Kaikai & Kiki co. Ltd.

KAIKAI & KIKI Co. Ltd.
Arhat figures by Takashi Murakami (Tokyo, 1962).
Complete box of twelve collectible toys.
Unopened.
Measurements: 7 cm (x2); 8 x 31 x 23 cm (display box).
Takashi Murakami has repeatedly used the theme of the 500 Arhats, essential figures in Buddhism that represent enlightened individuals who have reached nirvana. In works such as The 500 Arhats, the artist reinterprets these Buddhist saints through a vibrant and energetic aesthetic, fusing traditional references with a contemporary sensibility. His depiction is characterized by the use of intense colors, stylized forms and a composition that blends the spiritual with the pop. In addition, Murakami has taken this reinterpretation a step further by creating an android called Murakami Arhat Robot, a hyper-realistic robotic figure inspired by his own image, conceived as a technological and self-referential version of an Arhat.
KaiKai and Kiki are characters from Murakami's unique imaginary, although they are also the image and the name adopted by the KaiKai and Kiki Co. foundation founded by Takashi Murakami in 2001, which took over the work of the Hiropon factory, which was founded in 1996. Its objectives as a company are based on support for the production and promotion of works of art, the management and support of young artists and the dissemination of their work.