Art and about…
If you happen to be in New York…
Be inspired with these bright, fun flowers by Takashi Murakami. Not only does this artist tap into the current brights trend, he combines fine art, design, animation and fashion to bring us a spectacular show that can be seen at The Brooklyn Museum through July 13th.
Here are a few more examples of his work. I find this fully saturated room soothing in an odd sort of way…
You can see the whimisical print in this close up… Somebodys watching you!
Eyeball print
Tapping into fashion, Murakami was comissioned by Louis Vuitton to re-design their well known two tone logo. The result changed the face of high end handbag design.
Original Louis Vuitton Color Combination
Louis Vuitton Bag in brights by Murakami
Clearly, Murakami has a keen eye for textiles, product, media and fashion. I am sure we will see more of his work in the future.
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May 4th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Takishi is one of my favorites (I’ve mentioned him in a few posts I think…)
Anyway, if I had a girl the walls would have been painted with one of his happy flower patterns… **sigh**