Taku Obata

B BOY JUSHI

€550

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B BOY JUSHI dances into resin in Taku Obata's dynamic collectable sculpture.

Captured in motion, the dancer’s fluid pose pays homage to Taku’s own experience in Japanese breakdancing crews. B BOY’s agility shines in a balancing act of angular limbs – his signature oversized hat and futuristic goggles lay perfectly vertical as he throws his body down to the floor. Clad in hand-painted neon pink streetwear, the character's energy is brought to life in vivid colour.

I want people to first and foremost appreciate the dynamic movement and interesting forms of the sculptures. Since these are sculptures of breakdancers, I also want to paint them to give them the freedom to 'wear clothes.' That’s why I colour them.
Taku Obata

Taku Obata

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Before becoming an artist, Taku Obata was a B-Boy. Breakdancing was his first love, and it remains the beating heart of his art practice today. Back in high school in the Japanese city of Tokorozawa in the 1990s, Obata became immersed in breakdance culture, inspired by his older brother. The music, movement, fashion and community fueled his creativity, and eventually, he decided to turn his love of breakdance into art. “I was convinced that there wasn’t anyone else in the world who was inspired to carve a B-Boy wood sculpture. I wanted to push the boundaries.” So Obata set out on his mission, enrolling in the prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geidai) where he focused on developing his technical skills, completing his master’s degree in 2008. Today, Obata is world famous for his life-size and bigger-than-life B-boys and girls, along with his drawings, paintings and film, which all explore the power of movement and the body.

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