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Yoshitomo Nara — Rock n' Roll Suicide
Yoshitomo Nara

Rock n' Roll Suicide

A solitary child figure rendered in Nara's signature style stares out with large, melancholic eyes that carry both innocence and quiet defiance. The stark, minimal composition employs bold, expressive brushwork in acrylic on canvas, with a limited palette that amplifies the emotional weight of the lone subject. True to Nara's recurring themes, the work channels the raw, rebellious spirit of rock music through the deceptively simple iconography of childhood.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 14, 2014

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Yoshitomo Nara, Rock n' Roll Suicide

A solitary child figure rendered in Nara's signature style stares out with large, melancholic eyes that carry both innocence and quiet defiance. The stark, minimal composition employs bold, expressive brushwork in acrylic on canvas, with a limited palette that amplifies the emotional weight of the lone subject. True to Nara's recurring themes, the work channels the raw, rebellious spirit of rock music through the deceptively simple iconography of childhood.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Acrylic On Canvas, Youth Culture, Japanese, Expressive, Emotional, Pop Art, Colorful, Figurative, Contemporary

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Collected by

Melissa Avery