We’re delighted to be able offer a new colour-way from Takashi Murakami’s iconic and sought after Flower Ball series. The latest edition to the Flower Ball family is titled Flower Ball Awakening and features a beautiful blue and white petal flower surrounded by an array of vibrant multi-colour flowers.
We are delighted to be able to offer four new Takashi Murakami DOB colour-ways. The prints were released in 2013 and have recently been made available to compliment our existing original set of 6 that were released in 2006.
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Signed, Numbered & Dated
Date: 2013
Edition: 300
Size: 50x50cm
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Signed, Numbered & Dated
Date: 2013
Edition: 300
Size: 50x50cm
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Signed, Numbered & Dated
Date: 2013
Edition: 300
Size: 50x50cm
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Signed, Numbered & Dated
Date: 2013
Edition: 300
Size: 50x50cm
We are delighted to be able to offer Takashi Murakami’s spectacular Homage to Yves Klein prints.
First showcased at the infamous Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Murakami’s latest beautiful evolution of his iconic flower series pay homage to pioneering French artist Yves Klein.
We have all colour-ways available, including An Homage to IKB 1957, An Homage to Mono Pink 1960, An Homage to Mono Gold 1960, and An Homage to Yves Klein Multicolor
We are delighted to be able to offer a beautiful selection of new Takashi Murakami works now available at Kumi Contemporary at fantastic prices courtesy of a one-time only consignment.
Kaikai and Kiki Lots of Fun by Takashi Murakami
Jellyfish Eyes – White by Takashi Murakami
POKA POKA by Takashi Murakami
Architect of the Heart by Takashi Murakami
Skulls MGST 1962 by Takashi Murakami
Skulls MCRST 1962 by Takashi Murakami
Skulls MCBST 1962 by Takashi Murakami
Flowers Have Bloomed by Takashi Murakami
We are excited to be able to offer Takashi Murakami’s Field of Smiling Flowers. Measuring 68cm by 68cm it is the largest print within Murakami’s iconic Flowers series. Field of Smiling Flowers is an absolutely stunning example Murakami’s Superflat style.
Field of Smiling Flowers Print by Takashi Murakami
Two new iconic prints by Takashi Murakami are now available.
Such Cute Flowers is from Takashi Murakami’s immensely popular flower series. The pattern of flowers is contrasted with a reflective background which makes the flowers visually pop from the piece.
And Then Kappa Green is from Takashi Murakami’s iconic DOB series. The green colourway is one of many colours that are available. Others in the series include Yellow Jelly DOB, And Then Original Blue, And Then Cream, And Then And Then Rust Blue, And Then And Then Rust Red
Such Cute Flowers Print by Takashi Murakami
And Then Kappa Green Print by Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is unmistakably the Godfather of Japan’s contemporary art scene. Murakami’s Superflat direction lead the way for a new era in post-modern art in Japan and he is now widely regarded one of the most powerful art figures in the World – listed 14th in Art Review’s Power 100 in 2011.
Maurakami parallels his Suplerflat style to the flattening of Japan’s social culture, creating a fusion of high and low art – art available to the masses with little distinction between the two. Having worked with Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami’s neo-pop art style has become infamous with the legacy that Warhol left behind.
Acknowledged as one of the most hard working artists in the World, Takashi Murakami’s efforts are forever pushing the boundaries of Contemporary Japanese art. Its not hard to see why Murakami’s works have mass appeal – stunning and intricately painted, Takashi Murakami’s art provides a plethora of visual treats. Young boys and girls in Japan decorate their schoolbags and bedrooms with Murakami’s toys. Key-rings and plush toys carry the Kawaii appeal – daintily cute and innocent, they are available for pocket money at character shops across Tokyo. Nowadays you cannot venture too far without seeing aspiring fashionable females carrying one of Murakami’s most iconic works right beside them. Murakami’s design of the Louis Vuitton handbag created a modern design icon – the most successful ever collaboration between an artist and a fashion designer.
Takashi Murakami’s art works hold an even greater appeal. They symbolise an new era of Japan. A Japanese culture that held little identity after the second World War has been reinvented in a kaleidoscope of colourful flowers, masturbating cowboys and oversized golden Buddhas. Japan has embraced Takashi Murakami’s vision and it now has a new ambassador in the art world.
Takashi Murakami’s exhibitions have mesmerised audiences from all around the World. 2010 took Murakami to Europe producing two stunning shows in Italy and France. Murakami’s exhibition held in the Palace of Versailles represented his first major retrospective in France. 15 rooms filled with Takashi Murakami’s often controversial but gloriously beautiful collection of oversized sculptures, contrasting vividly with the Palace’s treasures to produced a spectacle which received worldwide critical acclaim. Takashi Murakami’s 2011 solo exhibition in London’s Gargosian Gallery provided an explosion of sexual energy and erroticism in true Murakami style. Dazzling audiences with life-size manga sculptures, an oversized golden penis sitting beside cute character cut-outs and surrounded by a vast collection of beautiful prints, Murakami is far from predicable.
Takashi Murakami prints are printed on vivid lithograph paper – marvelously colourful and unassumingly large in size. Murakami’s prints provide a window into the spectacular mind of an artist who will go down in history as one of the most foreword thinking and innovative to have graced the contemporary art world.
We’d like like to begin our very first post by welcoming you to Kumi Contemporary. Kumi has been our passion for the last few years and we are overjoyed to have finally launched the website.
Kumi Contemporary was conceived with the primary aim of sharing the beauty of Japanese Contemporary art with collectors and enthusiasts alike.
Kumi literally means ‘everlasting beauty‘ – a testament to the beautiful artwork and a remarkable culture.
Japanese post-modern art is thriving. Takashi Murakami’s Superflat movement has paved the way for a newer generation of young artists: Chiho Aoshima, Mr, Ai Yamaguchi. Japanese influences in the street art have helped shape a new art movement. Graffiti artists Aiko Nakagawa and Hush are two of the most recognisable names in the industry.
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With love,
Kumi
