以标志性笑脸小花及与名人跨界合作闻名于世,村上隆(Takashi Murakami)是当代最具影响力的日本艺术家之一。 1990年代中期,村上隆首创“超扁平”(superflat)一词,形容日本当代艺术中独特的空间处理手法。 他认为所有艺术形式皆为二维表现,无论是音乐录像、动画还是绘画,都应获得同等重视。 透过细腻复杂、受动漫启发的雕塑、绘画及版画,他致力消弭高雅与通俗文化之间的分界线。
村上隆1962年出生,于东京艺术大学修读美术与音乐。 他的艺术创作深植于日本历史,尤其关注长崎及广岛原子弹爆炸带来的深远影响。 正如他所言:“我童年时身边有许多人因战争受创,并因原子弹而罹患疾病。” 他作品中图像的扁平化,既反映这场灾难的创伤,也呼应后现代波普文化的观念平权。
村上隆以精湛的日本古典绘画技法,创作出充满能量且极富卡通感的画面。 他的创作主题涵盖宗教符号、古代浮世绘以至商业平面设计。 成果往往色彩迷幻、风格怪诞。
其雕塑与绘画中常见大眼兔子、笑脸小花等标志性角色,而以其著名分身Mr Dob为主角的装置艺术,更是童趣盎然、洋溢媚俗美学的乐园。 他亦曾与路易威登等国际品牌合作,并为Kanye West及Billie Eilish等音乐人设计专辑封面、音乐录像及服饰。
1996年,村上隆仿效安迪·沃霍尔(Andy Warhol)的“工厂”模式,在东京创立Hiropon Factory。 机构现名Kaikai Kiki,专责生产及发行村上隆的艺术品。 同时栽培其他日本艺术家,包括MADSAKI、高野绫,以及村上隆的门生MR。
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Tan Tan Bo
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Kaikai Kiki
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962); & PHARRELL WILLIAMS (B. 1973)
The Simple Things
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
DOB in the Strange Forest (Blue DOB)
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Wow, Kaikai Kiki
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (Japanese, B. 1962)
Flower Matango (d)
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Oval Buddha Silver
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (JAPANESE, B. 1962)
When I Close My Eyes, I See Shangri-la
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
The Castle of Tin Tin
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Hands Clasped
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Flowerball Brown
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Spring Liquid
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (JAPANESE, B. 1962)
Melting DOB: Complex Blue
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (Japanese, B. 1962)
Skulls & Flowers Red
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Genome No. 10^7x2^122
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
In the Deep DOB-Yellow/Green/Pink/Acqua Blue/Purple
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Melting DOB C
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
And Then, And Then And Then And Then And Then. Yellow Universe
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
New day: Kaikai and Kiki, Faces All-Over
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
New day DOB's Acrobatic Spectacular: Society
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Thinking Matter (Red)
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
And then, and then and then and then and then
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
New day: Face of the Artist
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Posi Mushroom
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Time Bokan - Pink
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Mononoke
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of George Dyer (On Light Ground))
Takashi Murakami (B. 1962)
Miss ko 2
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
A Panda Family Against the Blue Sky
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Kōrin: Tranquility
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
And then, and then and then and then and then
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Jellyfish Eyes-Black 4
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
PO + KU Surrealism Mr. DOB - Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Sakura
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Flower Ball (Brown)
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Flowerball Pink
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
I open wide my eyes but see no scenery. I fix my gaze upon my heart.
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
VAN GOGH
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Ensō: Exponentially Expanding Universe
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Melting DOB D
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Cherries
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Sphere Monogram (White)
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Flower Ball (3-D) Red Cliff
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
And then, and then, and then, and then, and then / Kappa
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (NE EN 1962)
ACUPUNCTURE/FLOWERS (CHECKERS)
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Me and Kaikai and Kiki
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Melting DOB E
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Panda & Panda Cubs