Nara Meizhi Yoshitomo Nara
- Japans famous modern artists, whose works include comics and animation, have been exhibited in Japans Art Museum and are very popular. The signs are big children, white and docile dogs, and children dressed in sheep clothes. They are very cute. The characters in his works are actually characterized by the pair of evil eyes hanging from the end of their eyes. The protagonists of his paintings who show an unfriendly look in their eyes and are in a lonely and indifferent background can not help but make people love from pity.
- Thirty years after Yoshitomo Nara rocketed to fame with his Neo-Pop paintings of sinister childlike figures, the artist has deepened his practice. This book presents the full range of Naras work. Along with his most recognisable pieces, such as his ceramic figurines and ubiquitous portraits of wide-eyed children, readers will discover his earliest works-illustrations on paper that reflect Naras passion for punk and rock music and popular culture, as well as early versions of his figures, roughly painted on surfaces ranging from envelopes to cardboard.
- 30 years ago,Nara MeizhiFamous for his new popular paintings depicting sinister children, the artist is still gradually deepening his creation.
- This book gives a comprehensive introduction to Naras works. In addition to his best-known works, such as pottery figurines and ubiquitous portraits of children with big eyes, readers will also find his earliest works - paper illustrations reflecting Naras passion for punk, rock music and pop culture, as well as early versions of his characters, sketched on the surface from envelopes to cardboard. His recent works are also on display, including the impressive 26 foot outdoor sculpture Miss forest, as well as large bronze and smaller ceramic works. These and other exhibits are designed to celebrate Naras northern Japanese tradition and deal with the earthquake that destroyed Japan in 2011.
- Through Naras unique music lens to compare and contrast these works, the audience will realize that the artist becomes more meditative with age and has closer and closer ties with his ancestors.
Thirty years after Yoshitomo Nara rocketed to fame with his Neo-Pop paintings of sinister childlike figures, the artist has deepened his practice. This book presents the full range of Naras work. Along with his most recognisable pieces, such as his ceramic figurines and ubiquitous portraits of wide-eyed children, readers will discover his earliest works-illustrations on paper that reflect Naras passion for punk and rock music and popular culture, as well as early versions of his figures, roughly painted on surfaces ranging from envelopes to cardboard. His most recent works are represented as well, including his impressive twenty-six-foot-high outdoor sculpture, Miss Forest, plus large-scale bronze and smaller ceramic works. These and other pieces celebrate Naras Northern Japanese heritage and confront the 2011 earthquake that devastated Japan. Comparing and contrasting these pieces through Naras distinctive musical lens, viewers will come to recognise an artist whohas become more contemplative with age, and who has grown to be more in touch with his ancestry.
