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Takashi Murakami TM/KK ComplexCon x Mutated Skateboard Deck Set by Takashi Murakami TM/KK
ComplexCon x Mutated Deck Set Fine Art Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Transfer on Natural Skateboard Deck by Street Artwork Graffiti Artist Takashi Murakami TM/KK. 2019 Printed Limited Edition Skateboard Art Deck Artwork Set of 3 ComplexCon x Mutated Deck Set by Takashi Murakami: Chromatic Mutation in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork The ComplexCon x Mutated Deck Set by Takashi Murakami, released in 2019, is a limited edition fine art archival pigment print transferred onto a set of three 8 x 31 inch natural wood skateboard decks. Produced under Murakami’s TM/KK imprint and debuted during the cultural phenomenon of ComplexCon, this triptych exemplifies Murakami’s command over hyper-saturated pop imagery, symbology, and mutated character design. The composition features a chaotic, joyfully monstrous creature surrounded by eyes, psychedelic flora, and smiling flowers, delivering a visual explosion that merges Japanese pop surrealism with the raw attitude of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. The decks form a single connected image when displayed together, centered on a large mutated bear-like figure with jagged, color-bar teeth, spiraled eyes, and pawed limbs that stretch across the lower panel. Murakami’s signature smiling flowers and multicolor mushrooms, along with amorphous side characters, crowd the frame. Each character is rendered in thick outlines with neon gradients and surreal detailing, evoking a sensory overload reminiscent of animated psychedelia. The image is whimsical, aggressive, and haunting all at once. Murakami’s visual language here is not soft or cute—it is wild, carnivalesque, and purposefully destabilizing. The figures pulse with the emotional contradictions at the heart of Murakami’s mutated worlds. Takashi Murakami’s ComplexCon Contributions and Skateboard as Canvas ComplexCon has emerged as a global cultural platform that celebrates the fusion of art, fashion, design, and street identity. Murakami’s presence at the 2019 event was marked by the release of this deck set, offering attendees a limited-edition collectible that doubles as a museum-grade art object. Skate decks, often used by artists in the Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork movement, provide a dynamic and culturally loaded format. Their historical role as subcultural canvases aligns with Murakami’s mission to make art both democratic and immersive. By choosing this medium, Murakami continues his practice of challenging distinctions between consumer goods and fine art. The Mutated Deck Set, while printed and collectable, still retains its status as a street-ready object—a symbol of movement, youth rebellion, and visual storytelling. This format allows his work to live not just on gallery walls, but in the hands and homes of people who see culture as fluid and multi-layered. The high-definition printing on natural wood offers vibrant fidelity while keeping the authenticity of material intact. Symbolic Mutation and Emotional Saturation in Contemporary Visual Language Murakami’s use of mutated characters in this piece reflects his fascination with postmodern transformation and emotional overload. The main figure is an amalgamation of innocence and chaos, surrounded by fungal life forms and anthropomorphic flowers. These characters mirror feelings of overstimulation, digital addiction, and pop culture fragmentation. The chaotic layering of elements reflects the graffiti ethos—fill the surface, dominate space, leave a mark that resists being ignored. The work thrives in the tradition of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork by weaponizing cuteness, twisting it into something primal. The flowers are not gentle—they watch. The colors do not soothe—they shout. This emotional tension becomes a form of cultural resistance, a declaration that art can be dazzling and unsettling at the same time. Murakami’s use of mutation as a recurring theme places his work in direct conversation with street art’s obsession with metamorphosis, identity play, and distortion. Murakami’s Cultural Synthesis and the Evolution of Street Pop Surrealism Takashi Murakami, born in Japan in 1962, continues to influence global visual culture through his multi-disciplinary projects that unify commercial production and philosophical depth. The ComplexCon x Mutated Deck Set is a vivid example of this ongoing work, presenting not only a composition filled with color and chaos but a conceptual artifact that speaks to art’s ability to mutate, like its subject matter. His work brings Japanese folklore, postwar trauma, contemporary media, and urban aesthetics into dialogue through characters that look playful but contain multitudes. This deck set serves as both archive and activation—transforming street materials into collectible visions, uniting fine art clarity with the street's emotional voltage. Murakami’s mutated forms are not deviations—they are evolutions. They represent where Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork is heading: into layered, playful, yet brutally honest expressions of culture’s surreal and saturated now.
