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Takashi Murakami

Since 1996, Japanese superstar artist and “Superflat” mastermind Takashi Murakami has been operating the “Hiropon factory” art production studio. Today, the international Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. employs over 100 people, throws a biennial art fair GEISAI, and produces not just Murakami artworks, but merch galore, from $5,000 limited-edition Louis Vuitton handbags to trinkets, key chains, and mousepads, all in signature Murakami psycho-psychedelic Kawaii. Murakami actively supervises, but does not paint the paintings, sculpt the sculptures, or stuff the plush toys. He sketches on paper, colors in Adobe Illustrator, and then his staff turns the finished work into exhibition pieces, silk-screening outlines and painting it up. Without technology — or assistants — Murakami has said, “I could have never produced this many works this efficiently, and the work wouldn’t be as intense.” Hmm… Hirst: Efficient? Yes. Intense? Well…

Artists Who Don’t “Make” Their Own Work

Hmm, where does the line end between creative thinker and artist?

I believe you are only an artist if you master the craft, otherwise you are a creative thinker.