Takashi Murakami photographed in Shibuya-Ku - Tokyo, Japan
by Ithaka Darin Pappas in 1992.
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Takashi Murakami (ζδΈ ι Murakami Takashi?, born February 1, 1962) is an internationally prolific contemporary Japanese artist. He works in fine arts media—such as painting and sculpture—as well as what is conventionally considered commercial media —fashion, merchandise, and animation— and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. He coined the termsuperflat, which describes both the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of post-war Japanese culture and society.
