© Murakami or © LV

I start to notice one Japanese artist Yashitomo Nara by notebooks and T-shirts which are sold in one famous book store in Taiwan. Then I looked for the artist’s books and knew more about him and his works, a little girl with sharp expression in her eyes. It is a clever commercial tactic that the girl figure is not combined with any expensive brands. People can pay 30-50US dollars to have one T-shirts. The artist attracted more viewers by this kind of commercial trade and made his art more popular. Comparing to Takashi Murakami’s works, Yashitomo Nara’s little girl is pretty much “kawai,” at least to me. Facing to Murakami's“neverfull bag” which is decorated by the classic sign of LV, it only pushes me far away from his art, although I really appreciate the title of the bag. Maybe this collaboration actually wants to attract people who have more interest in LV instead of ART.