Aya Takano

(Japanese, born 1976)

Aya Takano is a contemporary Japanese artist best known for her involvement with the aesthetics of the Superflat movement and manga art. Takano’s work is recognized for its use of sexually empowering images of women, animals, and often surreal mythology, creating a loose narrative of her artistic persona. Her work is part of a Postmodern tradition in Japan that appropriates popular art forms, using them to represent critical perspectives on Japanese contemporary life. Like Chiho Aoshima and Yoshitomo Nara, Takano’s oeuvre is an example of how artists have developed new modes of expression within Japanese visual culture. Born on December 22, 1976 in Saitama, Japan, she studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo before going to work as an assistant for the artist Takashi Murakami, the founder of the Superflat art movement. Her works are in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, among others. Takano lives and works between Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.

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Aya Takano (539 results)

A girl talking with figures from Zegaibo..., 2003

Aya Takano

A girl talking with figures from Zegaibo..., 2003

Sale Date: November 27, 2011

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Drive with a night dog & the weightless room, 2006

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Drive with a night dog & the weightless room, 2006

Sale Date: December 4, 2011

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I had a dream, in the aftermath of the..., 2011

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I had a dream, in the aftermath of the..., 2011

Sale Date: November 9, 2011

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Stuffed animal room, 2006

Aya Takano

Stuffed animal room, 2006

Sale Date: November 10, 2011

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For hope (in 2 parts, various sizes), 2003

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For hope (in 2 parts, various sizes), 2003

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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Lightning (in 3 parts), 2008

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Lightning (in 3 parts), 2008

Sale Date: October 3, 2011

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Girl with geishas on top, 2003

Aya Takano

Girl with geishas on top, 2003

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Girl with flowers, 2003

Aya Takano

Girl with flowers, 2003

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Minjiko-hat, 1999

Aya Takano

Minjiko-hat, 1999

Sale Date: July 30, 2011

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We get out for walking, 2002

Aya Takano

We get out for walking, 2002

Sale Date: June 28, 2011

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A cluster of fireworks, that girl, 2003

Aya Takano

A cluster of fireworks, that girl, 2003

Sale Date: May 29, 2011

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Sweetness in the dark, 2009

Aya Takano

Sweetness in the dark, 2009

Sale Date: May 29, 2011

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Fallin manma: Air, 2000

Aya Takano

Fallin manma: Air, 2000

Sale Date: May 29, 2011

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Dun Huang's room, 2006

Aya Takano

Dun Huang's room, 2006

Sale Date: May 28, 2011

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Ohne Titel (+ Family art, offset, lrgr; 2..., 2002

Aya Takano

Ohne Titel (+ Family art, offset, lrgr; 2..., 2002

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

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Earth, 2006

Aya Takano

Sale Date: April 12, 2011

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A night walk - a pink moon emerged, 2005

Aya Takano

A night walk - a pink moon emerged, 2005

Sale Date: April 28, 2011

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Mall Mania Miami, standing in a storm, 2006

Aya Takano

Mall Mania Miami, standing in a storm, 2006

Sale Date: April 28, 2011

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Baby milk tooth (+ Life; 2 works), 2000

Aya Takano

Baby milk tooth (+ Life; 2 works), 2000

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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The queen who carries the moon crown, 2004

Aya Takano

The queen who carries the moon crown, 2004

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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I went to Egypt, 2003

Aya Takano

I went to Egypt, 2003

Sale Date: April 4, 2011

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Sans titre, 2003

Aya Takano

Sans titre, 2003

Sale Date: March 28, 2011

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It was such a great dragon, 1999

Aya Takano

It was such a great dragon, 1999

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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She liked animals more than people, 2007

Aya Takano

She liked animals more than people, 2007

Sale Date: February 14, 2011

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