comic-con 2009, highlights prt 1

this year was my 3rd time at comic convention in san diego, and i had as much fun as the previous 2 visits.
anyway i want to thank all the people who stopped by at munky king booth and hi-fructose booth.

here are some of the pictures from the comic-con weekend:


my bronze koibito standing strong at munky king's booth


patrick showing his stylish but super nerdy sweatshirt.


damon: peekaboo with his new toy


my roommate nate working hard at sketch theater booth.


usugrow's toy.... very cool but it was already sold out...


run into my friend warren with his lady friend, pretty awesome costume.


got to see kaws x hajime sorayama in person, pretty efin awesome...


doraemon and moomin:)


ちっちゃい時によく兄と見たコブラがこんなとこに。。


i thought these were kinda funny, a mouse pad with a cushiony boobies as your wrist support...
oh silly japanese people:)


me and sponge bob, 夏鈴、さくらボブがよろしくって。


got invited to a nice dinner with baby tattooville, thanks bob!


BT fed us nice breakfast at 8pm, and it was what i just needed at the time


my friend eliza getting a fresh cup of coffee at baby tattooville dinner.

comic-con 2009

i can't believe it's already a that time of a year again....
san diego comic convention is just right around the corner!!!

and i am very excited about my new bonze colour koibito:)

also my new pin, "baburu" will be available at munky king's booth.
buburu comes in two different colours gun metal and pearl.

here are the images.


bronze colour, edition of 30


bronze colour, edition of 30


baburu/bubble

also i will be signing at hi-fructose's booth on friday at 2pm and munky king's booth on thursday 2-4pm, and friday 12-1pm.
i hope to see you there:)

a visit by comon cents

few days ago i had a people from comon cents clothing visiting my studio for an interview.

here is their website and the interview.

comon cents clothing
the interview



adam from comon cents + me

arigato for the t-shirt!!!

pokemon x yoskay

なんちゃって。。。：）

kokeshi: from folk art to toy art

i'm participating in a group show next week on the 11th at japanese american national museum here in down town la.

there are more than a 100 artists involved in this kokeshi exhibition, plus this marks my very first museum show and i can't help but to be excite:)

here is my contribution for the show.

my home, mixed media, 2009

traveling with nara and oni, part 2

we visited the academy of science in golden gate park.
my favorite was this, jelly fish tank, i love how strange they are:)



beau caught a butterfly in the rain forest dome.


inside of the rain forest

checked out super7  in little tokyo

quick stop at fecal face dot gallery

we went to visit one of m favorite artist in sf, david chong lee at his studio space.
his studio was filled with finished and in progress paintings and collages from floor to ceiling

more work...

myself ad david

my other traveling companion oni.

traveling with nara and oni, part 1

last week i took a little time off to visit one of my favorite city, san francisco.

here are some pictures from the trip.




pantone coffee mug at park life store. i almost bought this...


giant robot sf



they had a drawing show, Pencil Pushers : The Art Of Graphite



deth p. sun's sketch:)


we found tessar lo in the book, beast 2


stopped by strangeco headquarter

pete flower's toy



james jarvis


my traveling companion, nara

culver city art walk 2009

thanks to all the people who made it to the koibito release on wednesday.
it was nice to be able to chat with you all.

here is a new piece for the art walk that is taking a place tomorrow in culver city.


" when it rains it pours" mixed media on wood, 24 x 36


please stop by at my favorite gallery lebasse projects to see all the awesome works from the other artists, including edwin ushiro, tessar lo, nate frizzelle and more.

1 more day!!!

i'm sorry for the lack of the updates about the new release....

just one more day until the new koibito to drop: the exclusive edition from lebasse projects.

the new colour way will be released at lebasse projects in culver city.
there will be some goodies that you can pick up at the event, including the new prints (screaming for the sunrise) and postcard set from the solo show " hello and goodbye", the very first lebasse project exhibition catalog, and the brand new koibito.

i will be there from 7-10 pm for signing.

i hope you can make it to the event.

here are few of the sketches that will be in a postcard set as a little surprise:)



more to come....

koibito updates: lebasse projects colour way

the new color way of my toy, " koibito " is coming out on the 27th of this month.
we are having a little release party at lebbase projects in culver city.
a new set of prints, the catalog of my solo sow "hello and goodbye,"will be available for you to pick up.



