For children of my generation, anime was an escape from Japan's loser complex following World War II. Anime wasn't foreign. It was our own.
Takashi MurakamiRead
We want to see the newest things. That is because we want to see the future, even if only momentarily. It is the moment in which, even if we don't completely understand what we have glimpsed, we are nonetheless touched by it. This is what we have come to call art.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Art allows us to momentarily glimpse the future and be emotionally affected by our experiences.
In this quote, Takashi Murakami emphasizes the transformative power of art. He suggests that our desire to see new things stems from a pursuit of understanding the future, capturing fleeting moments that resonate with us, even when their full meaning eludes us. Art serves as a medium for these experiences, connecting us to deeper emotions and ideas that shape our perception of what is to come.
Themes
ArtFutureExperienceEmotionUnderstanding
In practice
Example use cases
In an art class discussion about the role of contemporary art in society.
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