The work of pop artist Takeshi Murakami isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I kind of like the parallels to the Sun King who might have been regarded as just as kitsch in his time. And I sure could use some of that golden glow right about now.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pop Art
Last week when the weather in Paris was gorgeous, unlike the cold-drizzly-damp-chill-you-through-and- through nonsense we're having now, I boarded a train trip to the western suburbs, took a 20 kilometer walk through the Bois de Satory, and ended up coming back through the magnificent grounds at Versailles where I encountered this smiling pop art buddha:
The work of pop artist Takeshi Murakami isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I kind of like the parallels to the Sun King who might have been regarded as just as kitsch in his time. And I sure could use some of that golden glow right about now.
The work of pop artist Takeshi Murakami isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I kind of like the parallels to the Sun King who might have been regarded as just as kitsch in his time. And I sure could use some of that golden glow right about now.
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4 comments:
he is definitely my cup of tea. i think the juxtaposition is jarring, but that's what i like about it.
Thanks for the great photo! I think it's a fabulous sculpture and goes perfectly with Versailles. But then I just read the entire chapter on it in Seven Days in the Art World.
How cool is that picture! I could use some of that glow, and inner peace, myself!
Very different -- He really does have a glow!
I hope that you are participating in Nuit Blanche and can tell us what you saw/did/ate.
Genie
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