Andrew Archer: Edo Ball

Andrew Archer (New Zealand) "Edo Ball"
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curated by YellowMenace (44+ images)

   Andrew Archer is the creative force behind Edo Ball, envisioning NBA players celebrated in the style of ancient Japanese woodblock prints called, ukiyo-e. A freelance illustrator from New Zealand, currently located in Melbourne, Australia with a passion for basketball. The prototypes for Edo Ball were "The Rock & The Ghost" prints back in 2013. Since then, the series has expanded to 32 original prints over 3 seasons which has been compiled into a beautiful artbook "Edo Ball: The Art of Basketball" available at the Edo Ball online store, along with all the prints below just click the images to purchase prints.

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ART: Tomas Overbai - Asian Characters

Tomas Overbai - (24 Images)
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   Tomas Overbai sells sketches of celebrities & famous characters. He's inspired by Akira Kurosawa, science fiction, post-apocalyptic fantasy & kung-fu movies. He has finished book one of his epic graphic novel series ICHIDO.

HAIKU Art Review: Tomas Overbai

Evolving pencil
Rough charismatic sketches
Longing for sumi

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Samurai Inspired Art Collection

Samurai Inspired (武士触発)
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curated by YellowMenace (40+ images)

   The helmet, the armor, the blades & the code... Everything about the samurai is intriguing. Artists especially, amateur & pro have their imaginations ignited by this ancient Japanese warrior.

   I've assembled 40 of my favorite bushi from 40 brilliant artists creating traditional & historically accurate samurai, pop remixed ronin, sci-fi shizoku, sexy onna-bugeisha & abstract yakuza.

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HAIKU: Samurai Spirit

Pure controlled motion

Restless pen, ink flows like blood

Soul of Bushido

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Aditya Permadi aka Subjektzero (Indonesia)

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ART: Jonny Wan - Complex Simplicity

Jonny Wan - (18 works)
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   British born Chinese graphic artist Jonny Wan weaves simple geometric lines w/ irresistible patterns to create striking illustartions for numerous A-list clients such as; The Academy Awards, GQ, Audi, Nike, Wired, etc.

Representation: US - UK - France - Scandinavia

  

HAIKU Art Review: Jonny Wan

Precise arrangement
Pattern, color & form married
Digital kung-fu

   Born in Sheffield, now working in Manchester for clients worldwide across advertising, editorial, publishing, fashion and product design.
   He studied at Manchester School of Art (class of 2008).

ART INTERVIEW: Tony Stella - Essential Asian Flim Posters

Tony Stella - Illustrator - Italian

   Stella's illustrations are passionate & personal, capturing memory triggering cinematic moments that leave you longing to review these classic films. Although, he creates art for a variety of films, I've selected 20 of my favorite Asian movie posters (of course).

   "Stella’s seemingly effortless pen & ink sketches, his washes of watercolor & his brush-stroke lettering hark to back to an earlier age."

        - Adrian Curry of Mubi Notebook

Kawidan by Masaki Kobayashi - 1964

   When I first discovered Tony's expressive hand painted film posters on Tumblr, I instantly became a fan. I had to see more of his unique work, luckily his very active Tumblr blog contains a huge collection of illustrated movie posters. He was also kind enough to grant me an interview & I really appreciate him responding with such thoughtful recollections of his process & past. 

   Yellowmenace: What’s your approach when creating a new poster?

   Tony Stella: Usually, I have seen the movie many times before I start working on a poster. Most of the time, the design is directly triggered by a scene or a still image that jumps out while I watch the film or that left an impression on me. I am an avid collector of film soundtracks, so I often listen to the score while working - it creates the atmosphere & gets me into the right mood.

The Yakuza (ザ・ヤクザ) by Sydney Pollack - 1974

HAIKU Art Review: Tony Stella

Essential brush strokes
Archive cinema's glory
Visage nostalgic

ART: Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - Future via Past

Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚)

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   Hisashi is one of Japan's most influential & popular contemporary painters. His work is currently showing at the following gallery, if you'd like to witness the kind of painstaking detail he puts into his art:

Garden of Unearthly Delights 
 Oct 10, 2014 – Jan 11, 2015
@ The Japan Society Gallery - 333 East 47th St, New York

HAIKU Art Review: Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚)

Forward thru the past
"Without Art I'd B no one"
Basara bastard

   Born in Tokyo, in February 1966.  Hisashi Tenmyouya is a Japanese self taught fine artist.

ART: Godtail (ゴッドテイル) - God Maker

Godtail (ゴッドテイル)
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HAIKU Art Review: Godtail by Yellowmenace

Shining techno Gods

Blasting beams of destruction

Bursting off your screen

   Japanese designer, Godtail (ゴッドテイル) creates electrified, bombastic, Asian characters that are larger than life.

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ART: Samurai Spirit of Stanley Lau

Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau
Artist | Professional | Digital Art

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HAIKU Art Review: Stanley Lau, Samurai Spirit by YM

Pure controlled motion
Restless pen, ink flows like blood
Soul of Bushido

   Born and bred in Hong Kong, the multifaceted Stanley wears different hats as an illustrator, designer, concept artist, creative director and co-founder of Imaginary Friends Studios.

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ART: Sean Wei

Sean Wei - Love Attack Design (愛搏客設計)
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Haiku Art Review: Sean Wei by Yellowmenace

Punked up kabuki
Cyber AZN w/ a past
Brash hues enlighten

   Artist Sean Wei, a commercial designer and graffiti artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. After graduated from college of visual design, he has been working with commercial and art related designs for 14 years.

"Besides being a designer, I have deep passion for street subculture. I also enjoy the activities such as martial arts, surfing, and DJ-ing."

   Get Sean's designs on your T-shirt @ his Designed By Humans store

ART: Yuko Shimizu (清水裕子) - The Men in Her Life

YUKO SHIMIZU (清水裕子)

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   Learn from a master, Yuko's SkillShare online class:

Mastering Inking: Basic and Pro Techniques

   YUKO SHIMIZU (清水裕子) is a Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts.

   This post examines her depiction of males. Being Japanese, she seems to get lots of jobs illustrating samurai, martial artists, ninjas, & other traditional archetypes of the Asian male. But first...

   Haiku Art Review by Yellowmenace

Crisp, crunchy colors

wavering youthful lines, say: 

a human drew this

Photo of Yuko photo: ©Anton Repponen 2012

    Although art has always been her passion, she had initially chosen a more practical path of studying advertising and marketing at Waseda University and took a job in corporate PR in Tokyo.

More of Yuko's unique inklings below