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Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami, born February 1, 1962, is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts media such as painting and sculpture. He also does fashion, merchandise, and animation and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. He coined the term "superflat," which describes both the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of postwar Japanese culture and society. He also is known for Murakami's artistic style and other Japanese artists he influenced. Social Media:
 * Instagram - @takashipom
 * Facebook - @Takashi Murakami 村上隆
 * Artwork - https://www.artsy.net/artist/takashi-murakami

Life and Education
Murakami at first was only interested in background art for animations. He studied Japanese painting at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, where he also received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Ph.D. Outside of school he learned animation production and expand his knowledge on the contemporary arts. He would also visit various exhibitions and his school's visiting artist program.

Career
After finishing school, he displayed his works in solo and group exhibitions, making his European debut in 1995 in “TransCulture,” held at the 46th Venice Biennale. The next year Murakami’s paintings and sculptures were featured at the second Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane, Australia. He trained in traditional Japanese art, where he saw similarities between the flat composition of Japanese painting and the simplified aesthetics of anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics).

Accomplishments

 * “Geijutsu Kigyoron”
 * “Geijutsu Tosoron”
 * “Summon Monsters? Open The Door? Heal? Or Die?”
 * "Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture"
 * “Superflat”
 * Exhibition L'Espoir: Takashi Murakami, Galerie Ginza Surugadai, Tokyo
 * New Works, Café Tiens!, Tokyo
 * Art Gallery at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo
 * Galerie Aoi, Osaka, Japan
 * One Night Exhibition, August 23 Röntgen Kunst Institut, Tokyo