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.
Naho Awaji
Tomomi Mishima
PSY AND CHIC CHRONICLES : NEON VOGUE
Tomomi Mishima
Painting - 160 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,216
HEARTBEAT ELIXIRS : LOVE INFUSIONS IN COUTURE CAPSULES
Tomomi Mishima
Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$7,437
SOLE SYMPHONY : SLIDING THROUGH COUTURE CAPSULES
Tomomi Mishima
Painting - 150 x 135 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 53.1 x 2 inch
$6,438
GODLY LOVE IN COUTURE CAPSULES : DIVINE THREADS
Tomomi Mishima
Painting - 130 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$6,438
Hachiro Kanno
Permanescence N436-D
Hachiro Kanno
Painting - 76 x 114 x 0.2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 44.9 x 0.1 inch
$3,996
Permanescence TN697 D
Hachiro Kanno
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,994
Toshihiko Ikeda
Vieil homme – Posture de parfaite défense.
Toshihiko Ikeda
Print - 82 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.3 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,998
Vieille femme-R – Premiers cris de naissance dans l’après-midi
Toshihiko Ikeda
Print - 91 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 35.8 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,998
La vieille reine hilare – Dans le chaos poussent les cornes
Toshihiko Ikeda
Print - 113 x 77 x 0.2 cm Print - 44.5 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,885
Palais du vieux roi - Se lever dans l’obscurité
Toshihiko Ikeda
Print - 108.5 x 79.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 42.7 x 31.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,885
Toei Animation
Chevaliers du Zodiaque
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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"Olive et Tom" Danny Melow
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
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Krilin
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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Tortue Géniale
Toei Animation
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 26 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
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Kayo Shido
Emotional Landscape 10
Kayo Shido
Painting - 92 x 122 x 0.2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$5,517
Emotional Landscape 6
Kayo Shido
Painting - 91 x 122 x 0.2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$5,517
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
$444
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
$1,054
Melting Petals 105
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 51 x 34 x 3 cm Photography - 20.1 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,554
Melting Petals 103
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2 cm Photography - 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Melting Petals 102
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Melting Petals 101
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 18.8 x 28.5 x 2 cm Photography - 7.4 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Melting petals 33
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,106