Japan. Born 1974
Surreal pop art printmaking, animation, sculpture, public art
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Born 1976 Saitama, Japan. Known for: Painting.
In Aya Takano visual musings of extraordinary imaginary capacity, she seeks to reinvent and reclaim the highly gendered otaku culture (geek culture) through a feminine perspective. Drawing from the... Read full biography
In Aya Takano visual musings of extraordinary imaginary capacity, she seeks to reinvent and reclaim the highly gendered otaku culture (geek culture) through a feminine perspective. Drawing from the concepts of escapism and fantasy in shojo manga (girls comics) that derived in the uncertain... Read full biography
In Aya Takano visual musings of extraordinary imaginary capacity, she seeks to reinvent and reclaim the highly gendered otaku culture (geek culture) through a feminine perspective. Drawing from the concepts of escapism and fantasy in shojo manga (girls comics) that derived in the uncertain post-World War II era of the 1970s, Takano´s images establish a kind of psychological sanctuary for her audience to surpass the "gravity" of social constraints by employing vaguely familiar but distant... Read full biography
In Aya Takano visual musings of extraordinary imaginary capacity, she seeks to reinvent and reclaim the highly gendered otaku culture (geek culture) through a feminine perspective. Drawing from the concepts of escapism and fantasy in shojo manga (girls comics) that derived in the uncertain post-World War II era of the 1970s, Takano´s images establish a kind of psychological sanctuary for her audience to surpass the "gravity" of social constraints by employing vaguely familiar but distant settings, all of which are transmuted into her delicately painted and vividly coloured canvases. In Country of Turkey, three young girls are on a road trip. The excavated white pillars behind them are reminiscent of the megaliths that pre-date... Read full biography
In Aya Takano visual musings of extraordinary imaginary capacity, she seeks to reinvent and reclaim the highly gendered otaku culture (geek culture) through a feminine perspective. Drawing from the concepts of escapism and fantasy in shojo manga (girls comics) that derived in the uncertain post-World War II era of the 1970s, Takano´s images establish a kind of psychological sanctuary for her audience to surpass the "gravity" of social constraints by employing vaguely familiar but distant settings, all of which are transmuted into her delicately painted and vividly coloured canvases. In Country of Turkey, three young girls are on a road trip. The excavated white pillars behind them are reminiscent of the megaliths that pre-date Stonehenge-Gobekli Tepe, a place of worship built at an unprecedented scale—humanity's first "cathedral on a hill... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: You Want to Get Out of Here, Don't You?
You Want to Get Out of Here, Don't You?
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Space 2
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Summoning her owls, she looked yonder. The buildings shone.
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England. Born 1967
Textual, self identification theme painting
New York / Chile. Born 1972
Light sculpture
California. 1965 - 2006
Installations-sexual and political themes
France. Born 1965
Painting, installation, assemblage
France. 1926 - 2005
Sculpture, collage
South Korea. 1931 - 2023
Monochromatic abstract painting
Italy, Belgium. 1930 - 2017
Monochromatic, geometric design painting, relief surfaces
France. 1926 - 2016
Abstract painting, sculpture, installation, multi media, drawing
Italy. Born 1954
Child-like painting images, non-figurative
New York / Switzerland. Born 1948
Furniture as sculpture, performance and installation
New York / United Kingdom. Born 1945
Sculpture, Land Artist, Natural Material Abstraction
France. Born 1949
Geometric abstract painting
Japan. Born 1959
Painting
New York / Austria. 1947 - 2012
Large-scale and whimsical sculpture, installation, painting
Germany. Born 1965
Painting and sculpture
New York / Poland. Born 1968
Politically charged fantasy portraits, sculpture and films
New York, Ohio. Born 1945
Conceptual, caligraphic installation
New York. 1940 - 2025
Minimilist, installation artist, conecptualism, photography
New York, Florida / Cuba. 1957 - 1996
Minimalism, conceptulism, installation sculpture, floor pieces, graphics
New York. Born 1955
Non objective photograph imagery, word play, photo books
New York, Connecticut. Born 1954
Sculptor-body parts, graphics
New York / Greece. 1938 - 2023
Minimal non objective painting, collage, pop art
New York / Germany, England. Born 1949
Sculptor-mod ceramic, graphics
New York. Born 1955
Graffiti art, graphic design, painting
California. Born 1958
Mod-pop whimsy, non ob, sculptor
Germany. Born 1963
Social theme based conceptual paintings and installations
Germany. Born 1954
Conceptual sculpture, installation, drawing, photographs
India, United Kingdom. Born 1954
Modernist object sculpture, installation
New York, Connecticut. Born 1937
Geometric, minimal abstract painting
Greece, Italy. 1936 - 2017
Found object assemblage, installations, arte povera
Japan. Born 1964
Painting and sculpture, animated characters