comic-con 2010 :)

only few days left!



i will be painting live during this party. please stop by and have a drink or two with us. :)

also i will be signing at munky king's booth on friday and saturday.
here is the official signing schedule:

Thu 7/22:
9:00pm - 2:00am: OMI:UNMASKED party @ Bar Basic

Fri 7/23:
11:30am - 1:00pm: YOSKAY YAMAMOTO
2:00pm - 3:30pm: LUKE CHUEH
4:00pm - 5:30pm: OMI ARTISTS (Luke Chueh, Kozik, Yoskay, Ferg and more)

Sat 7/24:
11:00am - 12:30pm: YOSKAY YAMAMOTO
2:00pm - 3:30pm: LUKE CHUEH
4:00pm - 5:30pm: OMI ARTISTS (Luke Chueh, Kozik, Yoskay, Ferg and more)

Sun 7/25:
11:00am - 12:30pm: VANNEN WATCHES (Travis Lampe, Brian Ewing, Chris Ryniak, Alex Pardee)
1:00pm - 2:00pm: KOZYNDAN

yay!

and i'm very pleased to announce that prototype of my new vinyl toy will be displayed at munky kings booth, and to celebrate this happy occasion munky king will be releasing mini print of the painting 'screaming for the sunrise' which the toy was based on.
so please stop by and say hello. :)





6 x 8, edition of 150

more info at mk's website

mr 9 is back:)

my good friend j. shea9 is back in la with new amazing work!
his new collection of work, 'life form' will be showcasing in a project room at lebasse projects.
and also in the main gallery space, melissa haslam and morgan slade will be having their new work.
it should be an exciting show!
here are some of shea's new work:







opening reception saturday night
july 17th,20107pm - 10pm
lebasse projects gallery
6023 washington blvd.
culver city, ca.90232
www. lebasseprojects.com

and don't forget, my friend yosuke ueno's solo exhibition is still at thinkspace gallery.
it is a breath-taking body of work. please stop by while you can.

print release/closing reception:)

Yoskay Yamamoto: ' Familiar Strangers'
CLOSING Reception: Saturday, July 10th, 5-8pm

The gallery will host a closing reception this Saturday for artist Yoskay Yamamoto's solo exhibition.

In conjunction with the closing reception the gallery will release a series of limited edition giclee prints. Yamamoto's extremely popular 'Four Seasons' series of paintings will be released as prints at the closing.

Each 'Season' will be released in an edition of only 20. Sales will be first come first served on the night of the closing, with a few prints to be released Monday the 12th online at: Paper Tiger.

buff monster x yoskay

thanks to buff for inviting me to this exciting custom show, 'the monster within.' . i really like the simply shaped toy and i had fun customizing this little piece.
the show will be at GR2 and it will be first time for me to show with them. i can't help but to be excited about having a piece in their store, since i have always been a big fun of giant robot magazine.

anyway here is my contribution to the show:


my pineapple monster, mixed media, 2010









and the flyer for the event.

arigato:)

thanks to everyone who made it to the opening last saturday, especially the friends who drove from out of town.
i had an amazing time being able to share the night with you all.
and also thanks to those who have been helping me promote the show online.
i appreciate your love and support for my work.

khoi from arrested motion posted a nice review about my show on their site.

to see the opening night photos please visit arrestedmotion.com

osamu tezuka x yoskay yamamoto...?

i'm very excited to be able to share this project with everyone.

i have been working on series customizing vinyl toy of popular iconic characters.

and one of the project was astro boy, the one of the very first japanese animation created by the godfather of manga, tezuka osamu.

here is a process shots of this long journey:


i sculpted and yoskafied the astroboy vinyl that i found on ebay.


the i had them casted into resin by people at pretty in plastic.


they also hlped me make these metal version.


and the final piece, 'do you remember me?' gloss black, edition of 100


'do you remember me?' metal, edition of 10

also i did an interview with shane from studious bison.
to read the interview please visit their site, http://www.studiousbison.com/

