On the flat plane of the work, the petals are painted in varied hues of blue, pink, purple, and yellow over the white background. The presented work, Flower Belt, is a representative of this collaboration. Since 2017, he has collaborated with Virgil Abloh, the founder and chief designer of Off White, one the most popular fashion brands today, to incorporate his most iconic flower image into Off White's accessories and create art pieces of contemporary significance. On the foundation of traditional Japanese aesthetics, he continued the creative approach of pop art which combine business and art studio, and developed an anime style that is close to daily life, thus making an artistic declaration of his own. Murakami began studying painting since 1980 before entering the Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2019, the retrospective MURAKAMI VS MURAKAMI in Hong Kong became a hit in town with over 150,000 visitors, proving the significant influence of the leading exponent in the Japanese contemporary art world. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Gagosian Gallery, Hong KongĪ Pioneer Crossover by Takashi Murakami x Virgil Abloh Signed in English and dated on the top credited on the aluminum frameĢ3 Jun –, Murakami & Abloh-Technicolour 2, Gagosian Gallery, Paris Sublimation printing, Off-White belt, and Off-White zip ties on canvas mounted on aluminum frameĤ1.7 x 35.5 x 4 cm.
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