Price On Request Artist: Takashi Murakami Title: Lotus Flower (Pink) Medium: Offset Lithograph Year: 2010 Edition: Size 300 Size: 71 cm diameter Framed: Approx 88 x 88 x 5.5 cm Price includes current frame and delivery within Singapore. Please contact us for an international delivery quotation. ### Takashi Murakami Biography:Murakami was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1962 and grew up in a household that placed a high value on art. Japanese popular culture informed his outlook, but he also felt the impact of Western society, particularly the popular culture of the United States. Murakami became exposed to some aspects of American life during a time when his father worked at an American naval base, and he also absorbed a great deal through imported movies and music. Murakami wanted to be an artist when he grew up. He was particularly interested in animation and comics, and he felt that studying art would help him improve his drawing skills.He enrolled in the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in the early 1980s. There he studied "Nihonga", a nineteenth-century style of Japanese painting that combines Japanese subject matter with European painting techniques. He earned his bachelor of fine arts degree in 1986 and then continued his studies to earn a master's degree in 1988 and a PhD in 1993.Murakami began to wonder how meaningful that style was to modern day Japan and began searching for his own style. He had become increasingly drawn to the world of "manga" and "anime" and he was also fascinated by the concept of "kawaii", a Japanese term that translates roughly to cuteness and sought ways to incorporate these popular trends into his work. Die-hard collectors acquire the merchandise and also accumulate detailed knowledge of the cartoons and comics themselves. This devotion to anime and manga...