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. Uncovering method／2. Weight sensation, 2008

Tomoo Gokita

1. Uncovering method／2. Weight sensation, 2008

Sale Date: April 27, 2019

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Quackery, 2006

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Quackery, 2006

Sale Date: April 11, 2019

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DRUNK WOMAN, 2015

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DRUNK WOMAN, 2015

Sale Date: April 1, 2019

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MRS. DRUNKO, 2006

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MRS. DRUNKO, 2006

Sale Date: April 1, 2019

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REACH OUT FOR ME, 2007

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REACH OUT FOR ME, 2007

Sale Date: April 1, 2019

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VANITY 3, 2015

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VANITY 3, 2015

Sale Date: April 1, 2019

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The Second Period of Rebelliousness, 2016

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The Second Period of Rebelliousness, 2016

Sale Date: March 29, 2019

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Sham Marriage, 2013

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Sham Marriage, 2013

Sale Date: March 7, 2019

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Let It Be, 2008

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Let It Be, 2008

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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Prince, 2004

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Prince, 2004

Sale Date: February 27, 2019

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Mexican Actress, 2004

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Mexican Actress, 2004

Sale Date: February 27, 2019

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Escape into Fantasy (+ Escape into Reality;..., 2008

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Escape into Fantasy (+ Escape into Reality;..., 2008

Sale Date: January 31, 2019

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Sharp Tongue, 2007

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Sharp Tongue, 2007

Sale Date: February 2, 2019

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On the Beach, 2007

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On the Beach, 2007

Sale Date: February 2, 2019

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Acrylic paint on Towa Tei LP record, 2015

Tomoo Gokita

Acrylic paint on Towa Tei LP record, 2015

Sale Date: February 2, 2019

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Show Time, 2005

Tomoo Gokita

Show Time, 2005

Sale Date: December 12, 2018

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Portrait of an Insomniac Junior-High Student, 2010

Tomoo Gokita

Portrait of an Insomniac Junior-High Student, 2010

Sale Date: November 26, 2018

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Cheap Sensation, 2007

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Cheap Sensation, 2007

Sale Date: November 26, 2018

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Waiting Game, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

Waiting Game, 2007

Sale Date: November 26, 2018

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Health Care, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

Health Care, 2007

Sale Date: November 14, 2018

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A Suspect, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

A Suspect, 2007

Sale Date: November 14, 2018

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Club Mature, 2015

Tomoo Gokita

Club Mature, 2015

Sale Date: November 14, 2018

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Stable Mates, 2009

Tomoo Gokita

Stable Mates, 2009

Sale Date: November 3, 2018

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Double Negative, 2007

Tomoo Gokita

Double Negative, 2007

Sale Date: November 3, 2018

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