Tomoo Gokita

(Japanese, born 1969)

Tomoo Gokita is a contemporary Japanese artist best known for his monochrome abstract figurative paintings and prints. His signature gray scale compositions are often based on found photographs and old magazine illustrations featuring a central figure whose face is obliterated. Gokita’s stylistic references to Surrealism and abstraction are not deliberate, “I just improvise and, in the end, it looks like these categories, but I never intend it to,” said the artist. He was most influenced by the generation of New York Neo-Expressionists, such as Julian Schnabel, Eric Fischl, and David Salle. Born in 1969 in Tokyo, Japan, he briefly enrolled in a local art college in 1988 where he experimented with oil painting. After two years, he dropped out and became a graphic designer, creating flyers for nightclubs in Japan followed by designing CD and LP covers for rising musicians. Despite his success in the music industry, the artist returned to drawing and painting in the mid-1990s. His works have been shown in influential institutions around the world, including Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art in Sakura, Japan, Mary Boone Gallery, Blum & Poe in New York, among others. The artist works and lives in Tokyo, Japan.

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Tomoo Gokita (418 results)
1. Drive Up From Pedro／2. Precious Paul, 2009

Tomoo Gokita

1. Drive Up From Pedro／2. Precious Paul, 2009

Sale Date: November 2, 2019

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Untitled; and Untitled, 2006

Tomoo Gokita

Untitled; and Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2019

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Two works: (i) The Madmen #1; (ii) Party..., 2016

Tomoo Gokita

Two works: (i) The Madmen #1; (ii) Party..., 2016

Sale Date: October 18, 2019

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MATURE #2, 2017

Tomoo Gokita

MATURE #2, 2017

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Status Seeking, 2014

Tomoo Gokita

Status Seeking, 2014

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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If you go away, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

If you go away, 2007

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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1. Escape into Fantasy／2. Escape into Reality, 2008

Tomoo Gokita

1. Escape into Fantasy／2. Escape into Reality, 2008

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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1. The Madmen #1／2. Party Couple, 2016

Tomoo Gokita

1. The Madmen #1／2. Party Couple, 2016

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Precious Paul, 2009

Tomoo Gokita

Precious Paul, 2009

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Work, 2001

Tomoo Gokita

Work, 2001

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Work, 2001

Tomoo Gokita

Work, 2001

Sale Date: October 26, 2019

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Los Lobos, 2018

Tomoo Gokita

Los Lobos, 2018

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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BLOODTHIRSTY CONE-NOSE, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

BLOODTHIRSTY CONE-NOSE, 2007

Sale Date: October 7, 2019

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Caroline, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

Caroline, 2007

Sale Date: October 2, 2019

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SOLID STATE SURVIVOR, 2009

Tomoo Gokita

SOLID STATE SURVIVOR, 2009

Sale Date: October 6, 2019

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Guitar, 2009

Tomoo Gokita

Guitar, 2009

Sale Date: September 24, 2019

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Falling in love with her is hell, 1999

Tomoo Gokita

Falling in love with her is hell, 1999

Sale Date: September 24, 2019

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Mexican Duchamp, 2016

Tomoo Gokita

Mexican Duchamp, 2016

Sale Date: September 24, 2019

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Cul de Sac x Tomoo Gokita Fragrance Object..., 2016

Tomoo Gokita

Cul de Sac x Tomoo Gokita Fragrance Object..., 2016

Sale Date: September 7, 2019

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1. Sweet Robots Against The Machine

Tomoo Gokita

1. Sweet Robots Against The Machine "3"／2....

Sale Date: July 27, 2019

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1. METAFIVE

Tomoo Gokita

1. METAFIVE "META"／2. Towa Tei "EMO", 2017

Sale Date: July 27, 2019

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Work, 2001

Tomoo Gokita

Work, 2001

Sale Date: July 27, 2019

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Work, 2001

Tomoo Gokita

Work, 2001

Sale Date: July 27, 2019

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1. The Madmen #1／2. Dance Party, 2016

Tomoo Gokita

1. The Madmen #1／2. Dance Party, 2016

Sale Date: July 27, 2019

Auction Closed

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