Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami

Japan • Born in: 1962

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Born in Tokyo in 1962, Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential artists to come out of Japan in recent decades. Formally trained in Nihonga (a painting style focused on traditional Japanese techniques and subject matter), Murakami earned a Ph.D. from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1993, and emerged out of Japan's Neo-Pop generation after the collapse of Japan's bubble economy in the late 1980s.

Although the artist has consistently incorporated contemporary Japanese popular culture in the forms of anime (animation) and manga (comic books) into his work, he has also continued to draw on traditional Japanese sources ranging from Buddhist imagery, 12th-century picture scrolls and Zen painting, and compositional techniques from 18th-century Edo eccentric painting.

Forging a new reciprocal relationship between high art and mass culture, Murakami's artistic practice is predicated on seeing art as a part of the economy. The artist is significant for carving out a new entrepreneurial model based on a transformation of applied market strategies. This model can be attributed to the global shift from a consumer-based society to a service-oriented economy, which differentiates Murakami from Andy Warhol and his contemporaries Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.

In addition to creating artworks, Murakami has made a constellation of ancillary activities integral to his practice by taking on the roles of curator, lecturer, event coordinator, radio host, newspaper columnist, and manager of emerging artists. His international corporation Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., with its multi-faceted operations in mass-produced merchandising, animated film production, and corporate design commissions including his renowned collaboration with Louis Vuitton reveals his aim to creatively widen art's distributive capacities. The artist continues to innovate by jumping into the world of NFTs.

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A Return from Wandering, Takashi Murakami

A Return from Wandering

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$2,192

Mr. DOB Kokeshi Dolls, Takashi Murakami

Mr. DOB Kokeshi Dolls

Takashi Murakami

Design - 3.7 x 3 x 2 inch

$875

Beyond the Dimensions, Takashi Murakami

Beyond the Dimensions

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch

$2,943

Inside the Rainbow's Heart, Takashi Murakami

Inside the Rainbow's Heart

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch

$2,818

Flowers Blooming in the Isle of the Dead, Takashi Murakami

Flowers Blooming in the Isle of the Dead

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$2,192

Korin The Golden River, Takashi Murakami

Korin The Golden River

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch

$2,442

Korin The Land Beyond Death Bathed in Light, Takashi Murakami

Korin The Land Beyond Death Bathed in Light

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 x 0 inch

$2,317

Love, Takashi Murakami

Love

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,192

Kansei : The Golden Age, Takashi Murakami

Kansei : The Golden Age

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$3,600

Time Bokan - Missing in the Eyes - Red, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan - Missing in the Eyes - Red

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,969

Flowers of Gratitude, Takashi Murakami

Flowers of Gratitude

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$2,192

Inside The Soul, Takashi Murakami

Inside The Soul

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$2,192

Friendship Forever!, Takashi Murakami

Friendship Forever!

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,879

We are the square Jocular Clan (4), Takashi Murakami

We are the square Jocular Clan (4)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

Hollow Black, Takashi Murakami

Hollow Black

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.4 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,641

Time Bokan-Pink, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan-Pink

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,969

727 Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

727 Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 30.3 x 43.3 inch

$62,626

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$36,636

Time Bokan - blue, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan - blue

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,969

Yonaguni, Takashi Murakami

Yonaguni

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$5,323

Kõrin: Tranquility, Takashi Murakami

Kõrin: Tranquility

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$4,895 $4,406

Death Pink, Takashi Murakami

Death Pink

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.4 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,641

Korpokkur in the Forest, Takashi Murakami

Korpokkur in the Forest

Takashi Murakami

Print - 30.3 x 36.2 inch

$7,452

Me among the Supernatural, Takashi Murakami

Me among the Supernatural

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,859

Doraemon, Let’s Go Beyond These Dimensions on a Time Machine with Master Fujiko F Fujio!, Takashi Murakami

Doraemon, Let’s Go Beyond These Dimensions on a Time Machine with Master Fujiko F Fujio!

Takashi Murakami

Print - 25.8 x 22.6 inch

$1,879

Doraemon: Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door - Dokodemo Door, Takashi Murakami

Doraemon: Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door - Dokodemo Door

Takashi Murakami

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$5,323

Time : Camouflage Moss Green, Takashi Murakami

Time : Camouflage Moss Green

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,789

Doraemon: So Much Fun, Under the Blue Sky, Takashi Murakami

Doraemon: So Much Fun, Under the Blue Sky

Takashi Murakami

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,879

Smile_02 Blue hair, pink headphones w MF, Takashi Murakami

Smile_02 Blue hair, pink headphones w MF

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch

$3,828

Let us devote our hearts, Takashi Murakami

Let us devote our hearts

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$2,192

Takashi Murakami x Virgil Abloh (Off White) Hollow Man, Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami x Virgil Abloh (Off White) Hollow Man

Takashi Murakami

Print - 15.7 x 18.4 inch

$8,141

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Pink Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Pink Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$18,788

Time Bokan - black + moss green, Takashi Murakami

Time Bokan - black + moss green

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,969

On an Endless Journey on a Time Machine with the Author Fujiko F. Fujio!, Takashi Murakami

On an Endless Journey on a Time Machine with the Author Fujiko F. Fujio!

