“The concept of minimalism is to relax. Like a Zen monk in training, it is something that brings equilibrium to the heart. I don't necessarily think it has any problems, but if I were to force myself to name one, I would say that since the minimalist feeling already includes its own universe, I think it might kill the drive that we would otherwise have to commit the physically impossible and attempt to travel into outer space.” IfsThinkingHeartFeelingsProblemMightUniverseNamesForceSpaceImpossibleTrainingConceptsCommitRelaxMonkEquilibriumMinimalismOuter SpaceMinimalist Author:Takashi Murakami
“Galleries in the West have probably been looking for exoticism. That's the reason my paintings initially sold well, I think. And then once they started selling, people said my works were very detailed. They may have represented something Japanese to them.” PeopleThinkingWellsMaySaidReasonPaintingWestSellingGallery Author:Takashi Murakami
“I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture. So I started to think about how to compare manga to contemporary art.” ThinkingArtKidsCultureGrewGrew UpContemporaryCompareContemporary Art Author:Takashi Murakami
“Manga uses Japanese traditional structures in how to teach the student and to transmit a very direct message. You learn from the teacher by watching from behind his back. The whole teacher-master thing is part of Asian culture, I think.” ThinkingWholeUseCultureBehindsTeachTeacherStudentsMastersMessagesDirectStructureTraditionalAsianTransmitAsian Culture Author:Takashi Murakami
“New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.” ThinkingArtStillsCitiesNew YorkCompetitionNew York City Author:Takashi Murakami