i hope you can make it.

thanks justin:)

thanks to my friend justin for making this short film of my solo show " hello and goodbye."
he was going around the gallery all night to get enough materials and interviewing people.
i really appreciate your hard work.
thanks buddy:)

Yoskay Yamamoto "Hello and Goodbye" from Justin Bretter on Vimeo.

also here are couple links of photos from the opening night.

www,daildujour.com
www.arrestedotion.com

thank you:)

i just want to thank everyone that made to the show last night.
i had an awesome time and i hope you all did too.

thanks for all the presents, and thoughtful gifts, i feel very lucky to have such a kind and supportive fans :)
i'm very happy that i got to share the wonderful night with you all.

setting up:)

2 more days :)

hello and goodbye updates.

some of my friends are kind enough to help me promote my up-coming show "hello and goodbye."
i feel very lucky to have such a positive support.

here are some links to follow up:

creative process posted by arrested motion



information of the new series of prints provided by daily dujour



thanks guys.

a visit from daily dujour

my friend jack from daily dujour came by to visit my studio last week.
i was working on the last piece for my upcoming solo exhibition "hello and goodbye."
i originally thought the piece was 8ft wide but i found out it was 9ft when i took it to the framer....

anyways there are some photos of my studio and some photo of the giant piece...
i hope you all can make it on the 9th of may to see the finish product....

100:)

it's been over a year since i started this blog and this post marks the number 100.
thanks everyone for all the support and love for my work:)


do you mind if i stay for a bit, 2009

analog color x yoskay

thanks to my friend jeremy lynch from analog color for making this awesome video of my upcoming solo show, "hello and goodbye."


Yoskay Yamamoto "Hello and Goodbye" Video Teaser from Modus Films on Vimeo.

thank you jeremy:)

sneak peak...

here is a little sneak peak for my solo exhibition, " hello and goodbye," which is happening on the 9th of may at lebasse projects in los angeles.

for this particular show "hello and goodbye" i focused on and created a series of work which is based on the cycle of connection/disconnection that i have experienced and shared with others.

i left my home town toba, Japan when i was 15 and this separation eventually helped me to connect to my family ona deeper level.
also being away from my culture and its tradition made realized how special and meaningful they were to me.

there are times when separation helps me to connect - to grow and understand myself better, and there are situations when attachments make me feel powerless and weak...
this balance and the conflict between connection and disconnection fascinates me.
over all i believe that we strive for connections that refine our abilityto understand ourselves better.

i know this isn't the final form of my work but it is in process and in progress for something greater.
so for now i will keep on moving forward.


after glow, mixed media on board

go colin!!!

my friend colin's band children of nova just put out their very first album " the complexity of light."
they are an awesome band based in san diego, please check their myspace for the samples.
http://www.myspace.com/childrenofnova

future perfect

my friend tessar is having his very first solo exhibition this saturday at lebasse projects in culver city.
so if you are around this saturday please stop by and see the show:)



congrats tessar!

abor x arsonal design x yoskay

thanks to arbor and kevin from arsonal design.


this is one of my favorite collab that i have done with other companies and designers.
i believe this snowboard will be available 2010.

namida

munky king is having a diy pusher show this thursday.
here is my contribution.




namida, customized pusher, 2009

and here is the flyer with some info:

new start:)

my favorite gallery, project has moved and changed their name to lebasse projecs.
here is a little preview video of their first group show ‘Vous Avez Eté Juste Servi', made by the good people at modus films.


LeBasse Projects Inaugural Gallery Exhibition ‘Vous Avez Eté Juste Servi’ from Modus Films on Vimeo..

‘Vous Avez Eté Juste Servi'

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 21st from 7-11pm
at: LeBasse Projects
6023 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

congrats beau and christine:)

gelaskin:)

arigato to beau and people at gelaskins.
my first gelaskin products are available at their site.

here are some of the images.




the will, 2008

love from home land:)

arigato to people over at loftwork.com i got featured in their website:)

自分らしく。

自分らしさって大事っやって思う。
でも自分自身を受け入れるのって何か苦手。


my luck, mixed media