF 1,725
Color explosion
Shinji Akiyama
Painting - 32 x 41 x 1.8 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.7 inch
CHF 1,316
Signs of spring
Shinji Akiyama
Painting - 32 x 41 x 1.8 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.7 inch
CHF 1,316
Manami Okamoto
Old movie actress
Manami Okamoto
Painting - 24 x 20 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.9 x 1 inch
CHF 1,051
Goddess of good harvest
Manami Okamoto
Painting - 91 x 72.7 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 4,909
The rainy day
Manami Okamoto
Painting - 112 x 145.5 x 2 cm Painting - 44.1 x 57.3 x 0.8 inch
CHF 15,359