Based in Chicago, Omerisms is a blog by Omer Abdullah. His posts explore Ideas, perspectives and points of view across business, sales, marketing, life and (sometimes) football (the real kind).

The Murakami Series: Creating Art-Creativity, Process, Organization and Commercialism

The Murakami Series: Creating Art-Creativity, Process, Organization and Commercialism

Today is Day 3 of my week long series featuring the works of Takashi Murakami.

If you, like me, believe that there is an art to business, to our careers and to our lives, then I think you'll find this series (along with the quotes and excerpts I've included) especially interesting. 

“I’m not thinking about this as a risk, because this is my advantage”

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(Through September 24th, 2017, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is holding an exhibition of the work of Takashi Murakami called "The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg". The exhibition features 50 works spanning 3 decades of his career, showcasing how the artist operates at the intersection of art, commerce and popular culture.)

The Murakami Series: Reconciling with Personal History-Art as a Response to Life

The Murakami Series: Reconciling with Personal History-Art as a Response to Life

The Murakami Series: The Search For Madness

The Murakami Series: The Search For Madness