Saturday, November 6, 2010

Artist: Yoshitomo Nara



The Little Star Dweller by Yoshitomo Nara

The Little Star Dweller

White Kitty by Yoshitomo Nara

White Kitty

Cosmic Girl - Eyes Wide Open & Eyes Closed by Yoshitomo Nara

Cosmic Girl - Eyes Wide Open & Eyes Closed

Sprout the Ambassador by Yoshitomo Nara

Sprout the Ambassador


Nara first came to the fore of the art world during Japan’s Pop artpastel-hued children and animals drawn with confident, cartoonish lines) with little or no background. But these children, who appear at first to be cute and even vulnerable, sometimes brandish weapons like knives and saws. Their wide eyes often hold accusatory looks that could be sleepy-eyed irritation at being awoken from a nap—or that could be undiluted expressions of hate.

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