I Know Not. I Know 2010

Takashi Murakami's work titled "I Know Not. I Know," is teeming with colour and playful energy, but look closer, and you’ll see it’s made up of hundreds of tiny skulls. Up close, you can really see the textures—the little drips and pools of paint. It’s almost like looking at a microscopic world. The colours are so intense, almost candy-like, which makes the skull motif even more unsettling. It's not about trying to hide the process of making something, it’s about being upfront. In the top right quadrant, see the way the colours bleed and merge together, creating this dark and ominous space? It’s like a visual metaphor for the unknown. Murakami, like Warhol, isn’t afraid to blur the lines between high and low, serious and silly, and maybe that's why his art resonates so deeply. I am reminded of the work of Yayoi Kusama, whose infinity net paintings are so similar in approach. Art is constantly in conversation.