Takashi Murakami pays homage to those who came before him and influenced him including the masters of Nihonga he studied as a student and the televisions shows and cartoons he grew up with. Takashi Murakami influences others through his work with young up and coming Japanese artists and as a part of the outwards push (and demand) for Japanese pop culture by western countries. I was first introduced to content such as anime as a child in Australia, and since then the availability and acceptance has only grown. This is my reasoning for this type of art to be used in the classroom (although not the sexualised) especially as I myself aim to teach Japanese as a language in schools.
Takashi Murakami’s artworks (as exampled above) are primarily paintings but also include painted balloon works and sculptures; although Takashi Murakami is not as skilled with Sculptures and hence employs assistants to produce him image.
The above video is how I was introduced to teh artist Takashi Murakami, although I had seen his work before knowing who he was.
well done aidan. I like this alot. I will be talking about this kind of presentation on Tuesday.
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