Utjecaj japanske likovne i kulturne tradicije na umjetnički izričaj Takashija Murakamija / Stefani Silli.
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Suvremeni umjetnik Takashi Murakami devedesetih godina prošloga stoljeća se dokazao kao jedan od najprovokativnijih i najutjecajnijih japanskih umjetnika svojega vremena. Kult njegove osobnosti je već odavno prerastao granice domovine. U umjetničkome svijetu poznat kao inovator suvremene japanske umjetnosti, uspjelo mu je promijeniti način poimanja umjetnosti unutar granica vlastite države i pozicionirati estetiku i senzibilitet japanske umjetnosti na svjetski umjetnički trg kao odgovor na postojeće uvjete i težnje postmodernoga doba. To novo je umjetničko načelo nazvao superflat. Murakami je predstavio superflat kao spoj visoke umjetnosti i pop-kulture, no istovremeno i kao istraživanje kulturno i društveno definiranih interpretacija umjetnosti u Japanu koje je potrebno nanovo vrednovati i definirati. Njegova su djela bogati amalgam simbola i značenja, koja nam daju duboki uvid u šarolikost tradicionalne i moderne japanske povijesti umjetnosti i kulture. Kratko ću predstaviti život i ključna djela Takashija Murakamija i njegov umjetnički pravac superflat. Cilj je ovoga rada pokazati i utvrditi opseg i značaj utjecaja Murakamijevih likovnih predaka na razvoj njegova umjetničkoga identiteta i izraza. Predstavit ću stilske karakteristike pojedinih likovnih škola i umjetnika iz različitih razdoblja japanske povijesti. Te iste oblikovne karakteristike ću usporedbom pojedinih djela potražiti u Murakamijevu opusu i umjetnosti superflata.; In the 1990s contemporary artist Takashi Murakami asserted himself as one of the most challenging and influential Japanese artists of his time. His artistic persona has gained a massive popularity and following outside of his homeland. Known as an innovator of contemporary Japanese art, he has succeeded in changing the definition and meaning of art in Japan. Furthermore, he has placed the aesthetics and sensibility of Japanese art in the global art market as a response to the current conditions and tendencies of the postmodern age. He has named this new artistic condition/ movement Superflat. Murakami presented Superflat as a combination of high art and pop culture; as a research of culturally and socially defined interpretations of art in Japan that need to be reevaluated and redefined. His works are a rich amalgam of symbols and meanings which provide us with a deep insight into traditional and modern Japanese art history and culture. In the following paper I will first briefly present the life of Takashi Murakami and his key artworks. I will then elaborate on the stylistic characteristics of certain art schools, movements and artists from different periods of Japanese history. Furthermore, I will trace and analyze these same formal artistic characteristics by contrasting and comparing Murakami’s artwork with the artwork of his predecessors. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate and determine the scope and importance of the influence that Murakami’s artistic predecessors have had on the development of his artistic identity and expression.