In The Water

Name: In The Water
Brand: Yoshitomo NARA
SKU: 5407006113089
Price: 1089.0 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Yoshitomo NARA

About

Created in 2019 in acrylic and charcoal, In the Water continues Yoshitomo Nara’s themes of isolation, rebellion and spirituality. We see a young girl submerged up to her neck in water. At first she seems to be struggling, yet the longer our attention lingers on the peaceful, almost soothing, shades of the image the more at peace she seems to become. The contrast of black lines on white raise this duality of meaning – is this a depiction of desperation or deep rest?

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The Artist

Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) is a Japanese contemporary artist best known for his distinctive paintings and sculptures of children with oversized heads and expressive, often defiant eyes. Blending influences from manga, punk music, and Japanese popular culture, Nara’s seemingly simple figures convey a complex range of emotions, from innocence and vulnerability to loneliness and rebellion.

Working across painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, Nara creates intimate worlds that explore childhood, independence, and the tension between tenderness and resistance. His instantly recognizable characters have made him one of Japan’s most influential contemporary artists, with a practice that continues to resonate across art and popular culture.

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