Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most influential artists to emerge from Japan's Pop art movement in the 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the anime and manga characters that he was exposed to during his childhood, Nara creates characters, usually small children, who possess similar cartoonish qualities, with highly stylized features and especially large eyes. However, Nara's illustrations of children, who are often brandishing weapons, are often more menacing and devilish than they are cute and innocent.
Nara has assembled a cult-like following centered around his childlike illustrations although the themes surrounding his work touch on broader social and cultural topics such as violence and the rigidity of social structures in Japan. While he works mainly in painting and drawing, he also experiments in sculpture and installations.
Since his first solo exhibition at Blum and Poe Gallery in 1984, Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions worldwide, from Iceland to Japan to France to the United States.
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Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
1970s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon
Early 2000s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Offset, Etching, Drypoint, Engraving, Oil, Mixed Media, Oil Crayon
1980s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon, Watercolor
1980s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
2010s Abstract Geometric Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Abstract Geometric Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Pencil, Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Abstract Geometric Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Abstract Geometric Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Archival Paper
2010s Abstract Geometric Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Color Pencil, Paper
1990s Pop Art Yoshitomo Nara Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil