{"id":381,"date":"2020-12-12T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/?p=381"},"modified":"2020-12-14T21:14:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T20:14:35","slug":"takashi-murakami-cherry-blossoms-and-pandas-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/?p=381","title":{"rendered":"Takashi Murakami: Cherry Blossoms and Pandas (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/tags\/gagosian\">Gagosian<\/a>&nbsp;just kicked off its second season of Artist Spotlight \u2014 an ongoing digital series that highlights a single artist from its roster of leading blue-chip artists for one week each month. For the new installment,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/tags\/takashi-murakami\">Takashi Murakami<\/a>&nbsp;unveils a never-before-seen painting titled&nbsp;<em>Cherry Blossoms and Pandas<\/em>&nbsp;2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acrylic on canvas tondo features Murakami\u2019s signature panda characters in multiple neon tones as they balance and play atop a sphere comprised of his unmissable Flowers motif. In the background, the acclaimed Japanese artist incorporates a bright pink field of smiling cherry blossoms to pay homage to Japan\u2019s Sakura blossoms that begin to bloom as early as January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMurakami has invented characters that combine aspects of popular cartoons from Japan, Europe, and the United States\u2014from Mr. DOB, who sometimes serves as a stand-in for the artist himself, to various anime characters and smiling flowers and bears. These figures act as icons and symbols\u2014hosts for more complex themes of violence, technology, and imagination,\u201d said the gallery in a statement. \u201cMany of Murakami\u2019s images also contain explicit art historical references, and some are direct contemporary updates on traditional Japanese works. Not only does Murakami merge different time periods, styles, and subject matter, but his approach to art crosses the boundaries between gallery, studio, art fair, and media as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get a closer look at Murakami\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Cherry Blossoms and Pandas<\/em>&nbsp;2020 painting above and learn more about the work by visiting&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gagosian.com\/fairs\/2020\/12\/09\/takashi-murakami-artist-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gagosian\u2019s website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First published in Hypebeast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Takashi-Murakami-Cherry-Blossoms-and-Pandas-2020.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Takashi-Murakami-Cherry-Blossoms-and-Pandas-2020.png 575w, https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Takashi-Murakami-Cherry-Blossoms-and-Pandas-2020-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gagosian&nbsp;just kicked off its second season of Artist Spotlight \u2014 an ongoing digital series that highlights a single artist from its roster of leading blue-chip [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[36,37,35],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-gagosian","tag-japanese-art","tag-takashi-murakami"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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