Osaka_Tsutenkaku-tower_06By André Baldet
By André Baldet
US$ 370
Overview
2019
Acrylic, acrylic on paper
Unique Work
Dimensions: 28cm (H) x 36cm (W) / 11" (H) x 14.2" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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Estimated delivery for this item is between 12 December - 17 December
This item ships from France
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About the art
Artist statement
Osaka, Japan. In the middle of the popular district of Shinsekai (New world) stands the Tsutenkaku tower, sort of small Eiffel tower with a big head. At its feet a kitschy neighborhood with small restaurants, shops-gadgets, bars, spas and gambling houses. The facades of the buildings are clad in colorful panels saturated with signs, calligraphy and animated with vibrant lights that make them look like giant candy boxes. Acrylic painting on paper. A very graphic environment, combination of simple shapes, straight lines, accumulation of signs and flat colors.
Artist profile
André Baldet
Born: 1956
Hometown: Clamart
Based in: Clamart
André Baldet is a painter-illustrator-graphic designer-posterist-comic artist and a passionate traveler.
He was born in the south of France. He majored in graphic art and art history while studying in Toulouse.
After graduating, he spent six years travelling and teaching painting on fabric throughout North and South America, the Carribean …
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