And then, and then and then and then
This weekend I went to see an art showing by Takashi Murakami and his company Kaikaikiki in Hiroo, Tokyo. Murakami is an internationally famous artist whose work has sold for multiple millions of dollars. The concept of the show was “my first art” which presents a more affordable way to own a limited edition print that is signed by the artist. Over the past 7 years the showing/sale has been run 5 times.
Clearly the art presented are all not originals. They are prints of paintings. That said, the prints are of astonishing quality. The color reproduction and paper used just looks incredible close up. Japan is the world leader in printing technology and it shows.
The image above is of “DOB”, a character created by Murakami. Entitled “And then, and then and then and then” the image itself is a variation on his original painting. This variation is called “Gargle Glop” but there are perhaps about 20 different variations of this image with different color palettes and textures. I love the way that Mr. DOB is looking at us with that really twisted smile.
Since the numbers of art pieces are limited you can’t just buy what you want unfortunately. I’m going to try to put my name into the lottery to be selected for the ability to make a purchase. Although there are a variety of other pieces of art on sale I want a version of this image. In this years offering, my favorites are “yellow jelly” and “cream”. Wish me luck.
As a side note, I thought this building in Hiroo was really cool:
“Acrylic”