Takashi Murakami

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$5,323

We Are The Jocular Clan (7), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (7)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

We Are The Jocular Clan (3), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (3)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

Homage to Francis Bacon (study for head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer), Takashi Murakami

Homage to Francis Bacon (study for head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 39.4 inch

$7,273 $6,546

Doraemon: Here We Go!, Takashi Murakami

Doraemon: Here We Go!

Takashi Murakami

Print - 22.8 x 20.1 inch

$3,695

Doraemon Sitting Up - Every Day is a Struggle Nobita, Takashi Murakami

Doraemon Sitting Up - Every Day is a Struggle Nobita

Takashi Murakami

Print - 25.8 x 22.6 inch

$1,879

We Are The Jocular Clan (4), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (4)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,072

We Are The Jocular Clan (4), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (4)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Blue Silkscreen, Takashi Murakami

Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Blue Silkscreen

Takashi Murakami

Print - 29.5 x 29.5 inch

$18,788

Fireball, Takashi Murakami

Fireball

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$2,192

A Little Flower Painting : Yellow, White, and Purple Flowers, Takashi Murakami

A Little Flower Painting : Yellow, White, and Purple Flowers

Takashi Murakami

Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch

$2,844

We Are The Jocular Clan (8), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (8)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

We Are The Jocular Clan (6), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (6)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (7), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (7)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

Champagne Supernova Blue, custom framed, Takashi Murakami

Champagne Supernova Blue, custom framed

Takashi Murakami

Print - 29.1 x 20.9 inch

$3,880

We Are The Jocular Clan (9), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Jocular Clan (9)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

WE ARE THE JOCULAR CLAN (1), Takashi Murakami

WE ARE THE JOCULAR CLAN (1)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,181

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (10), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (10)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (9), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (9)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (8), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (8)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (5), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (5)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (2), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (2)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (1), Takashi Murakami

We Are The Square Jocular Clan (1)

Takashi Murakami

Print - 18.7 x 18.6 inch

$1,116

So much fun, Takashi Murakami

So much fun

Takashi Murakami

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$2,734

Jellyfish eyes-white, Takashi Murakami

Jellyfish eyes-white

Takashi Murakami

Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,516

Me and Mr. DOB, Takashi Murakami

Me and Mr. DOB

Takashi Murakami

Print - 26.8 x 26.8 inch

$3,281

Kansei: korin red stream, Takashi Murakami

Kansei: korin red stream

Takashi Murakami

Print - 28 x 28 inch

$5,195 $4,676

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Who is the artist?

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential artists to come out of Japan in recent decades. Formally trained in Nihonga (a painting style focused on traditional Japanese techniques and subject matter), Murakami earned a Ph.D. from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1993, and emerged out of Japan's Neo-Pop generation after the collapse of Japan's bubble economy in the late 1980s.

Although the artist has consistently incorporated contemporary Japanese popular culture in the forms of anime (animation) and manga (comic books) into his work, he has also continued to draw on traditional Japanese sources ranging from Buddhist imagery, 12th-century picture scrolls and Zen painting, and compositional techniques from 18th-century Edo eccentric painting.

Forging a new reciprocal relationship between high art and mass culture, Murakami's artistic practice is predicated on seeing art as a part of the economy. The artist is significant for carving out a new entrepreneurial model based on a transformation of applied market strategies. This model can be attributed to the global shift from a consumer-based society to a service-oriented economy, which differentiates Murakami from Andy Warhol and his contemporaries Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.

In addition to creating artworks, Murakami has made a constellation of ancillary activities integral to his practice by taking on the roles of curator, lecturer, event coordinator, radio host, newspaper columnist, and manager of emerging artists. His international corporation Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., with its multi-faceted operations in mass-produced merchandising, animated film production, and corporate design commissions including his renowned collaboration with Louis Vuitton reveals his aim to creatively widen art's distributive capacities. The artist continues to innovate by jumping into the world of NFTs.

What is Takashi Murakami’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Provocative Artists, Stunning Sculptures

When was Takashi Murakami born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1962