My favorite
new artist is, by far, Yoshitomo Nara, pictured below. Nara paints,
draws and sculpts children, animals,
and children
dressed up like animals. I see in his work a sense of the moral outrage
of the powerless, and the resignation of the defenseless.
But then
again, what do I know, I'm a damn Economics Professor!!!!
Anyway,
here are a few examples:
I am very happy to say that Robin and I own the following Nara Lithograph, titled appropriately, Girl in the Box
There is a very interesting article and interview with Nara in a recent issue of the magazine GIANT ROBOT. You can also visit Nara's website (in Japanese but with great images available by clicking here ). Here's some final images from Giant Robot of Nara and more of his work.
