Yayyyy! The Murakami print we bought at © Murakami is finally framed and up on the wall! It had been boxed up in cardboard for so long, I had forgotten how much I love it! It's huge- the biggest piece of art in our loft. We moved our Murakami 'Jellyfish Eyes' out of it's spot above the desk, and this fit perfectly there. Now I get to look at it whenever I am at the computer!
The Murakami prints are always printed on a slightly metallic silver paper- it really adds depth to the art. One of my favorite things about Murakami's work is his use of colors. Always so many colors, and there always seems to have been a masterplan. On the audio tour at the show, he talked about one piece that incorporated thousands of colors- it took him over 2 years just to plan out what colors to use where! They had initial sketches of his work, which he would photocopy and then color with colored pencils, and then take that and convert it to color codes (or what I assumed were Pantone Swatches). It was really great to see the process and thought involved in his choices.
This is such an awesome piece... Do you know if these prints can be found still? Would you be interested in selling?
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