Takashi Murakami

Specializing in Lowbrow, Superflat, Pop art, Comic Strip art, and Hard Edge art, Takashi Murakami has a reputation for crossing the divide between high and low arts. Murakami coined the term Superflat, which describes the visual identity of Japanese artistic tradition and post-war Japanese society, as well as his own personal style and those his work has influenced.

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Murakami is an artistic innovator the blurs boundaries between artistic methods, concepts, and arenas. Takashi Murakami works in various mediums, including fine arts media, such as painting and sculpture, and commercial media, including fashion, merchandise, and animation.