Yoshitomo Nara
Influenced by elements of popular culture such as anime, manga, Walt Disney cartoons, and punk rock, Yoshitomo Nara creates paintings, sculptures, and drawings of adorable-yet-sinister childlike characters. Painted with simple bold lines, primary colors, and set against empty backgrounds, these small children and animals often share the canvas with text, knives, plants, and cardboard boxes, among other recurring elements. As one of the fathers and central figures of the Japanese neo-Pop movement, Nara’s work expresses the struggle to find an identity fractured by war, rapid modernization, and an omnipresent visual culture.
Artists
- Anders Gjennestad
- André Saraiva
- Banksy
- Ben Eine
- Ben Frost
- Blek Le Rat
- Conor Harrington
- Daniel Arsham
- D*Face
- Ernest Zacharevic
- Faile
- Futura
- Gonzalo Borondo
- Hendrik Beikirch
- Herakut
- Invader
- Jan Kaláb
- Jean Jullien
- Jenny Holzer
- Jonas Wood
- Jonathan Meese
- JR
- Kaws
- Max Rumbol
- Maya Hayuk
- Michael Reeder
- Mike Lee
- Nick Walker
- Nico Vascellari
- Oli Epp
- Paco Pomet
- Remi Rough
- Retna
- Sam Friedman
- Shepard Fairey
- Slinkachu
- Stefan Strumbel
- Super A
- Swoon
- Vhils
- Yoshitomo Nara