surreal landscape scene with a central, semi-nude figure with splayed out long hair

Aya Takano

Anthem (Detail)

€800

Edition of 7041.0 (H) × 60.0 (W) cm

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In a self-penned surreal universe, Aya Takano ruminates on rebirth and freedom.

Set in a pink dreamscape, Anthem (Detail) is based on the central panel of a larger painting, dated 2014. The scene’s protagonist floats front and centre – eyes hollow, hair splayed, unaffected by gravity. Behind her, Takano’s eerie beach is littered with animals and androgynous human figures. Logic and hierarchy are gently dissolved. As ever, Takano offers her viewer an escape from the rules and restraints of normality.

Medium

Archival pigment print on 550gsm laminated paper.

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Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Individually signed and numbered by the artist within the curve of the white wave on the right-hand side.

Release date

February 28, 2023

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Aya Takano2 collaborationsAya Takano's drawings and paintings share personal and quietly political visions of freedom. Her signature wide-eyed figures are delicately rendered in soft lines and muted hues with watercolor, graphite and oil. She sees her work in lineage from 70s Shōjo manga (girl comics), founded on an ethos of feminine strength and power. Classical literature, folklore, science-fiction and Western Impressionism are also important influences for the artist. Throughout the works, recognisable motifs like architecture and urban space blend with dreamlike perspectives in order to challenge notions of ‘normality.’ “It looks abnormal in Western culture, but it may be normal in the unconscious world.” Thus, the artist poses a pertinent question: if the constructed limits of normality can shift in dreams, why are they often so rigid in society?

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