Yoshitomo NaraStraight Jacket, 2002, Etching Limited Edition of 35 by Yoshitomo Nara signed2002
2002
About the Item
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959)
Straight Jacket, 2002
Medium: Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on paper (1 color intaglio)
Image: 29.5 × 24.5 cm (11 5/8 × 9 5/8 in)
Sheet: 49.0 × 38.0 cm (19 1/4 × 15 in)
Edition: 33/35, with 7 artist’s proofs
Signature/Numbering: Signed in Japanese and dated 2002 lower right; numbered lower left “33/35.â€
Printer/Publisher: KIDO Press, Inc., Tokyo
Provenance
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Poly Auction, Hong Kong
Purchased from the above
Literature
BSS No. E-2002-005
Catalogue raisonné No. YNF3378
Description
Straight Jacket depicts a solitary child with cropped hair and a slightly defensive posture, arms folded and gaze set askew. The fine burr of the drypoint line and the soft tonal veil of the aquatint lend the figure a sense of quiet unease. The sparse background isolates the child in an undefined emotional space—typical of Nara’s early 2000s prints, where intimacy and introspection replace overt narrative. The image captures a moment of containment and restraint, reflecting the delicate balance between innocence and resistance that defines much of Nara’s art.
- Creator:Yoshitomo Nara (1959, Japanese)
- Creation Year:2002
- Dimensions:Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
- Condition:In excellent condition. Framed with its original frame from Tomio Koyama s Gallery., mounted to the frame.
- Gallery Location:Hong Kong, HK
- Reference Number:Seller: YON-0151stDibs: LU1545217294692
Yoshitomo Nara
Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most influential artists to emerge from Japan's Pop art movement in the 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the anime and manga characters that he was exposed to during his childhood, Nara creates characters, usually small children, who possess similar cartoonish qualities, with highly stylized features and especially large eyes. However, Nara's illustrations of children, who are often brandishing weapons, are often more menacing and devilish than they are cute and innocent.
Nara has assembled a cult-like following centered around his childlike illustrations although the themes surrounding his work touch on broader social and cultural topics such as violence and the rigidity of social structures in Japan. While he works mainly in painting and drawing, he also experiments in sculpture and installations.
Since his first solo exhibition at Blum and Poe Gallery in 1984, Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions worldwide, from Iceland to Japan to France to the United States.
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