Author Description

The sweet and snarky drawings of contemporary Japanese pop artist Yoshitomo Nara could coax a smile from the most sullen goth girl. Featuring scowling children and drawn in a confident manga-influenced style, thse works reward close examination with a surprising edge of subversive humor. Both dark and playful, the odd children that populate most of Nara's works have found appreciation in gallery exhibitions and printed media across the globe, and they have garnered a wide following that includes everyone from emo tweens to the well-heeled art crowd. Nara's works have a worldwide cult following and have inspired successful stationery products from prints to journals to cards, as well as three-dimensional statues and figurines.