Cosmic Girls: Eyes Open / Eyes Closed (Two Works)
A diptych of offset lithographic posters by contemporary Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, featuring his signature cosmic and youthful imagery with contrasting eye states. Published in 2008 by BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in an edition of 500 on wove paper.
- Medium
- Two offset lithographic posters printed in colours, 2008, from the edition of 500, published by BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, on wove paper, each framed
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
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🔨 Auction Lot
From Japan with Love
September 30, 2021
Estimate: $4,000 to $6,000
Lot 8
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Takashi Murakami
Japanese · b. 1962
Murakami similarly merges Japanese pop culture with contemporary fine art, creating bold colorful works featuring wide eyed youthful characters with a playful yet cosmic sensibility that closely mirrors Nara's signature aesthetic.
Mr.
Japanese · b. 1969
This Japanese artist creates large scale prints and paintings of stylized young female figures with expressive oversized eyes and a whimsical pop art influence that shares the same youthful cosmic energy found in Nara's Cosmic Girls diptych.
Lisa Yuskavage
American · b. 1962
Yuskavage creates colorful paintings centered on expressive female figures rendered with a simultaneously playful and psychologically charged quality, echoing Nara's focus on emotive girl subjects with bold graphic presence and pop art sensibilities.
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