Takashi Murakami, as explained previously, has been compared to the likes of Andy Warhol and others who were a part of the contemporary art or pop art scene many years ago. These are good comparisons to make but Takashi Murakami comes from a completely different context having studies Japanese Nihonga and being a Japanese person his entire life either than being brought up in a western society. This difference is what has shaped the career of Takashi Murakami and what sets him apart from those who came before.
Instead of following a style given to him, Takashi Murakami developed his own concept for his art. Whilst his work can be compared to other styles, Japanese and western, I believe it is important to focus on concept or style or art. SUPERFLAT.
(I did try and understand this concept through the book of the same name, by Takashi Murakami but I found I lacked the fundamental art knowledge to properly interoperate Takashi Murakami’s own words. Instead I have developed the following from other sources which simplified his concept/style/Philosophy)
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This styles name refers to the way in which it flattens traditional Japanese tradition, modernity and other media into a new “oneness” (Jonathan Ross, Japanorama, 2007). This style is characterised by the use of plat planes of colours and graphic images in a style derived from anime and manga. As mentioned previously Takashi Murakami’s work draws from and comments on modern Japanese Otaku culture. Otaku culture refers to that of anime and manga particularly, often with a sci-fi/fantasy theme and sexual fetishism. This subculture has grown and spread to be openly accepted for the most part in Japan and has spread across the western world, most easily noticed in the adaptation of anime television shows such as Pokémon and Naturo.
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