"intimate strangers" by mr lynch:)

thanks to my friend jeremy for putting this film "intimate strangers" together.
he has been capturing many other artists with his camera and making them into these very stylized short films. here is a link to his other documentaries and short films.
i really enjoyhow he edit his film and how the lighting and colors are set in his work.

also thanks to darin from kane&unke for coordinating me with their awesome apparel.
i never look this good before:P

without any farther ado i would like to introduce the film, "intimate strangers" presented by two dollars please films:

less than 2 weeks !!!

sorry for the lack of update.
i have been busy trying to catch up and finishing up all the works for my solo show.
plus i'm working on the 2nd figure with munky king and couple other exciting projects.

anyway, here are couple more sneak peak of what's come for my 3rd solo exhibition, 'familiar strangers'


i'm introducing a series of hand carved wooden sculpture for the show.


also sneak peak of new koibito piece. :)

'familiar strangers'

june 12th - july 3rd, 2010
opening reception: saturday, june 12th, 2010, 7 - 10 pm

also pleas check arrested motion for additional pictures.

http://arrestedmotion.com/


for more information about the show, please contact lebasse projects
http://www.lebasseprojects.com/

familiar strangers. . .

here is a sneak peak of one of my new work for the solo exhibition "familiar strangers."

this new series of work has been a struggle and a challenge for me in many ways.

i can't believe it has been over a year since the last solo show.
i hope people will find some sense of growth in my new work.
anyways here is the image of one of my piece:


blossom:spring, mixed media, 24 x 24, 2010

"familiar strangers"

june 12th - july 3rd, 2010
opening reception: saturday, june 12th, 2010, 7 - 10 pm

exciting weekend:)

my good friend, mari inukai will be having a solo exhibition "decadent" at copro gallery in santa monica this saturday.

here is one of the panting for the show and also the flyer:





preview of mari's work

also my friend joao ruas will be exhibiting at thinkspace gallery at their new location.



and as for me i'm in the midst of preparation for my solo show for the next month.
i will post more info and images near future.

jibibuts x yoskay

thanks to noferin and zury for inviting me to this exciting event " we heart wood."

i have been making series of custom toys for a while and i really enjoyed yoskafying them.

i like norferin's simple and basic shapes of their toys and the fact they are made out of wood.

here are pictures of my contribution:

candy coloured kokeshi family


cherry and lime


lemon and peach


blue berry and orange




for questions and purchasing, please contact munky king

back to the bay :)

i'm happy to announce that i will be participating in a group show in one of my favorite city san francisco this weekend.

the exhibition is organized and curated by lebasse projects and it is going to be at new people building in japan town.
i will be putting up my installation ' tell me a story. . .' but tis time it will be called ' tell us a story. . .



she will be joining him in sf:)

here is the info about the show:

The second “Showcase Series” exhibition presents lebasse projects is penchant for innovative and diverse artists including: Seonna Hong, Herakut, Yoskay Yamamoto, Edwin Ushiro, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Andrew Hem, Melissa Haslam and Nate Frizzell.

The eight artists in this exhibition represent the New Contemporary genre that LeBasse Projects is helping to define. The slate of events during the four days in San Francisco include an Artists Reception, Print Releases courtesy of Paper Tiger and hosted private receptions by Gen Art, MYX TV and DailyduJour.

Thursday, April 1st: 7-10pm — Gen Art Collectors Circle Private
Friday, April 2nd: 7-10pm — Artist Reception and Opening
Saturday, April 3rd: 7-10pm — MYX TV Hosted Reception

The Exhibition will be open to the public Thursday to Sunday, 12-6pm daily.

LeBasse Projects SF
1746 Post St. 3rd Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(New People Bldg. in Japantown)

Please contact the gallery at 310.558.0200 or contact@lebasseprojects.com for general questions.

