Oval
Artist: Takashi Murakami (Japanese, born 1962)
Date: 2000
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (26.7 x 40 cm)
Medium: Molded plastic and rubber with CD.
Place of Origin: Japan
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of David W. Steadman in honor of the Norton Family
Object number: 2001.11
Label Text:Takashi Murakami is the best known member of a generation of Japanese Pop artists who emerged in the 1990s. This project features a cartoon-like character called Oval, a meditating figure loosely based on a Japanese Buddha sculpture. He sits atop a “cosmos ball,” which is Murakami’s name for the sphere covered with smiling flowers. The ball holds a CD with music composed and performed especially for this project by the Tokyo-based duo ZacYumiko.
DescriptionThis is a small figure, made from brightly colored, molded plastic and rubber. The figure sits in a lotus position, reminiscent of a Buddha, atop a ball of flowers. The ball separates into two parts and inside it is a compact disk that plays music by ZakYumiko, a popular Japanese duo. The ball rests (and spins) on a biomorphic shaped base. The figure's head has several faces and many eyes.
This is a small figure, made from brightly colored, molded plastic and rubber. The figure sits in a lotus position, reminiscent of a Buddha, atop a ball of flowers. The ball separates into two parts and inside it is a compact disk that plays music by ZakYumiko, a popular Japanese duo. The ball rests (and spins) on a biomorphic shaped base. The figure's head has several faces and many eyes.
This is a small figure, made from brightly colored, molded plastic and rubber. The figure sits in a lotus position, reminiscent of a Buddha, atop a ball of flowers. The ball separates into two parts and inside it is a compact disk that plays music by ZakYumiko, a popular Japanese duo. The ball rests (and spins) on a biomorphic shaped base. The figure's head has several faces and many eyes.
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