Hang-Up Gallery
London
Artists
Works Available By
- Nina Chanel Abney
- Derrick Adams
- Banksy
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Helen Beard
- Katherine Bernhardt
- Martin Creed
- Tracey Emin
- Keith Haring
- David Hockney
- JR
- KAWS
- Yayoi Kusama
- Delphine Lebourgeois
- Harland Miller
- Takashi Murakami
- Yoshitomo Nara
- José Parlá
- Joyce Pensato
- Grayson Perry
- Marc Quinn
- Bridget Riley
- Boo Saville
- David Shrigley
- Swoon
- Mickalene Thomas
- Kehinde Wiley
Yoshitomo Nara
(Japanese, born 1959)
Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist best known for his paintings of children and animals that appear simultaneously sweet and sinister, as seen in his work Do Not Disturb! (1996). A contemporary of Takashi Murakami, Nara has been influenced by popular culture in both Eastern and Western society. His versatile practice explores themes of isolation, rebellion, and spirituality through printmaking, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and installations. “Because of the imagery that I usually work with in my paintings, imagery that some people misinterpret as being manga—like, not a lot of people would see this spiritual side of my work,” the artist said. “The fact is I have never once said that I’ve been influenced by Japanese...
