Takashi Murakami: Flower Cushion (Gold/Silver) Olivier Vandervliet Whitney paints saturated colors using

Whitney paints saturated colors using active brushwork within a compositional structure of monochrome blocks demarcated by horizontal bands

“I like making editions and prints as an extension of my practice

Hinging on the divergent meanings of its title—to carry out or act

and carefully crafted scenography evoke the feeling that

Ghost Station (2011) is an inkless print that revisits one of Ed Ruscha’s most iconic compositions

Takashi Murakami: Flower Cushion (Gold/Silver) Olivier Vandervliet Whitney paints saturated colors usingFor over twenty years Takashi Murakami has been transforming his iconic symbols and characters, which combine aspects of popular cartoons from Japan, Europe, and the United States, into plush creations. This playful double sided pillow features the artists flower motif with alternating gold and silver petals. On one side the pillow shows an awake face adorned with a wide smile and open eyes, and on the reverse there is a sleeping face with peacefully