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Aya Takano (Japanese, b.1976)
LOT ID: 43253
She said, is it really true that plants want to be eaten by people?, 2007

Watercolor, Pen, on paper
8.5 х 5.1 in. cm.
Signed, and dated "2007 TAKANO AYA" and inscribed the title in Japanese in pen, lower right
Lot description
The size of actual work is 8.5 X 5.1 in in maximum and the framed size is 9.9 x 7.6 x 1 in.
The work is not rectangular.

Aya Takano's unique style beckons the viewer to enter her bizarre, futuristic world.

Perhaps more than any other Kaikai Kiki artist, Takano’s work is the exemplification of Japan’s post-war cultural affluence, and its overwhelmingly diverse, yet aesthetic unification of information.

With inspirations varying from 14th Century Italian religious painting to alien evidence to MTV, Takano’s worlds are shiny and futuristic, yet soft and full of traditional and sensual imagery. Her drawings and paintings in which lively, female characters float and contort their waiflike bodies, convey a passionate drive toward creation.

In Japan, Takano is prolific as a manga artist, illustrator, and science fiction essayist. She has several serialized publications, and is regularly featured in subculture articles. In the art markets of Europe and America, her paintings and drawings are enthusiastically received.

This piece is framed with a label from KaiKai KiKi on the back.
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