(*_*)

i received an e-mail from one of my fan, mike in uk.

he dedicated his right arm to be covered by my work.

the e-mail mentioned that there are going to be more work for the back ground and empty spaces.

he has already sped 30 hours on his inks. i feel very honored:)

here are some pictures:

thank you mike for sharing the photos:)

熱い！

ボクが１７の頃に真ん中の兄ちゃんがGOING　STEADYを教えてくれました。

切ないくらいに真っすぐな歌詞と声が枯れながらも叫び続けるボーカル。

本当にボクの青い心にじんと優しく響いたのを覚えています。

そして１０年ちょい経った今、また彼らの音が聞きたくなりました。

ここ何日かこの曲がばかり聞いてます。

青い春よもう一度ボクの心をトキメカセて下さい：）

もう一曲：）

edwin ushiro

my friend edwin ushiro is having a solo exhibition in ny at solan fine art.
i really wish i an go there to support.

" at night, lights fells and loved ones returned home"

a solo exhibition b edwin ushiro

march 24th @

solan fine art

128 rivington street

new york, ny 10002

ganbatte edwin!

children of nova x yoskay:)

my friend's band, children of nova is gong on their first major nation tour.and i was asked to design their tour t-shirt. recently the band received the best hard rock category in san diego music awards. also so one of their song "complexity of light" is featured in the game rock band, and it's in top 25 in the rock band network:)


here is the image



all the t-shirt will be printed on 'new silver color' from american apparel:)

for more info on the band and their tour:
their myspace

their blog

go kick some ass colin!!!

wow(*_*)

few weeks ago one of my art admirer tagged me in a couple of photos in facebook and i couldn't believe my eyes. . .




thanks mike for the photo and life time support of my work!!!

tell me a story: recap

thanks to peeps at dailydujour for the coverage of my installation.
below is the link to the images from the opening night.

dailydujour.com

making it rain:)

i spent the last two days at lebasse projects to set up my new installation, "tell me a story. . ."
this is by far the largest installation tat i have put together and i am very pleased with the out come:)

now i would like to work on something even bigger.

anyways here are some images:


there are about 100 pieces of rain drops in total




also the part of the show, untitled faces edition of 10

for more information about the show, please visit
http://www.lebasseprojects.com

also check out the great coverage of myself setting up the installation from:

daily dujour
vinyl pulse

tell me a story: a new installation:)

my favorite gallery, lebasse projects is showcasing a solo exhibition by yoshitaka amano next saturday, and they invited me to have an installation in their project room.
i am very excited to be exhibiting in a same space with a such a legendary artist like mr amano.
if you are not familiar with his work he was the one who is responsible for the character design of such animation as gatchman, speed racer, vampire hunter d and also the video game, final fantasy series.

this installation will be a continuation on the installation from my last solo exhibition, "hello and goodbye." this will be very site specific and also will be the largest installation from myself.

here are some progress pictures:


primed and ready to be painted:)


thanks to my good friend mari for helping me set up my new air brush:)


this is a separate project but it will be displayed at the show.

for more info about the show please visit lebasse projects web site.

http://www.lebasseprojects.com/

umamimart v2.0

my sister from another mother, kayoko just updated her food blog site, umamimart.com.
the site contents covers anything that has to do with food.
please check them out
http://www.umamimart.com/

my favorite canadian artists:)

my friend tessar lo and nimit malavia are having a solo show at show & tell gallery in toronto canada this friday.

i had a chance to share a studio space with tessar for about a year and it's been a pleasure to see his work evolve significantly in such a short period of time. i really love how he is focusing on the mood of the paintings rather than the details.

i also had chance to share the same studio with nimit during summer 08 and i am amazed of his growth in skill and details.
they are both truly talented artists, please stop by to see the show if you are near tronto.

here are some images of their works:


tessar lo, "friendship"


tessar lo, "a perfect magic"


nimit malavia, "till i can't anymore"

and link to their preview

tessar lo
nimit malavia

show & tell gallery
1161 Dundas St. West
Toronto, ON
M6J 1X3
Canada

+ 647.347.3316
info@showandtellgallery.com

www.showandtellgallery.com
www.tessarlo.com
www.nimitmalavia.com