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.
Ayako Rokkaku
Hiromi Sengoku
Where shall we hang the moon?
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 41 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
$943
Into The Forest, Where A Man Who Brings Rain Lives
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Asortment of Fruits and Sunrise
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 53 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,221
Spending a night scooping up the stars
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 45.5 x 33.3 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Miyuki Takanashi
A Girl With a Knitted Cap
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,774
Floating Memory
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 72.7 x 4 cm Painting - 28.6 x 28.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,887
Princess of the Night
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,776
Fascinated by the Brilliance of Life
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 91 x 73.7 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 29 x 1.6 inch
$1,998
Girl & Red Flower
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 41 x 31.8 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.5 x 1.2 inch
$777
One Day I Saw a Dream
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 23.7 x 22 x 3 cm Painting - 9.3 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
$555
Snow Blossom Day
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 91 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,774
Minako Asakura
Squirrel in the Forest
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 33.3 x 33.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,054
Rabbit, Trasure-Trove
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 27.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 10.7 x 1.2 inch
$666
Peach Tree
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 97 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$15,984
Recollection
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$721
Jewel Tree #2
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,443
The Supernova Remnant
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch
$2,109
Light in the Forest - Unicorn
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 58.7 x 51 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.1 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,665
Star Jewelry, I am that I am
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,554
Aya Takano
Ewelina Skowronska
The Mother of Dreams
Ewelina Skowronska
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,053
Becoming Body III
Ewelina Skowronska
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,887
Haroshi
Towa Takaya
Reconciliation and peace
Towa Takaya
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,965