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James Jirat Patradoon by Lost At E Minor
Sydney-based artist, James Jirat Patradoon, on his career defining moment: "If I could trace my artistic inspiration back to one event, it would have to be the Neo Tokyo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2001. I had never seen art like that before; I didn't know you could be so playful with it. I vividly remember the Yoshitomo Nara sculptures made out of bandages, and Kenji Yanobe's atom suit and Godzilla/Astro Boy sculptures that blew bubbles. It was just so fun. I think because a lot of Japanese art contains references to pop culture, it's more accessible for audiences. They aren't so intimidated by it because it can be quite light-hearted but still have a serious undertone to it."
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