Original Acrylic Painting Artwork Colorful Pop Art hashtag By Taro Yakumo

Description: -Artwork Details- Artist : Taro Yakumo (Japanese) Title : #hashtag (RUN) Medium : Acrylic on CanvasSize : H 45.5.0 x W 38.0 x D 6.0 cm / H 18 x W 15 x D 2.3 in Year : 2021 -Description-This social media-themed artwork captures a snapshot of online culture by sampling real-time trending hashtags from around the globe as the artist works. The canvas is conceived as a smartphone screen, populated with icons and visual elements emblematic of the social media landscape. A stream of heart icons, typically associated with live broadcasts, is rendered on the right side, further emphasizing the live, interactive nature of the digital world. The works are composed of hashtags, icons, and other elements commonly used on social media platforms, which have become integral to modern life. The language used is raw and reflects the constant flux of online communication. The background of each piece is created to evoke the texture of a weathered, aged wall. This effect is achieved by applying layers upon layers of acrylics, oils, and crayons directly onto the canvas by hand, building up dozens of layers to create a surface that resembles a web browser. Actual Instagram HTML tags are placed on the sides of the canvas, representing the visible and hidden aspects of social media. On this ?browser? canvas, hashtags and icons emblematic of social media are stenciled?a technique popularized in recent years by Banksy. The works incorporate themes of popularity, trends, mass production, mass society, mass consumption, semiotics, virtual imagery, ephemerality, repetition, sampling, and superficiality, placing them firmly within the context of Pop Art. Hashtags themselves are likely to disappear within a few years due to rapid advancements in AI technology, which will enhance image and video recognition to the point where hashtags become obsolete. These works, therefore, symbolize the transient nature of contemporary society, where consumption and disappearance are commonplace. - Artist : Taro Yakumo - Born into a family where art was a constant presence, with a father who was an art dealer and a mother who was a metalsmith, Taro was surrounded by a treasure trove of paintings. From a young age, he attended painting classes, where he painted still-lifes of flowers, a few of which he still has today. Even then, every wall in his home was covered in his doodles. As an only child with few neighborhood friends, Taro spent most of his time at home after school. He preferred looking at art books and railway photo albums. From a young age, he helped his father set up exhibitions in various regions. However, the paintings displayed, primarily Japanese-style paintings from the Showa era, did not interest him. He found them boring and uninteresting. In the upper grades of elementary school, when Walkmans became commonplace and people started listening to music on the streets, Taro happened to borrow a Beatles album from a neighbor. The music moved him so deeply that he cried on the train platform, experiencing the power of music for the first time.Coincidentally, Japan was experiencing an unprecedented band boom during his middle school years, inspiring him to pursue a career as a musician. He began playing instruments seriously. While he lost interest in art during this period, the only connection he maintained with art was through album covers. After becoming deeply involved in a wide range of Western music in high school, I became increasingly immersed in music and started a band. Around this time, I began to seriously consider pursuing a global career and became interested in foreign cultures and societies. Around the early 2000s, I received a sudden call from my father, who told me that Takashi Murakami's work had been sold at Christie's for a high price and that a revolution had occurred in the Japanese art world. However, as I had little interest in art and only had a vague idea of who Murakami was, it was difficult for me to immediately understand my father's words. Subsequently, I realized that the Japanese art world was indeed changing, and I found myself caught up in the whirlwind. My father, who had been actively participating in art fairs and auctions across Asia, advised me to attend overseas auctions and art fairs, as the Japanese art scene had shifted dramatically from traditional Japanese painting to contemporary art. When I attended these overseas events, I encountered a world of art that was completely different from the Japanese modern art I had seen in my childhood. It was free, vibrant, large-scale, and clearly catered to a celebrity clientele. This completely shattered my previous image of art and resonated deeply with me, especially as I was feeling frustrated at that time due to my unfulfilled musical dreams. I decided to study in South Korea in 2009. While attending language school, I visited galleries, art fairs, and auctions, immersing myself in the world of contemporary art in Korea.Despite my university studies, I frequently visited art scenes. Contemporary art in Korea at that time was large-scale and flamboyant, far more interesting than the Japanese art scene. I deepened my relationships with art-related people in various situations and gained a deeper understanding of the market. As I began to understand the true nature of the art business, which I had not fully grasped for a long time, I became attracted to working in the art world. While curating exhibitions and participating in overseas art fairs, such as art residencies in New York with artists and friends, I also engaged in curatorial activities. However, the contemporary art market in Japan at that time was still stagnant, and my main activities were overseas. Taro presents works that recall the refrains of 1980s and 1990s American pop art, offering an alternative expression of pop art. His art delves into the nature of consumption and mass culture. In an era of mass production and consumption, individuals are surrounded by an abundance of products and information, and their identities and values are shaped by their intimate relationship with this rapidly evolving consumer society. In today's society, where information and images are overwhelming, Yakumo Taro aims to create new visual experiences. Through social commentary, political messages, playfulness, and humor, he offers a comical perspective that prompts us to contemplate human existence. - Exhibition - Solo Exhibition ?2024.11 - Fukuoka Asia Art Museum2024.7 - The Museum of Modern Art Saitama2023.4 - "Floppy" ?between the arts gallery, (Azabu)2023.2 - Art Gallery Umeda, Daimaru Umeda (Osaka, Umeda) ?2022.3 - "Zen ~Beyond the Pop?" between the arts gallery, (Azabu)2021.12 - "Art Sampling Pop Tower" WorldTimes Gallery, (Shukugawa)2019.9 - "The World of Taro Yakumo" Karuizawa New Art Museum, (Nagano)2018.8 - "KARUIZAWA COLORS" Karuizawa New Art Museum, (Nagano)Group Exhibition ?2024.4 - LUV Contemporary Art Gallery (Seoul, Korea) "PLASTC LOVE" ?2023.8 - Artglorieux (Ginza Six) "Signs Of A New Culture Vol.16" ?2022.6 - Barneys New York Roppongi Store "MELTING POT"2021.12 - Shinwa Auction, (Ginza, Tokyo) "100/10"2018.5 - WhiteStoneGallery (Ginza, Tokyo) "PARTY PARTY"2015.7 - ARPNY STUDIO (Queens, New York) "Asian Union"Art Fair ??2024.1 - One Art Taipei 2024 ?2023.9 - AFAF / Art Fair Asia Fukuoka (Fukuoka, Japan) ?2023.2 - Osaka Kansai Art Fair (Osaka, Japan) ?2023.1 - One Art Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)2022.11 - Daegu Art Fair (Daegu, Korea)2022.5 - BAMA Busan Art Fair (Busan, Korea)2018.10 - KIAF Art Seoul (Seoul, Korea)2016.12 - Aqua Art Miami (Miami, USA)2016.11 - Daegu Art Fair (Daegu, Korea)2016.11 - Affordable Art Fair Singapore (Singapore)2016.9 - Asia Contemporary Art Show Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Price: 450 USD

Location: Tokyo

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