奈良美智 Yoshitomo Nara

Be Happy

1995- 1998

布面塑膠彩畫 Acrylic on Canvas

76 x 76 cm

 

為了自由和保護複雜的內心,奈良美智筆下的可愛 孩子永遠不懼拿起武器反抗。

Nara Yoshitomo’s painting celebrates individual freedom in which even the cutest girl can take weapons to protect their emotional complexities from the manipulation.

奈良美智 

生於日本青森縣,奈良美 智可謂現今最成功的現代 藝術家之一。他筆下最著 名為可愛的”奈良美智”小 孩,通常伴著具攻擊性的 武器與邪惡象徵出現,除 了形成強烈反差外,也代 表了對大人世界的自我防禦。

Nara Yoshitomo

Born and based in Aomori, Japan, Nara Yoshitomo is one of the most successful contemporary artists in the world. Most of his works depict little children with aggressive weapons or evil symbols such as cigarettes in order to protect themselves from the outside world of adults.