Yoshitomo Nara

Art Appreciation

Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is known for his neo-pop art that depicts cute vulnerable children and animals in unusual and unconventional themes.  His art is influenced by pop music, life and fantasy.

I came across this artist while visiting a local bookstore and finding a children's book he wrote and illustrated called The Lonesome Puppy.

You can follow him on his twitter account where he posts working projects: http://twitter.com/#!/michinara3.

Sources: http://asiasociety.org/arts/asia-society-museum/past-exhibitions/yoshitomo-nara-nobodys-fool; http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/arts/design/10nara.html; http://www.headwrong.com/55/; http://sites.asiasociety.org/yoshitomonara/; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitomo_Nara; http://www.stephenfriedman.com/#/artists/yoshitomo-nara/artwork; http://twitter.com/#!/michinara3