Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drummer Girls:
Complete Set of 3 Yoshitomo Nara designed art toys inspired by Nara's Drum girl motif. Each new in their original packaging.
Medium: Set of 3 vinyl figures. Year: 2020.
Approximate Dimensions for each: 5.5 x 3 inches.
Each: new, unopened in their original box.
Unsigned from a sold out edition of unknown. Stamped with Nara copyright on box.
Published by How2work International.
Background:
"When Yoshitomo Nara was still in high school, he was obsessed with Rock and Roll music. He especially enjoyed Punk music for its anti-establishment attitude and spirit of freedom. During the 1990s, he was frequently invited to produce album cover art for famous bands such as, R.E.M., The Star Club, and Shonen Knife. In 2005, he made the album cover for the Japanese Punk band Bloodthirsty Butchers. The title of the album was precisely Banging the Drum. Two years later, Yoshitomo Nara cast a female drummer as the main character in his work and painted the Banging the Drum solely as a stand-alone piece of art." (Source: Christies)
More on Yoshitomo Nara:
Influenced by elements of popular culture such as anime, manga, Walt Disney cartoons, and punk rock, Yoshitomo Nara creates paintings, sculptures, and drawings of adorable-yet-sinister childlike characters. Painted with simple bold lines, primary colors, and set against empty backgrounds, these small children and animals often share the canvas with text, knives, plants, and cardboard boxes, among other recurring elements.
As one of the fathers and central figures of the Japanese neo-Pop movement, Nara’s work expresses the struggle to find an identity fractured by war, rapid modernization, and an omnipresent visual culture.
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Based in New York City, Lot 180 brings to market a treasure trove of carefully curated pop art and ultra-contemporary works for collectors of all levels. Curated by Ron Kosa, an advisor to the Basquiat: Boom For Real exhibition in London, Lot 180 excels in works from the late 1970's/early 1980's New York, and beyond.
