And Then x 6 (Lapis Lazuli: The Superflat Method) by Takashi Murakami Explore Mondoir Collection Medium: Offset Lithograph Dimensions: 64 x 64 cm Edition production year: 2013 Price on request Status: available Why collect this work?The figure is enlarged beyond the square frame, so a cartoon face becomes a compressed arrangement of nested eyes, rounded contours and printed pattern. The catalogue profile associates Murakami’s practice with anime, manga and the collapse of distinctions between fine art and commercial imagery. In this print, mascot-like legibility coexists with near-abstraction.In the supplied photograph, a large eye anchors the pale central face while smaller oval forms recur around it. Abrupt cropping prevents the blue silhouette from settling into a complete body, emphasizing repetition and scale instead.The documented offset lithograph medium enables repeated halftone dots, firm outlines and sharply bounded colour. Mottled passages disrupt that graphic order, although the photograph cannot establish their physical texture or condition.Made in 2013 and measuring 64 by 64 cm, the print is a concise case study in how enlargement and mechanical reproduction can shift a character image toward pattern without erasing its face. About the ArtistTakashi Murakami Takashi Murakami is an artist featured in the Mondoir Collection. Nationality: Japanese Contemporary artist blending traditional Japanese art with pop culture.
