
"I work very hard to make sure that my art does not produce a superficial image, that there is much more depth to it." - Yoshitomo Nara
A solitary child figure rendered in Nara's signature style stares outward with large, melancholic eyes that carry a quiet defiance beneath their deceptively simple surface. The colored pencil medium lends the work an intimate, hand-drawn tenderness, with soft layered hues revealing subtle emotional complexity upon closer inspection. What appears at first glance to be a childlike innocence gradually unfolds into something far more introspective, embodying Nara's commitment to ensuring his work resonates on a deeply psychological level.
- Medium
- colored pencil on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 7, 2014
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