December 26, 2014

ART: Nooin - Cute Chameleon Selfies

Nooin - http://zeromushi.tumblr.com/
Trying many masks
In hopes of finding her soul
Cute chameleon
Nooin - http://zeromushi.tumblr.com/
   She is Luso-Japanese (under the cultural sway of the Portuguese Empire) Nu Goth. She has lived abroad, but returned to Tokyo, Japan to be with her family. She speaks English, Japanese & probably a few other languages. Beyond that Nooin is a bit of a mystery.

   I do know that she creates some unique selfie-art.

ART: HR-FM - Inexterior

HR-FM (Hirofumi Sugimoto)
Web  -  Deviant Art  -  Twitter  -  Store
HR-FM - http://www.hr-fm.com/
   All's Right w/ the World - Fine Art Print

Ex/interior
Tortured texture dominates
Dynamic decay
HR-FM - http://www.hr-fm.com/
   Pet Destroyer - Fine Art Print
   "By pairing incompatible time bases to create scenes I call 'the future past', I express both surprise and recollection."

December 24, 2014

VID: Tattoo VICE - The Maverick, Master, Moneyman & Monks

Tattoo VICE
The Maverick, Master, Moneyman & Monks
Web  -  Facebook  -  Twitter

The MaverickJimmy Ho Tattoo Artist
VICE Tattoos - http://vice.com
   With his traditional Chinese/Japanese patterns, Jimmy Ho, now in his sixties, remains one of the coolest and most forward ­thinking tattooists in Hong Kong.
   Jimmy opened his first tattoo shop at the age of 14, followed by more than 40 years serving clients including film stars and local gangsters.

December 22, 2014

ART: Peking Opera - Portraits on Silk

Portraits of Peking Opera Characters
Unknown Artist

Peking Opera characters - http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/51581
   Qing dynasty (1644–1911) album featuring 100 opera characters painted on silk with ink & gold. This post contains my 25 personal favorites.
Peking Opera characters - http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/51581
   "This album records in detail the makeup and costume of one hundred characters drawn from nine plays. Each character is identified with an accompanying inscription, and the plays are named at the top right of nine of the leaves in slightly larger script." -The Met

December 21, 2014

FILM: Outrage (アウトレイジ) - GIFs, Caps, & Trailers, Oh My!

HAIKU Art Review: Outrage (アウトレイジ)
8-9-3 can't win
Death or jail for all gangsters
Split tongued Yakuza
Outrage (アウトレイジ) - Takeshi Kitano - http://amzn.to/1wYFlfL
   Takeshi Kitano (北野 武) hypnotizes audiences with his slow, simple style, punctuating it with moments of bloody violence. 

Outrage (アウトレイジ) Japanese trailer w/ Eng subs

December 14, 2014

Top 8: Asian Books EVR!

The Yellowmenace shares with you the 8 greatest Asian books of all time.

       translator - R. L. Wing
Illustrated I Ching - R.L. Wing
HAIKU Book Review: Illustrated I Ching
Shake 3 coins, 6 times
64 future outcomes
straight or broken lines
   My spiritual advisor regarding major life decisions for the past 15 years. I've tried several other versions of the I Ching, but this is the best. Eloquently concise the translation reverberates with subtext. Each hexagram is complimented with an ancient ink paintings which adds further depth & insight to each reading.
"An easily accessible yet powerfully enlightening tool that will help readers understand the I Ching's way of knowledge and grasp the principles behind the world's most ancient book."
   I placed this book at #1 because of length of time it has been in my life & the impact it has continually had upon my journey. This isn't a book that sits on the shelf gathering dust, the I Ching is an advisor, my spiritual compass in times of turmoil or indecision.

2) Dance, Dance, Dance
       author - Haruki Murakami
Dance, Dance, Dance (cover) - Haruki Muakami
HAIKU Book Review: Dance, Dance, Dance
Motel room Sheep Man
Our past spins us like laundry
Don't forget to dance
   I bought an English translation in Japan, read it every morning in a Korean park near my home with coffee & donuts while off from work. This was only my second Murakami, after Hardboiled Wonderland & Dance (x3) remains my favorite despite reading 3 more Murakami's.

