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Kōrin Flowers and Water
Comments from the artist:
The work is based on a masterpiece fan painting by Ogata Kōrin, a genius painter from the Edo period. There is a river depicted in the upper part of the work, and under the representation of the river, on this side, so to speak, there are flowers. As commonly noted, when the camera was invented, it was proven that painters focus on their subjects of interest by placing them in prominent positions—in other words, that they employ the multi-point perspective of the human eye. This work embodies this idea.
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Takashi Murakami's "Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer)" (2016): A Fusion of Worlds
Takashi Murakami, a pivotal figure in contemporary art, is renowned for his unique blend of traditional Japanese art and modern pop culture, often referred to as "Superflat." In 2016, Murakami paid homage to Francis Bacon, one of the most significant painters of the 20th century, through his artwork titled "Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer)."