2012
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most influential artists to emerge from Japan's Pop art movement in the 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the anime and manga characters that he was exposed to during his childhood, Nara creates characters, usually small children, who possess similar cartoonish qualities, with highly stylized features and especially large eyes. However, Nara's illustrations of children, who are often brandishing weapons, are often more menacing and devilish than they are cute and innocent.
Nara has assembled a cult-like following centered around his childlike illustrations although the themes surrounding his work touch on broader social and cultural topics such as violence and the rigidity of social structures in Japan. While he works mainly in painting and drawing, he also experiments in sculpture and installations.
Since his first solo exhibition at Blum and Poe Gallery in 1984, Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions worldwide, from Iceland to Japan to France to the United States.
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Miss Spring
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Dubai, Dubai
YOSHITOMO NARA MISS SPRING, 2012/21 Digital Pigment Print on Takeo Deep PV Hakou paper 27.9 x 22.9 cm Edition of 100 (numbered 72/100 on the ARTSPACE certificate of authenticity). Ha...
Digital
BAIT Mr DOB figure by Takashi Murakami
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Takashi Murakami Painted cast vinyl, edition of 400 27 x 34 x 26 cm (10 1/2 x 13 x 10 in) Sold in 'as new' condition, in original box as issued.
PVC
Yoshitomo Nara, Fire, Bamboo Folding Fan
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Fire By Yoshitomo Nara 2025 Bamboo 23 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm Condition: Excellent.
Resin, Plastic, Wood
Rude Snowman
By Banksy
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Offset lithograph on card 5.75 x 7.00 in (14.6 x 17.8 cm) Plate signed 'BANKSY', verso. Item is a christmas card and is open edition.
Cardboard
Untitled by Slawn
By Slawn
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled By Slawn 2025 Signed Paint on paper 30.5 x 21.6 cm
Paper, Paint
I Understand Difference Btw Right & Wrong, I Prefer Wrong
By The Connor Brothers
Located in Dubai, Dubai
I Understand Difference Btw Right & Wrong, I Prefer Wrong By The Connor Brothers The Connor Brothers are a contemporary British art duo known for blending fiction with reality, oft...
Pigment
Yoshitomo Nara - Thinking My Home
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Thinking My Home, 2021 Print on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
Paper
After the Acid Rain (night version) for STARS Exhibition
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Yoshitomo Nara After the Acid Rain (night version) for STARS Exhibition, 2020 Material: 100% Cotton Size: 90.5 x 36.5 x 2.5 cm Yoshitomo Nara Copyright lower right Framed ...
Fabric
Yoshitomo Nara - Lollipop
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Lollipop Print on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
Paper
Yoshitomo Nara - Harmless Kitty
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara Harmless Kitty Poster on paper 20 3/10 × 14 3/10 in 51.5 × 36.4 cm
Paper
Yoshitomo Nara
Located in New York, NY
The definitive book on the life and career of internationally acclaimed artist Yoshitomo Nara Yoshitomo Nara rose to prominence in the mid-1990s, a s...
Paper
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girl Single Figure "3" Contemporary Sculpture
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Draper, UT
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girl Single Figure "3" Contemporary Sculpture
Resin, Vinyl
Once built for curbs and handrails, these boards now hang beside blue-chip works in major museums and collectors’ homes.
The exhibition includes his portraits of wide-eyed kids with mayhem on their minds, as well as some of the artist’s personal belongings.
