© 2014 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. “Embodiment of ‘Um'” by Takashi Murakami (2014). Others include Oval Buddha, a glistening statue of an unrecognisably mutated Buddha, with a non-traditional pedestal inspired by the broken lotus-throne of a 10-11th century sculpture. His sculptures range from a writhing mass of golden, formless monsters to an entire temple gate ( The Birth Cry of a Universe and Bakuramon respectively), but my personal favourites are his Embodiment of “A” and Embodiment of “Um”. These two magnificent monstrosities are Murakamified Oni, disaster-delivering demons from Japanese folklore. Add on his similar contribution to Kanye and Cudi’s Kid’s See Ghosts (2018), and you get my introduction to Murakami, one that I bet is shared by many others. Equally notable is his role designing the album cover for Kanye West’s third studio album, Graduation (2007). 2003 marked the beginning of his collaboration with Louis Vuitton, one of if not the single most successful collab in the brand’s history.
His most famous works however, the things that have allowed him to become a well-known figure even beyond modern art spheres, are his countless collaborations.
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His style and approach to art is very much cohesive (and possibly tailored) to his massive popularity, however his works still maintain a wealth of artistic value.įrom psychedelic paintings of colourful dreamscapes to re-imaginings of centuries old classics to massive golden statues to even a full feature length-film, Murakami has done it all over his three-decade-long career. Takashi Murakami is one of the biggest names in the global art scene right now, and for good reason.
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