以標誌性笑臉小花及與名人跨界合作聞名於世,村上隆(Takashi Murakami)是當代最具影響力的日本藝術家之一。 1990年代中期,村上隆首創「超扁平」(superflat)一詞,形容日本當代藝術中獨特的空間處理手法。 他認為所有藝術形式皆為二維表現,無論是音樂錄像、動畫還是繪畫,都應獲得同等重視。 透過細膩複雜、受動漫啟發的雕塑、繪畫及版畫,他致力消弭高雅與通俗文化之間的分界線。
村上隆1962年出生,於東京藝術大學修讀美術與音樂。 他的藝術創作深植於日本歷史,尤其關注長崎及廣島原子彈爆炸帶來的深遠影響。 正如他所言:「我童年時身邊有許多人因戰爭受創,並因原子彈而罹患疾病。」 他作品中圖像的扁平化,既反映這場災難的創傷,也呼應後現代波普文化的觀念平權。
村上隆以精湛的日本古典繪畫技法,創作出充滿能量且極富卡通感的畫面。 他的創作主題涵蓋宗教符號、古代浮世繪以至商業平面設計。 成果往往色彩迷幻、風格怪誕。 其雕塑與繪畫中常見大眼兔子、笑臉小花等標誌性角色,而以其著名分身 Mr Dob 為主角的裝置藝術,更是童趣盎然、洋溢媚俗美學的樂園。 他亦曾與路易威登等國際品牌合作,並為 Kanye West 及 Billie Eilish 等音樂人設計專輯封面、音樂錄像及服飾。
1996年,村上隆仿效安迪·沃荷(Andy Warhol)的「工廠」模式,在東京創立 Hiropon Factory。 機構現名 Kaikai Kiki,專責生產及發行村上隆的藝術品。 同時栽培其他日本藝術家,包括 MADSAKI、高野綾,以及村上隆的門生 MR 。
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Murakami.Flower #2481 Super Zombie
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Tan Tan Bo
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Kaikai Kiki
村上隆(1962年生);及菲瑞·威廉斯 (1973年生)
The Simple Things
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
DOB in the Strange Forest (Blue DOB)
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Miss Ko² (Project Ko²)
村上隆 (1962年生)
Wow, Kaikai Kiki
村上隆
Flower Matango (d)
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Oval Buddha Silver
村上隆
When I Close My Eyes, I See Shangri-la
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
The Castle of Tin Tin
村上隆(1962年生)
緊握雙手
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Flowerball Brown
村上隆 (1962年生)
雙螺旋,逆轉
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Spring Liquid
村上隆
Melting DOB: Complex Blue
村上隆
骷髏與花-紅色
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
村上隆 (1962年生)
Posi Mushroom
TAKASHI MURAKAMI (B. 1962)
Time Bokan - Pink
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Mononoke
Takashi Murakami (b. 1962)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
村上隆 (1962年生)
向弗朗西斯. 培根致敬 (喬治. 戴爾頭像的習作( 淺色背景) )
村上隆 (1962年生)
Miss ko 2
村上隆 (1962年生)
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)
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