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Watch the video above to learn more and then check out some more Behind the HYPE videos here.Īdblock Adblock Plus Adblocker Ultimate Ghostery uBlock Origin Others The violence portrayed in the artist’s aforementioned animated video for Eilish, especially showing the decimation of the Flowers, makes the sinister concept even more apparent.įor our latest Behind the HYPE, HYPEBEAST relays the origins and mass hysteria behind Takashi Murakami’s Flowers motif. In a 2005 article from the New York Times, the artist explained that the smiling Flowers evoked repressed, contradictory emotions and collective trauma of Japanese locals triggered by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings back in 1945. While his Flowers appear whimsical and innocent, the motivations behind Murakami’s smiling floral figures are much darker. Murakami attempted to paint flowers in this tradition, but he instead painted 50 flowers each on a stem with two to three leaves, and thus, the Murakami Flowers motif was born. One of the subjects in Nihonga is “setsugetsuka,” which translates to snow, moon, flowers. The inspiration behind Murakami’s Flowers motif came from his early studies of Nihonga, or traditional Japanese-style painting. Murakami also released a merchandise collaboration with Billie Eilish for Uniqlo, incorporating the Flowers and visuals from the 2019 music video for “ You Should See Me in a Crown,” directed by the artist himself. Beyond the memorable visuals for Kanye West’s 2007 album Graduation and the upcoming animated television show Kids See Ghosts with West and Kid Cudi, Murakami’s Flowers were also spotlighted in a project with OVO in 2018 which combined the Flowers motif with the OVO owl. Murakami’s Flowers also have co-signs from the biggest names in music. That same year, Murakami also released a collaboration with MoMA with the pair purveying $150 USD plush pillows. In 2019, his partnership with READYMADE saw the Flowers embellished on shorts and cushions crafted with military wool textile. In 2018, Murakami connected with Virgil Abloh to host international exhibitions that coincided with a range of paintings, sculptures, t-shirts, prints and a Murakami leather tote bag screen-printed with the Flowers and Abloh’s signature script. The artist helmed a collaboration with Vans featuring the character across limited-edition graphic tees and skate decks for the brand in 2015 as well as a spin on Vans’ classic slip-on. While prints of his flower paintings sell in the thousands and a painting can fetch millions at auction, Murakami’s Flowers have also attracted leading imprints in both the streetwear and luxury fashion realms.

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