Pandasan's Petite Blossom : Onyx Serenad, 2015
Sculpture : steel, object · 50 x 45 x 45 cm 19.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$14,017
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50 x 45 x 45 cm 19.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
Pandasan’s Petite Blossom: Onyx Serenade reveals Hiro Ando’s iconic Pandasan in a refined and introspective variation, where floral delicacy meets the sculptural authority of Nippon Neo-Pop aesthetics.
Standing 50 cm tall, this work is crafted in lacquered and varnished metal, its deep onyx finish lending the sculpture an elegant, almost mineral presence that contrasts beautifully with the playful silhouette of Ando’s beloved panda figure.
The entire body is constructed from meticulously cut metal elements shaped as small flowers, assembled into an intricate openwork structure that allows light to circulate through the sculpture.
This ajouré floral skin transforms the surface into a living texture, generating shifting reflections and shadows that evolve depending on the viewer’s position and surrounding light.
Founder of the Japanese Crazynoodles studio and one of the leading figures of the Nippon Neo-Pop movement, Hiro Ando merges pop culture, refined craftsmanship, and poetic symbolism in a language instantly recognizable worldwide.
Within the series Petal Whispers: Harmony in Pandasan’s Flower Power, the artist revisits his signature character through a dialogue with nature, where each flower-shaped fragment becomes both ornament and structural element.
The onyx tone introduces a more contemplative dimension, suggesting protection, resilience, and quiet strength hidden beneath playful appearances.
The contrast between the panda’s gentle form and the precision of the metallic floral network creates a compelling tension between innocence and technical mastery.
In contemporary society, often saturated with images and rapid consumption, Ando proposes a slower visual rhythm, inviting viewers to rediscover calm through repetition, detail, and harmony.
The sculpture thus becomes both pop icon and meditative object, oscillating between joy and introspection.
Collectors appreciate how this format integrates seamlessly into private collections while retaining the monumental visual presence characteristic of Ando’s larger works.
The polished lacquer finish amplifies spatial reflections, making the sculpture an active participant in its environment rather than a static object.
Each viewing angle reveals new floral patterns, reinforcing the sense of organic growth embedded within a rigid metallic structure.
The work embodies Ando’s psychological balance between playful imagination and meticulous discipline, qualities central to his enduring appeal.
Pandasan becomes here a guardian figure, peaceful yet solid, accessible yet sophisticated.
This piece also reflects Ando’s ongoing exploration of collective harmony, where countless small floral forms collaborate to create a unified presence.
For collectors, the work represents a compelling synthesis of craftsmanship, cultural narrative, and contemporary visual language.
Its moderate scale ensures versatility while maintaining strong sculptural identity.
The rarity of these color and format variations enhances its desirability within the artist’s evolving oeuvre.
Acquiring this sculpture represents an exceptional opportunity to secure a distinctive example of Ando’s Flower Power explorations at a moment of increasing international recognition.
Pandasan’s Petite Blossom: Onyx Serenade ultimately stands as a luminous encounter between pop innocence and sculptural refinement, embodying Hiro Ando’s unique ability to transform simplicity into poetic monumentality.
Presentation
Hiro Ando was born in 1973 on the island of Shikoku in Japan. Hiro Ando started his career as an illustrator in 1995. In 2005 he founded with Saori Nakamishi an artist studio in Tokyo to manage the creation and promotion of other young neo-pop artists who express their own popular culture in their creations. Today the studio "Crazynoodles" has ten artists.
Hiro Ando is a versatile artist. He works in oil on canvas, digital media or video. His technique consists of making several sketches before painting on canvas. The painting shapes itself and emerges in the streets of Tokyo at night, and combines lots of colors and graphics. Hiro paints dark cityscapes and goldfish all over the canvas.
The marriage of the two subjects makes the whole of the painting dynamic and violent, with a strange feeling of eternity given by the goldfish which recall old Japanese paintings and watercolors. The sculpture is a recent addition to the media used by Ando, who started working on a series of orange, green sculptures ... inspired by Japanese popular culture. Thus the cat, which is a lucky charm in Japan, like the Maneki-Neko, takes different forms such as the samurai or the sumo wrestler.
The artist translates this theme into a modern style. The shiny and smooth materials, the vivid colors, the brutal but rounded shapes of Hiro Ando's sculptures take us to the world of manga in which the artist's generation grew up. Hiro Ando's art is the meeting between the Meiji era and Manga, he is Shogun in the world of Pokemon, he is traditional Japan seen through the eyes of young people: he certainly belongs to Japanese neo pop art.
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