Well, I'm not going to waste too much time talking about him because he's so widely known there's nt much point in regurgitating a bunch of info that can be found anywhere. Of the two very famous Japanese Artists, Yoshimoto Nara and Takashi Murakami I'd say Nara is my favorite although comparing them is sort of unfair. Murakami's works are, well, flat (duh) and generally in my opinion a little unfeeling (though they are awesome). Nara, on the other hand, seems more emotional in his work and I particularly love the cute but obviously danerous little girls he portrays. I recently got to look through the book from his first American Exhibit that a friend of mine has and it made me fall even more deeply in love with his stuff.
There are lots of places to see his work. Check it.
sweet
Awesome
Right on
Dude
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Artist: Jeremiah Ketner
From his own site:
and my favorite, klimt inspired piece:
"Jeremiah Ketner, a chicago based artist who tends to paint charming little creatures floating through pastel dreamscape's. His Japanese pop art influenced imagery tends to describe the a more casual and carefree side of life. Ketner has been busy painting and exhibiting his works all over the nation."
Short and sweet. Kind of like his paintings which are very sweet and sugary looking. Instant love for me of course, which I guess has to do with the cute critters and their japanese influence. But his newer work, which he describes as having a "more human element" appeal to me even more since the feature lovely figures amongst all the sweetness. I'm not even going to bother looking up what the critics say because I don't care.
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