JapanPOP,
FLOATING POP
JapanPOPart, an art exhibition successfully presented with a preview in Milan with a great success. The exhibition in its final form will open on March 10 IN MILAN at the Deodato Art Gallery.
artists are:
Tomoko Nagao
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Hikari Shimoda
Hitomi Maehashi
A
curatorial project by Christian Gangitano, in collaboration with Deodato Arte
Here is the
concept history starting from FLOATING WORLD from which we extrapolate the
development of our research of the relationship between East and West relations
in pop arts: FLOATING POP (japanese pop art), take a look to Asia as an
emerging power and already dominant on the worldwide's imaginary of fashion,
comics, design, as an art influencer, one of more active cultural player,
economy development, not only japan therefore, that despite everything, it was
the first Asian power, democracy westernized.
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| Hiroyuki Takahashi |
With this
"Japan POP art show" an innovative artist combination, we will keep
the guidelines of “edo pop”, an art project that i am still forwarding since
2004, it was already started my researching about japanese pop arts since Edo
period till the latest artistic trend, taking a look to expanded relationship
in art between Eastern and Western pop cultures, massive consumption,
advertising and communication.
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| Tomoko Nagao: stencil art, 白雪姫" Snow white with LV bug |
Amazing #Snowwhite princess #Biancaneve
#白雪姫" , #spraypaint #oncanvas 110x100cm, a photo from #TomokoNagaostudio. #iconography is the guys chatacter of the painting by #Delacroix "La libertè guidant le peuple"
#白雪姫" , #spraypaint #oncanvas 110x100cm, a photo from #TomokoNagaostudio. #iconography is the guys chatacter of the painting by #Delacroix "La libertè guidant le peuple"
#frenchrevolution with #louisvuittonbag #LV #stencilart#stencilism #japanpop #popart #nipposuggestioni #kawaiiart #superflat
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| Tomoko Nagao: Bacchino Malato, 病んだ若きバッカス The young sick bacchus with Sony Headphone, 130x120 cm#youngsickbacchus #bacchus #bacchino #bacchinomalato #silver by#TomokoNagao #Tomoko #articon form #michelangelomerisi #Caravaggio#villaborghese with #sony #headphone #cue #cuty #kawaiistencil #stenci |
Ukiyo (浮世
"Floating World") Described the urban lifestyle, Especially the
pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo-period in Japan (1600-1867 Tokugawa period).
The "Floating World" culture developed in Yoshiwara, the licensed
red-light district of Edo town (modern Tokyo), which was the site of many
brothels, chashitsu tea houses, and kabuki theaters frequented by Japan's
growing middle class. The ukiyo cultures arose also in other cities Such as
Osaka and Kyoto and coming out, beginning of the last century, in Paris .
TOMOKO NAGAO
Here began the first real pop
art, is the famous Japanese's woodblock prints well known as ukiyo-e, or
"pictures of the Floating World," In These districts, already more
than 4 century ago, had began their origins the japanese's pop cultures, first
in the world as an affordable art, (long time before of Andy Warhol's pop art) often
depicted scenes of the Floating World itself, such as geisha, kabuki actors,
sumo wrestlers, samurai, chonin and prostitutes that was same of contemporary
pop stars and massive brand icons.
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| Tomoko Nagao: the last last supper |
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| Tomoko Nagao: Narciso, apoteosi del brand |
In fact, FLOATING POP is
still a worldwide important TREND TODAY: the newest artist, son of this
culture, represent mass consumption, leisure and entertainment globalized using
a universal language "POP", this was already among the oriental and
western culture, sign of begin of today's global marketplace.
Christian Gancitano
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| Hitomi Maehashi |
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| Hikari Shimoda |
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| Hikari Shimoda |
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| Hikari Shimoda |
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| Hikari Shimoda |
