"Mr Wink (Oval Sitting Atop A Cosmos ball)," 2000, Polychrome plastic and vinyl sculpture with C.D. (music by Zak Yumiko) in base, Commissioned for the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2000, (10.25 x 7.5 inches).
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Takashi Murakami
Commissioned in 2000 by the Peter Norton Family for their annual holiday gift, this project features a cartoon-like character called Oval, who sits atop a "cosmos ball," Murakami's name for the sphere covered with smiling flowers. The meditating figure is loosely based on a Japanese Buddha sculpture. Its multiple faces embody the full spectrum of human emotions and states of being: happiness, anger, wakefulness, sleep. The cosmos ball holds a CD with music composed and performed especially for this project by the Tokyo-based duo Zak Yumiko. Inside is a lotus flower, a form often used as a pedestal for Buddhist deities and a symbol of cosmic consciousness.
"Mr Wink (Oval Sitting Atop A Cosmos ball)," 2000, Polychrome plastic and vinyl sculpture with C.D. (music by Zak Yumiko) in base, Commissioned for the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2000, (10.25 x 7.5 inches).
"Mr Wink (Oval Sitting Atop A Cosmos ball)," 2000, Polychrome plastic and vinyl sculpture with C.D. (music by Zak Yumiko) in base, Commissioned for the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2000, (10.25 x 7.5 inches).
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7 comments:
Mr. Wink makes me smile. I can't help loving Murakami's work. His retrospective at MOCA was great fun. Have you ever listened to the CD? It's very good!
I adore smiling flowers.
I do too Wendy!
You looked gorgeous on Altamira NYC in that incredible coat!
There's so much wrapped up in Mr. Wink that you can't help but like Murakami's work. And I must listen to that CD.
That was really lovely. Mr. Wink would be an instant source of delight for anybody who are lucky enough to have him.
And thanks Paul for visiting my blog. :)
how can i become a friend of the family? :)
Fancy that...I'm studying Murakami's work in Ms. Parker's art history course. Thanks for putting me onto Mickalene Thomas' work. I told Ms. Parker about the comment...she knowns about her work and was appreciative of your remarks.
It is interesting that you mention the figure's representation is a broad spectrum of emotions that include those positive and negative in valence. Murakami has a thing for eyes and I'm guessing he uses the numerous eyes studded on the figure to illustrate the represented emotions. Great post...love the blog! You really shed light on different genres of art.
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