Osamu Tezuka’s ceramic relief in Kōtō, Tokyo – Astro Boy & Beyond
Osamu Tezuka is often referred to as the Walt Disney of Japan. Regarded as one of the most legendary Manga artists of his generation, Tez...
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At age 95, Fumiko Hori created this mural for the Fukushima Airport
Fumiko Hori supervised the installation of the mural herself, quite an impressive feat for a woman aged 95 at the time. The giant relief wall was based on Hori’s original painting at the CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio. The relief carving at the airport helps to create an illusion of depth on an otherwise shallow surface. …
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Katsuhiro Otomo’s mural at the Sendai Airport – Riding the Waves
Katsuhiro Otomo’s relief Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira, the 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film, is one of the most well-known manga artists, animators, screenwriters, and film directors in the world. Though he is best known for his manga series and film adaptations, Otomo crossed over into the sculpture world when he was asked …
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Blam! This is Roy Lichtenstein’s pop art painting
Oil paintings are famous the world over for several reasons. For example, its flexibility is one of its biggest attractions. The depth of color that one gets from such paintings also remains quite stunning. Furthermore, the paintings also take too long to dry. Consequently, this offers painters more time to work on them to …
Fernando Botero’s Mona Lisa – Everything you should know
What is Fernando Botero known for? At the beginning of the late 1950s, an artist known as Fernando Botero emerged and started transforming painting from famous artists from Europe such as those of Peter Rueben and inflating them in an almost comical manner. Because he would often use rotund and overweight figures, his sculptures have …
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Roy Lichtenstein’s Crying Girl – Everything you should know
Crying Girl is a painting by Roy Lichtenstein that was created first in 1963 as offset lithograph on lightweight, off-white woven paper and a second version in 1964 as porcelain enamel on steel. The 46 square inch painting depicts a girl with tears falling from her eyes. The painting represents the female identity in …
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Do Yue Minjun’s self portraits make you laugh?
Yue Minjun’s style is easily be recognized. His self-portrait oil paintings depict himself in vivid colors while grinning with his mouth gaping. An oxymoron of sorts, the self-portraits evoke feelings of sympathy as well as humor. The depictions of himself in various poses laughing draw numerous diverse interpretations. However, the general consensus is that …
Roy Lichtenstein’s largest & most impressive paintings
As far as famous pop artists go, it truly does not get any better than Roy Lichtenstein. His style of comic art use made him one of the most well-known and respected pop artists. His work has helped to inspire thousands of artists to hone their craft. His incredible pieces such as the Times …
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Christian Marclay: 7 stained glass windows you won’t see in any cathedral
Christian Marclay’s installation at Palais de Tokyo After spending a whopping $26 million on renovations, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris is now the largest contemporary art center in Europe. It has four levels and is as big as three football fields. With plenty of space, they have creatively allowed the building itself to become …
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Wang Yuping – The best of his dark comic style paintings
Who is Wang Yuping? Wang Yuping (b.1962, Beijing) is known for his gritty, comic book style portraits of urban life in China. His paintings are playful, feature rough, tough or absurd Beijing characters and seem to spy on life in the inner city as a kind of Wang Shuo of the art’s world. By placing …
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