Hiropon (sculpture)
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Artist | Takashi Murakami |
Year | 1997 |
Medium | Sculpture (oil and acrylic on fiberglass) |
Movement | Superflat |
Dimensions | 223.5 cm × 104 cm × 122 cm (7.33 ft × 3.41 ft × 4.00 ft) |
Hiropon is a sculpture created in 1997 by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Produced during Murakami's so-called "bodily fluids" period, the 7.33 ft (223.5 cm) tall statue depicts an anime-inspired figure expelling streams of breast milk from her nipples. Like its companion piece My Lonesome Cowboy, it is an example of superflat art, an art movement founded by Murakami in the 1990s to criticize Japanese consumer culture.
Description
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Hiropon is an approximately seven-foot tall sculpture depicting a nude anime-inspired woman with exaggerated breasts and nipples wearing a bikini top. Her hands are clutching her nipples, which are expelling streams of breast milk that circle her body to join into a skipping rope-like shape. The sculpture is inspired by otaku culture (enthusiasts, particularly of anime and manga) and lolicon (the fetishization of young-looking girls),[1] Murakami has stated that he was an otaku as a teenager, and that Hiropon was influenced by fantasy and erotica elements in anime and manga.[2]
Like its companion piece
Casts
Murakami produced three
Reception
References
- ^ a b c "Takashi Murakami Artworks". The Art Story. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b Stout, Kristie Lu (13 January 2013). "Takashi Murakami: Superflat and super awkward". CNN. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ProQuest 1010402440.
- ^ "Hiropon". Christie's. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b Smith, Roberta (5 February 1999). "Art in Review: Takashi Murakami". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ McQuilten, Grace (March 2013). "Takashi Murakami: The Meaning of the Nonsense of the Meaning". Menlo Park. 1 (1).