畫面滿是艷麗的紅色骷髏,還有異想天開的藍色、黃色、粉色裝飾點綴,此作既華麗亮眼,亦瀰漫著隱約的焦慮和即將面臨的審判。「藝術家就是一位巫師,」村上隆隱秘地提到。(村上隆,錄於 Sarah Thornton,《藝術市場七日遊》,倫敦,2009年)「藝術家是理解這個世界與另一個世界的界限的… 或者是在盡力去理解的。」看似是一幅裝飾性質的卡通骷髏圖案,仔細觀察之下卻是村上隆與自己道德觀相抗爭的冥想,細緻到近乎癲狂。他的這種極為費力的手法以及完美主義思想與草間彌生的作品十分類似。將《無題》與草間彌生的作品《無限網 OPRT》相比較,可見兩位藝術家都透過無限的重複性來自我忘懷一些事物。草間彌生筆下的圓點和圈圈在有限的空間無限放射,村上隆的繽紛骷髏也似乎在畫布的界限外無限擴張。
Takashi Murakami is best known for his contemporary combination of fine art and pop culture. He uses recognizable iconography like Mickey Mouse and cartoonish flowers and infuses it with Japanese culture. The result is a boldly colorful body of work that takes the shape of paintings, sculptures and animations.
In the 1990s, Murakami founded the Superflat movement in an attempt to expose the "shallow emptiness of Japanese consumer culture." The artist plays on the familiar aesthetic of mangas, Japanese-language comics, to render works that appear democratic and accessible, all the while denouncing the universality and unspecificity of consumer goods. True to form, Murakami has done collaborations with numerous brands and celebrities including Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams and Google.