Yoshitomo Nara
Sculptor
Japanese artist known best for his sculptures and paintings that depict seemingly innocuous subject.
He studied at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and then at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, in Germany.
He has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions since 1984.
He has never married.
He was very influenced by the animation of Walt Disney as a boy.