Yoshitomo Nara + YNG

Yoshitomo Nara + YNG
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Artists' books
ISBN: 9789935420183

Easily one of the most important Japanese artists of the recent past, Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959) has rocketed to worldwide fame for his darkly whimsical figures that put a creepy twist on childhood ingenuousness. For his 2009 exhibition at the Reykjavik Art Museum, Nara presented his works within the wooden shipping crates in which they had been transported to the museum. Pictures were hung on the outside of the crates, and figures lurked within their interior nooks. This beautifully produced board book records and continues the show's themes of containment and transportation: it features windows that can be opened to reveal the youthful figures ensconced within their confinements, waiting to be freed by the participation of the reader. Yoshitomo Nara was born in 1959, in Aomori, Japan. He is one of the leading artists of Japan's Neo Pop movement. His drawings and paintings are informed by a range of influences, from manga and anime to punk rock. He has also worked in sculpture, ceramic and large-scale installation. In the fall of 2010, the Asia Society in New York presented the first major New York exhibition of his work.

The Lonesome Puppy

The Lonesome Puppy
Author: Yoshitomo Nara
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-03-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780811856409

A puppy so large that no one notices him is very lonely until he meets a determined little girl.

Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara
Author: Yeewan Koon
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-03-25
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780714879949

The definitive book on the life and career of internationally acclaimed artist Yoshitomo Nara Yoshitomo Nara rose to prominence in the mid-1990s, a star in a generation of avant-garde Japanese artists associated with the neo-Pop 'Superflat' movement. This book, made in close collaboration with Nara himself, explores more than three decades of his work - and is the first truly authoritative monograph on the artist in more than a decade. Written by art historian Yeewan Koon and featuring texts by Nara himself, it includes his most recent work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics.

Nothing Ever Happens

Nothing Ever Happens
Author: Yoshitomo Nara
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN:

Edited by Larry Gilman. Foreword by Jill Snyder. Text by Kristin Chambers, Josh Kun, Ingrid Schaffner, Billie Joe Armstrong, Carrie Brownstein, John Doe, Dave Eggers, Yoshitomo Nara, Lars Frederickson, Debbie Harry, Leonard Nimoy, Ozmatli.

Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara
Author: Yoshitomo Nara
Publisher:
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2015
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780986112850

Shallow Puddles brims with full-color, detailed images of Yoshitomo Nara's (born 1959) titular series. These paintings are executed on shallow circular dishes, covered with small square patches of canvas, and seemingly create portals to a world inundated with water. Depicted on each is a solitary figure that, like those in many of the artist's iconic paintings, holds the viewer's gaze with its large, full eyes, some even with averted eyes. Ground and figure are the main components of each work, yet the artist's painterly execution calls attention to his manipulation of color, form and composition to create an image that transcends traditional portraiture. Included is an essay by Shigemi Takahashi, curator at Aomori Museum of Art, who has worked closely with the artist on numerous projects.

Nara

Nara
Author: Mika Yoshitake
Publisher: DelMonico Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN: 9783791359359

This special edition book on Yoshitomo Nara, one of the most prominent contemporary artists working today, shows the complexity of his work over the past three decades. Thirty years after Yoshitomo Nara rocketed to fame with his Neo-Pop paintings of sinister childlike figures, the artist has deepened his practice. Along with his most recognizable pieces, such as his ceramic figurines and ubiquitous portraits of wide-eyed children, readers will discover his less-known aspects of his works including outdoor sculpture, illustrations on paper, and early versions of his figures. Nara's work is influenced by a passion for punk and rock music, popular culture, manga, and growing up in post-World War II Japan. This special edition book includes a slipcase with 13 booklets featuring the full range of Nara's work. It also includes an LP vinyl record with songs selected by the artist on side A and original music and covers by Yo La Tengo, the American indie rock band, on side B. Published with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Day of the Artist

Day of the Artist
Author: Linda Patricia Cleary
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781320549431

One girl, one painting a day...can she do it? Linda Patricia Cleary decided to challenge herself with a year long project starting on January 1, 2014. Choose an artist a day and create a piece in tribute to them. It was a fun, challenging, stressful and psychological experience. She learned about technique, art history, different materials and embracing failure. Here are all 365 pieces. Enjoy!

Drawing Now

Drawing Now
Author: Laura J. Hoptman
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780870703621

Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art QNS, New York, 17 October 2002 - 6 January 2003.

Plastic Culture

Plastic Culture
Author: Woodrow Phoenix
Publisher: Kodansha International
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2006-06-26
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9784770030177

In "Plastic Culture", British comics artist and illustrator Woodrow Phoenixxplores our relationship to toys in the twenty-first century, witharticular emphasis on Japan - an exporter of both merchandise and ideas.lastic Toys based on comics, movies and TV shows from "Astro Boy", "Godzilla"nd "Gatchaman", to "Power Rangers", "Sailor Moon" and "Pokemon" have had aowerful effect on the West, and have kick-started trends in design and populture that have crossed from Japan to the West and back East again. Withts blend of incisive analysis and stylish photography, this is a book thatill appeal to a wide range of readers: from those interested in the latestrends in contemporary art, to toy collectors young and old, and to anyoneith an interest in Japan's influence on contemporary pop culture.

Birth and Present

Birth and Present
Author: Yoshitomo Nara
Publisher: Gingko Press
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Artist Yoshitomo Nara's work has received unprecendented international recognition in recent years and has been presented in many publications, yet none have offered such an intimate portrait of the artist and his process. Photographer Mie Morimoto worked with Nara for six months to document the developinf nuance and texture of his art, including his signature "enfant terribles" paintings and weeping dog sculptures. The book includes never before published excerpts from Nara's Journals and revelatory photographs documenting the body of work included in the travelling exhibition "I Don't Mind If You Forget Me".