Sumi1 : Violet Kawaii Temptation in Dreamy Blush, 2008
Painting : oil · 140 x 100 x 3 cm 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch · Ready to hang
€5,200
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Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist
Invoice from the gallery
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
140 x 100 x 3 cm 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
is a signature work by Japanese artist Aya Toshikawa, a key figure in contemporary Neo-Pop. The piece belongs to her acclaimed Sensual Kawaii: Doll Temptation Series, in which Toshikawa explores the intersection of kawaii aesthetics, manga culture, and virtual fantasy. The artwork depicts a stylized manga doll with porcelain-like skin and oversized eyes, floating within a dreamlike environment dominated by violet and blush tones. This vivid chromatic treatment, combined with a clean, highly polished composition, gives the figure a strong and immediately recognizable presence. Rather than portraying an individual, Toshikawa constructs an icon.The doll embodies an idealized femininity shaped by fantasy, desire, and digital projection, reflecting the influence of avatars and screen-based identities in contemporary Japanese culture.Through the Sensual Kawaii series, the artist examines the subtle tension between innocence and sensuality, sweetness and visual seduction.Her work is rooted in the lineage of Japanese Neo-Pop while offering a refined and contemporary reinterpretation of kawaii codes. A major member of the Japanese art collective CrazyNoodles, founded by Nippon Neo-Pop icon Hiro Ando, Aya Toshikawa holds a prominent position within the current Neo-Pop movement. Visually striking, conceptually coherent, and highly collectible, Sumi1 is an exceptional acquisition for collectors of contemporary Japanese art, Neo-Pop, and manga- and kawaii-inspired aesthetics.
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Aya Toshikawa (Lady Kawai) was born in 1979 in Kobe, Japan. After graduating, she began working as an animator and found a job in the industry of toys and games. In 1999 she produced poster, package, and skate board design. She typically paints from photographs, representing beautiful female Manga characters. Aya Toshikawa's artistic language is very much that of hand drawing, so that all the works produced for the Manga magazines maintain their feelings and expressions, even though painted on canvas. Toshikawa refreshing approach to the "fine art" was successfully received when she made his adaptation to oil paintings . Her creative universe is full of Lolita Manga, baby-faced and pure. The scenes are obviously suggestive, composed of young girls who are most of the time naked or clad only in underwear, along with characters engaging in subversive acts. Apart from being a brillant animator Aya Toshikawa has succeeded in converting her talent the world of fine art and has herself an international name as a talented and diverse artist.
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