japanese pop-art phenomenon takashi murakami is best known for sharing his contemporary artistic style that he originally defined as “superflat“.  when his work was first discovered, people couldn’t really understand his design or what he was trying to do. for murakami, that didnt matter as his mission was to create an image of anime in a brand new, light and peaceful way.

today he now respectively collaborates with louis vutton designer marc jacobs on handbags and accessories, and just made a video and the cover art for kanye west‘s recent album graduation. 

everything i’m not
made me
everything i am

with andy warhol being one of his greatest inspirations, murakami embraces every edgy, daring and colorful element accessible to the public.  who he is and how he reaches his audience sees no line in fusion between commerce and art.  by running his own personal industry, kaikai kiki, out of large studio factories in brooklyn, ny and tokyo, japan, murakami mass-produces his work to upscale boutiques, complimentary galleries and museums, maintaining his controversial vision across the entire world. 

“i think when you are a creative person and you trust yr instincts, you do what you do.

(marc jacobs about murakami’s success)

artwork by takashi murakami 

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