Takashi MurakamiDOB 2020 BLACK2020
2020
About the Item
- Creator:Takashi Murakami (1963, Japanese)
- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Boston, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU23714026362
Takashi Murakami
Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami may be famous among collectors for the psychedelic flowers and chaotic cartoons that populate his prints and paintings, but artists likely know him as the theorist behind the contemporary art movement he calls “Superflat.”
Partially inspired by the Pop art of Andy Warhol, in which celebrity culture and mundane mass-produced items became the focus of bright and colorful works that both celebrated and criticized consumerism, Murakami’s Superflat encompasses painting, sculpture, digital design and more to present a subversive look at consumerism but is also an effort to blend fine art and lowbrow culture.
A multifaceted and remarkably influential artist as well as a compulsive art collector, Murakami has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton, while one of his most famous Superflat works is the teddy bear on the cover of the Graduation album by American rapper Kanye West.
In 1993 Murakami earned his Ph.D. from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he was trained in nihonga, a style of painting that originated in the late 19th century by artists who worked to preserve and promote the conventions and processes associated with traditional Japanese art. While practicing nihonga, Murakami began to realize that his beliefs didn’t align with the tradition, so his art subsequently took on a satirical feel that embodied a critique of the movement. Before long, his style took a drastic turn, embracing otaku, a rising postwar cultural phenomenon among Japan’s younger crowd who loved anime and manga. (Otaku is also integral to Superflat.)
This is when Murakami’s most well-known character, Mr. DOB, was born. This anime-inspired icon, which Americans might interpret as a cross between Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat given its pronounced ears and broad and menacing grin, was part of the artist’s endeavor to elevate the otaku subculture but also to target mass consumerism. While Murakami conceived of Mr. DOB years ahead of his 2000-era Superflat theory, there is much common ground between the two. Not unlike his other creations, Murakami’s Mr. DOB is equal parts erotic, disturbing and cartoonish — an incisive mockery of the mingling of commerce and fine art so prevalent in Japanese popular culture.
Find original Takashi Murakami prints, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Boston, MA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Pale Pink BunniesBy Hunt SlonemLocated in Boston, MAArtist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pale Pink Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" Signature: Si...Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Monica Lying On Her Side With ScribblesBy Tom WesselmannLocated in Boston, MAArtist: Wesselmann, Tom Title: Monica Lying On Her Side With Scribbles Date: 1990 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 40.5" x 60" Framed Dimensions: 44.5" x 64" Signature: ...Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- And Then (Vermillion)By Takashi MurakamiLocated in Boston, MAArtist: Murakami, Takashi Title: And Then x 6 (Vermillion: The Superflat Method) Date: 2013 Medium: Offset-lithography with cold stamping Unframed Dimens...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- And Then (Ultra Marine)By Takashi MurakamiLocated in Boston, MAArtist: Murakami, Takashi Title: And Then x 727 (Ultra Marine Gunjo) Date: 2013 Medium: Offset-lithography with cold stamping Unframed Dimensions: 19.75" x 19.75" Framed Dimens...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Cream and Red Robe on a StoneBy Jim DineLocated in Boston, MAArtist: Dine, Jim Title: Cream and Red Robe on a Stone Date: 2010 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 53" x 39" Framed Dimensions: 60.5" x 46.75" Si...Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph
- White Bunnies IIBy Hunt SlonemLocated in Boston, MAArtist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunnies II Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Signatu...Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Red Ribbon Through the Window - Exceptional Hand Augmented LithographBy Patricia A. PearceLocated in Soquel, CALithograph with hand-painted ribbons by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Pearce work. Another version of this ...Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
MaterialsPaper, Gouache, Pencil, Lithograph
- Letter B - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972By Rafael AlbertiLocated in Roma, ITLetter B by Rafael Alberti, from Alphabet series, is a lithograph, realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. ...Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Letter T - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972By Rafael AlbertiLocated in Roma, ITLetter T by Rafael Alberti, from Alphabet series, is a lithograph, realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. ...Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Storm DragonBy Don Ed HardyLocated in Lyons, COColor lithograph, Edition 20. Don Ed Hardy’s lithographs “Storm Dragon” and “Sea Dragon” continue his lifelong exploration of dragon mythology and imagery. For 2000, the Year of the...Category
Early 2000s Contemporary More Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- I'll Be Dining Alone TonightBy Matthew BrannonLocated in New York, NYMatthew Brannon is best known for his letterpress and screen prints of incongruous combinations of images and text. These prints are rendered in a subtle, stripped-down aesthetic, ev...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Screen
- Twins - Original Litograph by Sami Burhan - 1969By Sami BurhanLocated in Roma, ITHand Signed. Edition of 100 pieces. Excellent conditions.Category
1960s Contemporary Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph