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Aya Takano

Aya Takano

Japan • 1976
Featured in: Famous Artists

Nationality

Japanese

Categories

Printmakers

Themes

Portrait, Pop Art, Nude

Biography

Aya Takano is a contemporary Japanese artist known for her affiliation to the Superflat movement and her affinity to manga art. Takano's work is recognized for its use of surreal imagery of girls and pets, that creates a loosely autobiographic narrative Her work is part of a Postmodern tradition in Japan that appropriates popular art forms, using them to represent critical perspectives on Japanese contemporary life. 

Born on December 22, 1976 in Saitama, Japan, she studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo before going to work as an assistant for the artist Takashi Murakami, the founder of the Superflat art movement. Her works are in the collections of several museum in Japan and abroad.. Takano lives and works between Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.

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Print, Arabian Night and End, Aya Takano

Arabian Night and End

Print . 59.3 x 49.3 cm Print . 23.3 x 19.4 inch

$1,185

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Print, Moment, Aya Takano

Moment

Print . 44.1 x 37.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.4 x 14.7 x 0 inch

$1,778

Print, Capricorn, Aya Takano

Capricorn

Print . 66.5 x 52 cm Print . 26.2 x 20.5 inch

$1,185

Print, Toward Eternity (2005-2006), Aya Takano

Toward Eternity (2005-2006)

Print . 66.5 x 52 cm Print . 26.2 x 20.5 inch

$1,778

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Print, The Turkish Grasslands, Aya Takano

The Turkish Grasslands

Print . 60.3 x 49.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.7 x 19.4 x 0 inch

$1,067

Print, Noshi & Meg on Earth, Aya Takano

Noshi & Meg on Earth

Print . 58 x 51 x 0.2 cm Print . 22.8 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,067

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Aya Takano

Untitled

Fine Art Drawings . 20.9 x 14.7 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.2 x 5.8 inch

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