Going Superflat

My latest blog project is Superflat Art. Most people are not aware of Superflat but it is one of the hottest areas in art. Its a Japanese pop-art movement that blends manga / anime imagery with social commentary on the otaku (the obsessive fan-boy culture). Artists such as Takashi Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, Mahomi Kunikata, Yoshitomo […]

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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Magritte and Ceci N’est Pas Une Pipe

The Treachery of Images
As a surrealist, Rene Magritte pushed the boundaries of art and our understanding of the world we live in. His art was visually striking, painted in a bold but realistic fashion, but it is the intellectual content of his work, such as The Treachery of Images (better known as Ceci n’est pas […]

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Thursday, October 11th, 2007