Miss Margaret

Name: Miss Margaret
Brand: Yoshitomo NARA
SKU: 5407006113027
Price: 600.0 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Yoshitomo NARA

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Miss Margaret, 2016 is a wonderful example of Nara’s portraiture, showing how his studio in Nasushiobara, which overlooks the area’s deeply verdant landscape, can influence the surroundings of his subjects. Many of the paintings Yoshitimo Nara created since moving into this new environment in 2005 saw the increased use of multi-layered color, especially in the eyes of his characters. The backgrounds, like this one, are reminiscent of Mark Rothko’s saturated canvases – and we can see those green shades of Nasushiobara in all their glory.

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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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