Monday, January 12, 2015

Yoshitomo Nara


Yoshitomo Nara

In art world, Yoshitomo Nara is one of an important artist who was active in Japan and worldwide in this decade. Yoshitomo Nara was born in a normal family in 1959. He was the youngest child.  When he was young, he began showed a normal talent in art class; however, the comment from his art teacher said his work is so mature so that had less children's simplicity. Yoshitomo was not a student who has a great deal of pension in his study. When he was in Musashino Art University, he tried to discover an art style which has a resolution. In that time, a girl who has a ill-disposed eyesight becomes a symbol in Yoshitomo’s works. From ill-disposed eyesight, audiences find resonance with isolation and sad. Yoshitomo Nara said, loneliness is the motive power when he was working since this kind of emotion include many things, such as memory, love and live. As a result, audience can find themselves through the expression in character’s eyes.  






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