Born in Japan in 1976, Aya Takano is a painter, illustrator, sci-fi writer and manga artist. Soon after obtaining her art bachelor degree, she became an assistant of Takashi Murakami and joined Kaikai Kiki, the artistic community and production studio created in 2001 by Takashi Murakami for like-minded artists that adhered to the the Superflat style. The Superflat movement, popularized by Murakami himself, emphasizes the two-dimensionality of figures, which is influenced by Japanese manga and anime, while dually exposing the fetishes of Japanese consumerism. In the 1980s, the look of pre-pubescent girls became the target of consumer culture in Japanese society. This infantilization and objectification of the female was seen most heavily in Japan's “otaku” culture. With this reference in mind - inspired by a wide range of influences ranging from erotic Edo prints to Gustav Klimt, from the manga of Osamu Tezuka to Claude Monet - Aya Takano describes naïve and androgynous teenager girls, creating her own mythology where the otaku culture is revisited in a feminine perspective. Her original style is highly acclaimed both in Japan and worldwide and led her to solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Holland, Hong Kong, Korea among others.
$1,400
Arabian Night and End (2006) Offset print Limited Edition by Aya Takano signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Arabian Night and End (2005). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Image 59.5 × 49.4 cm (23⅜ × 19½ in.) Sheet 60.5 × 50.5 cm (23⅞ × 19⅞ in.) Ed...
Offset
$16,000
Eyes Beam
By Aya Takano
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Signed. Rendered in acrylic on paper, the work reflects her exploration of female subjectivity through imagery that is both playful and quietly subversive. The simplified forms and ...
Acrylic
The Weightless Room (2006) Offset print Limited Edition by Aya Takano signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The weightless Room (2006). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Image: 30 × 20 in 76.2 × 50.8 cm Sheet: 30 × 20 in 76.2 × 50.8 cm Edition 15...
Offset
A Night Walk - A Pink Moon Emerged. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A Night Walk - A Pink Moon Emerged. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 111/300
Offset
The Turkish Grasslands, Limited Edition Offset print by Aya Takano signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Turkish Grasslands (2005). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 81/300
Offset
Today is bath day, 2009. Watercolor on paper painting by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
TAKANO Aya
Today is bath day (2009)
Ballpoint pen and watercolor on paper
Signed and dated
Sheet: 29.8 × 21.0 cm (11¾ × 8¼ in.)
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Paper, Watercolor
Moment, 2020 Limited Edition of 50 by Aya Takano. Screenprint, signed.
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Moment (2020). Archival pigment print, silkscreen by Aya Takano Numbered and signed by the artist Image 35.3 × 28.3 cm (13â…ž × 11â…› in.) Sheet 44.1 × 37.3 cm (17â…œ × 14â… ...
Screen
$1,600
Capricorn (2006) Offset print Limited Edition by Aya Takano signed and numbered
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Capricorn (2006). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 66.5 × 52.0 cm (26⅛ × 20½ in.) Edition 131/300
Offset
She's coming, riding ... (2020). Limited Edition of 50 by Aya Takano, signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
She's coming, riding the Kaminari-mon lantern (2020). Archival pigment print, silkscreen by Aya Takano Numbered and signed by the artist Image 24.7 × 17.2 cm (9¾ × 6¾ in.) Sheet 31...
Archival Pigment
Noshi & Meg on Earth Year 2036 (2005) Offset print by Aya Takano signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Noshi & Meg on Earth, Year 2036 (2005). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 58 x 51 cm 22 4/5 × 20 1/10 in Edition 151/300
Offset
$1,900
Fallin'-Manma-Air. Offset print by Aya Takano, signed and numbered by the artist
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Fallin'-Manma-Air. Limited Edition Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 131/300
Offset
Toward Eternity (2005-2006) Offset print Limited Edition by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Toward Eternity (2005-2006). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 66.5 × 52.0 cm (26⅛ × 20½ in.) Edition 145/300
Offset
$4,000
H 60 in W 30 in D 1.75 in
Drinks With Degas, 60"x30" Still Life Painting, Dress, Lace, Black White Grey
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
DRINKS WITH DEGAS - This dress painting features an interplay of paint, lace collage and ribbon creating an outcome both expressive and refined. Through the process of adding and sub...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric, Canvas
$1,200
H 11 in W 8.5 in
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1982 postmarked (Raymond Pettibon punk flyer)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag: 1982 Raymond Pettibon illustrated Black Flag punk flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag, Saccharine Trust, The Minutemen...
Offset, Lithograph
Robert Longo Men In The Cities announcement 1985
By Robert Longo
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Robert Longo Men in the Cities: Rare original 1985 announcement card published on the occasion of: Men In The Cities from November 9 - December 7, 1985 at Brooke Alexander, Inc.; 59...
Offset
$12,500
H 21 in W 16 in D 2 in
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2 10 1/2 x 6 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy....
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984 (Raymond Pettibon punk)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1984: Rare early 1980's Black Flag promotional poster illustrated by Raymond Pettibon for the seminal Black Flag record: My War. A striking, historic 1980s Raymond Pettibon Black Flag poster sure to standout in any setting. Offset printed punk poster...
