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"Takashi
Murakami "
Born
in 1962, in Tokyo Japan, Murakami made his debut as a modern
artist with the 1991 solo exhibition "Takashi, Tamiya."
In 1994 he was invited to New York to participate in the
P.S.1 International Studio Program on a fellowship grant
from the Rockefeller Foundation Asian Cultural Council,
and founded his N.Y. studio during this stay. He returned
to Japan the following year and founded the HIRPON FACTORY(Kaikai
Kiki) in Asaka City, Saitama, as a production studio to
help create his own works, as well as nurture and handle
production for young artists. In 1998 he was invited to
join the New Genre curriculum of the UCLA art department
as guest professor. Murakami primarily lives and works in
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"The
Super Flat Movement"
In
his essay "A Theory of Super Flat Japanese Art,"
Murakami expounds on art historian Nobuo Tsuji's idea that
formal characteristics such as flat, shallow space and bold
linear elements found in the ambitious traditional paintings
of Japan are also evident in contemporary art forms such
as animation. Murakami recognizes the international presence
of post-1945 American art as well and has exceeded the vision
of American Pop icon Andy Warhol, who blurred the boundaries
between popular and fine art. Murakami has his own "factory"
of assistants and has created Mr. DOB, a cartoon character
notable for its compliance with Japan's marketing strategy
of cuteness and which has its own copyright and product
line.
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