Perhaps the best way to introduce Murakami's work is through DOB, the character at the center of most everything the artist has done during his seven-year ascent to art stardom. The artist's little leitmotif, DOB is a Mickey Mouse-like, cartoonish and clueless creation whose name derives from the sla
There are few artists whose animation style is instantly identifiable, no matter what the character or situation. Whether it's Bugs Bunny falling through the sky only to skid to a stop in mid-air, or Daffy Duck's bill spinning furiously around his head, people across the globe recognize the kinetic,