Superflat

December 13, 2006 9:56 AM

Cal Henderson posted this link on superflat artist Chiho Aoshima this morning. With a little research, I found this excellent slideshow. And this, too. Then, I learned about superflat movement founder Takashi Murakami. And then I discovered this superflat commercial anime video.
posted by mongonikol (8 comments total)

For those who haven't clicked any of the links yet:

Not that superflat.
Not that superflat, either.
Not even this superflat, either.
And it ain't this superflat by a longshot.
This is an extreme example of superflat. You'll find a few more in mongonikol's FPP.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:33 AM on December 13, 2006

The "commercial anime video" link was thoroughly enjoyable. Better than Cats. Would watch again.
posted by dammitjim at 10:44 AM on December 13, 2006

can't sleep, giant balloon head kitty will eat me...
posted by Pastabagel at 10:45 AM on December 13, 2006

Because of the lack of tags, the Phantom Game Console goes to...
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:48 AM on December 13, 2006

Strange. Oddly enough, the Murakami interview led me to the Tokaimura Accident, which I somehow managed to have never heard of.

Nuclear accidents, Louis Vuitton and anime otaku, oh my!
posted by loquacious at 10:50 AM on December 13, 2006

Thank you for leading me to this great artist and also Fantastic Plastic Machine (the song on the Vitton video). A P5 fan here but have overlooked other Shibuya-kei artists. Sweet!
posted by Dantien at 11:56 AM on December 13, 2006

Oh, wow! Thank you for this; I remember when I saw her art in the Union Square subway station. At first I was awestruck by how pretty it was. Then I got mad, 'cause I figured someone was probably using it to advertise something, and I'd just gotten suckered in. Then I realized that it was just a bunch of murals, and I became happy again. The end.
posted by Greg Nog at 1:22 PM on December 13, 2006

I was wondering who did the awesome music for that video. Now it makes sense. Dude's the bomb.
posted by damo at 11:45 PM on December 13, 2006