'Art Button Collection' by Yoshitomo Nara, 2017
1.2 Inches dia. each
3 Centimeters dia. each
Original collection of nine (9) buttons/pins/badges featuring various artworks.
Water resistant film covering and metal safety pin-style backing.
Open Edition (Sold Out).
Very good - excellent original condition.
ABOUT THE ART
Yoshitomo Nara pin button set - An adorable collection of vintage style pin badges featuring girl characters from Japanese pop artist Nara's famous paintings and illustrations.
ARTIST BIO
Yoshitomo Nara (奈良 美智, born 5 December 1959 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese artist. He lives and works in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide.
Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions since 1984. His art work has been housed at the MoMA and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
His most well-known and repeated subjects are "big-headed girls" with piercing eyes, who one Nara scholar describes as having "childlike expressions [that] resonate with adult emotions, [their] embodiment of kawaii (cuteness) carries a dark humor, and any explicit cultural references are intertwined with personal memories."