Lithograph, Offset
$12,500
H 21 in W 16 in D 2 in
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3 10 1/2 x 6 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy. Offered here is one of several original drawings by WPA artist David Fredenthal that were first published in the 1940 illustrated edition of the novel TOBACCO ROAD by Erskine Caldwell. Background on the Drawing Erskine Caldwell remarked, on seeing the work of David Fredenthal, 26-year-old painter: "That boy could draw my Tobacco Road people." A casual comment, it was enormously productive. The young painter was just finishing a two-year Guggenhcim Fellowship, preceded by a year's study in Paris, two one-man shows at New York's Downtown Gallery, and a fellowship at the Cranbrook Academy near Detroit. He was out in Colorado Springs when he heard what Caldwell had said about him. Fredenthal hadn't read Tobacco Road. He had not even seen the play - now breaking all records in its seventh year on Broadway. But he swapped a portrait for a second-hand Ford and headed East. In New York he learned that Dnell, Sloan & Pearce were bringing out a deluxe edition of Tobacco Road. But he had no entrée to the publishers, and Caldwell, to his disappointment, was out of town. So he drove on to Georgia to have a look at the Tobacco Road people. He found Dr. I. C. Caldwell, the author's father, in Wrens, Ga., going on his ministerial rounds among people like the Lesters. Fredenthal got a room from a couple who ran a 1-pump filling station...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$18,500
H 24 in W 17 in D 2 in
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 19 1/4 x 11 1/2 (sight), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by ...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$750
H 23 in W 57 in
New York, New York, vintage 1980s poster (hand signed and inscribed by Don Nice)
By Don Nice
Located in New York, NY
Don Nice New York, New York (hand signed and inscribed by Don Nice), 1984 Rare offset lithograph poster (signed and inscribed from Don Nice to Dick Polich) Signed and inscribed in gr...
Lithograph, Offset
$15,000
H 36 in W 24 in
Ed Ruscha 20th LA Film Festival poster print, HAND SIGNED with superb provenance
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
20th LA Film Fest (Hand Signed), 2014 Offset Lithograph with Ed Ruscha authograph 36 × 24 inches Boldly signed on the front in black marker by Ed Ruscha Published by Film Independent...
Offset
$3,900
H 33 in W 27 in
"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape
Located in New York, NY
"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape Philip Goodwin (20th Century) "Times Square," 23 ½ x 17 ¼ inches. Gouache...
Paper, Gouache
Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - Demi Moon
By Lee Yu Min
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel with a white frame Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing ...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$2,000
H 36 in Dm 6 in
"Cardinal" Limited Ed Jim Dine at Albright Knox Large Red Robe Pop Art print
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
"Cardinal" - Jim Dine at Albright Knox poster, 1984 LARGE: 40 inches (vertical) x 24 inches (horizontal) (Ships rolled in a tube measuring 36" x 6" ) Offset lithograph poster Limite...
Lithograph, Offset
Untitled, 2000, watercolor on paper by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Aya Takano, Untitled (2000) Pen, watercolor on paper. 20.9 x 14.7 cm (sheet) 27.5 x 22 cm (Framed) Unique drawing by Aya Takano.
Watercolor
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H 12.29 in W 8.86 in
Future daily morning routine (2020). Limited Edition of 50 by Aya Takano, signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Future daily morning routine (2020). Archival pigment print, silkscreen by Aya Takano Numbered and signed by the artist Image 24.7 × 17.2 cm (9¾ × 6¾ in.) Sheet 31.2 × 22.5 cm (12¼...
Archival Pigment
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H 23.63 in W 20.48 in
Earth (2006), Limited Edition Offset print by Aya Takano signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Earth (2006). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 60 x 52 cm 23 1/2 × 20 1/2 in Edition 166/300
Offset
The Turkish Grasslands. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Turkish Grasslands. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 105/300
Offset
Fallin'-Manma-Air. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Fallin'-Manma-Air. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 143/300
Offset
The Turkish Grasslands. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Turkish Grasslands. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 70/300
Offset
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H 23.82 in W 19.89 in
Arabian Night and End (2006) Offset print Limited Edition by Aya Takano signed
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Arabian Night and End (2005). Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist Image 59.5 × 49.4 cm (23⅜ × 19½ in.) Sheet 60.5 × 50.5 cm (23⅞ × 19⅞ in.) Ed...
Offset
The Turkish Grasslands. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Turkish Grasslands. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 119/300
Offset
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H 23.04 in W 19.41 in
A Night Walk - A Pink Moon Emerged. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
A Night Walk - A Pink Moon Emerged. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 130/300
Offset
Fallin'-Manma-Air. Offset print by Aya Takano
By Aya Takano
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Fallin'-Manma-Air. Offset print by Aya Takano Offset print, numbered and signed by the artist 23 ¹/₃₂ x 19 ¹³/₃₂ in 58.5 x 49.3 cm Edition 163/300
Offset
Weightless Room
By Aya Takano
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Aya Takano Weightless Room 2006 Lithograph 30 x 20 in. Edition 300 Signed & numbered in ink Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art Condition:...
Lithograph
Toward Eternity
By Aya Takano
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Aya Takano Toward Eternity 2006 Lithograph 26 x 20 1/2 in. Edition of 300 Signed & numbered in ink Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art Con...
Lithograph