$1,500.00
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Takashi Murakami TM/KK ComplexCon x Dobtopus Skateboard Deck Set by Takashi Murakami TM/KK
ComplexCon x Dobtopus Octopus Deck Set Fine Art Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Transfer on Natural Skateboard Deck by Street Artwork Graffiti Artist Takashi Murakami TM/KK. 2017 Set of 3. Released at ComplexCon in 2017, the Takashi Murakami Octopus Skate Deck Set features Murakami's well-known Octopus motif in a 3-deck set, which forms one cohesive image when displayed side by side. This deck set was released on November 4th, 2017. ComplexCon x Dobtopus Octopus Deck Set by Takashi Murakami: Character Power in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork The ComplexCon x Dobtopus Octopus Deck Set by Takashi Murakami is a fine art limited edition release created in collaboration with ComplexCon in 2017. This set of three 8 x 31 inch natural wood skateboard decks features a single archival pigment print that spans across all three panels to create one unified composition. Released on November 4, 2017, the deck set captures Murakami’s colorful and character-driven visual language in a format that connects the worlds of commercial art, collectible design, and subversive culture. With bold colors, sharp linework, and surreal detailing, the Dobtopus motif illustrates Murakami’s ability to merge mythology, manga, and merchandise into a cohesive statement within Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. This piece features a fragmentary and playful depiction of Murakami’s octopus variation of Mr. Dob, a recurring mascot-like character in his work. The octopus form adds a layer of whimsy and monstrous appeal, with swirling eyes, jagged teeth, and tentacles rendered in soft gradients and saturated linework. Circular motifs and exaggerated facial expressions are scattered across the image, contributing to the disorienting, multi-eyed aesthetic that is signature to Murakami’s practice. Each deck panel becomes a slice of chaos and delight, emphasizing the creature’s multiple personalities and uncontainable energy. The natural wood background allows the hyper-color design to float atop the surface, creating a unique tension between material tradition and visual excess. ComplexCon as a Platform for Art, Culture, and Urban Identity Released during ComplexCon, an annual cultural event that unites fashion, music, art, and design, this deck set exemplifies Murakami’s role as a conduit between fine art and popular street movements. Rather than isolating his work within the confines of the gallery, Murakami expands its presence through accessible formats and cross-industry collaborations. At ComplexCon, where hype culture and contemporary art collide, this deck served as a statement piece—grounded in the tradition of limited-edition streetwear drops but elevated by the conceptual depth and visual heritage of the artist. By producing this work as a triptych on skate decks, Murakami ensures that it functions both as wall art and cultural object. Skate decks remain a revered medium in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork due to their duality: utilitarian tools reimagined as art surfaces. Here, they become the perfect canvas for Murakami’s explosive visual grammar, further cementing the decks' place in the aesthetic lexicon of modern counterculture. Character Culture and Emotional Spectacle in Murakami’s Visual Language Murakami’s use of the Dobtopus character speaks to his obsession with emotional exaggeration, facial mutation, and hybrid identities. The octopus-like figure, rendered with concentric eyes and wide, almost mechanical grins, disrupts traditional character expectations. It functions not just as a mascot but as a reflection of media saturation, information overload, and the fluidity of identity. By spreading the design across three decks, Murakami plays with fragmentation and unity—the viewer must step back to comprehend the full image, echoing how contemporary society often experiences clarity only through collective focus. These attributes are central to the sensibility of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. The visual overload, aggressive whimsy, and layered messaging parallel the techniques of urban artists who plaster cityscapes with characters and tags designed to provoke and remain. Murakami’s work, although more polished and refined, maintains that urgency and bite. His characters, especially Dob, have become contemporary totems—both playful and unsettling, cute and chaotic. Murakami’s Global Impact and Skate Art as Cultural Archive Takashi Murakami, born in Japan in 1962, continues to shape the international landscape of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork by leveraging both traditional artistry and mass production. The ComplexCon x Dobtopus Octopus Deck Set is a crystallization of his career-long commitment to visual storytelling that operates on multiple levels. It is a collector’s piece, a pop spectacle, and a philosophical mirror all at once. With its 2017 release, it has become part of a larger archive of objects that document how artists challenge and transform the meaning of materials, characters, and cultural value. This deck set does not merely display an image—it encapsulates Murakami’s fusion of animation, anxiety, and spirituality into a surface that was once meant for rebellion and sport. The Dobtopus swims through flames of attention and noise, reasserting the power of the image in motionless form. Murakami reminds viewers that even the most commercial objects can become sacred, saturated with color, humor, and a carefully calculated chaos that never stops watching.
$1,500.00