December 12, 2014

ART: Yumiko Kayukawa (粥川由美子) - pt 4: Ceremony

Yumiko Kayukawa (粥川由美子)
 part 4: Ceremony
Official   -   Blog   -   FB   -   Tumblr
Yumiko Kayukawa (粥川由美子)  - http://sweetyumiko.com/
Hardcover Artbook: 95 works (2006-12)
 
YUMIKO KAYUKAWA: JAPANESE WOLF
   Here is part 4 of my 4 part profile of the unique self portrait paintings by Japanese artist Yumiko Kayukawa.

December 1, 2014

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

Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚)
Web   -   Facebook
Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/
   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
Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/
HAIKU Art Review: Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚)
Forward thru the past
"Without Art I'd B no one"
Basara bastard
Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/
   Born in Tokyo, in February 1966.  Hisashi Tenmyouya is a Japanese self taught fine artist.

November 30, 2014

Bball: The Yellowmenace Kicks

The Yellowmenace Unofficial Limited Edition Basketball Shoes
via: Nike iD - Lebron 11
Yellowmenace basketball shoes - Nike iD Lebron 11
   Behold, the ultimate lvl AZN basketball shoe!

   This shoe was designed to dominate & regulate on tha court. You'll be dishin' & swishin', postin' & toastin, stoppin' & poppin' on all tha suckas.
Yellowmenace basketball shoes - Nike iD Lebron 11
   This is my ultimate dream shoe, which will forever remain a dream because these are extremely limited, as in the Lebron 12 has been released & Nike iD only allows customization on their latest models.

   Speaking of Nike iD, can anyone explain why they're only available in the US & Japan? They won't even ship anywhere else???

THAI: Chom & Friends

Chompoo (ชมพู่) -
Araya Alberta Hargate (อารยา อัลเบอร์ต้า ฮาร์เก็ต)
Web   -   Facebook

Image Sources: FB - Araya Hargate
Chompoo (ชมพู่) - Araya Hargate (อารยา ฮาร์เก็ต) - http://www.facebook.com/araya.a.hargate.56
   Chompoo is famous actress, singer, model of Thai, Lao & British descent.

Chompoo (ชมพู่) - Araya Hargate (อารยา ฮาร์เก็ต) - http://www.facebook.com/araya.a.hargate.56
w/ comedians TukkyGotee โก๊ะตี๋

ART: Shintaro Kago (駕籠 真太郎) - Funny Girls

Shintaro Kago (駕籠 真太郎)
Funny Girls or Brutality thy name is Man
Web   -   YouTube   -   Blog

Original 'Funny Girl' drawings for sale @ Akatako.net
Shintaro Kago (駕籠 真太郎) - http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~adc52520/

November 27, 2014

ART: Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦 浩之) - Plastic Toys

Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦 浩之)
Web   -   Facebook
Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦 浩之) - http://hiroyukimatsuura.com/
HAIKU Art Review: Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦 浩之)
Giant plastic toys
Hello anime portraits
Simplified cels sell
Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦 浩之) - http://hiroyukimatsuura.com/
   Hiroyuki Matsuura was born in Tokyo in 1964. He joined Task Force Ltd. in 1984, where he worked mainly on graphic design projects, before starting to create his own works based on animated Japanese cartoon characters in 1999.
Hiroyuki Matsuura (松浦 浩之) - http://hiroyukimatsuura.com/
  "I create my work with the belief that Manga is a representative expression of Japanese art following in the wake of Ukiyo-e."

November 18, 2014

VID: Eating Dog in China (& beyond)

Vice: Dining on Dogs in Yulin
Vice   -   YouTube 

   A common stereotype & joke, the fact is eating animals, all kinds of animals & all their various organs is part of Asian culture. In white culture, many of these animals &/or parts are considered taboo, in this case, dog meat.

Viewer Discretion - Graphic depiction of market realities such as butchering meat, in this case dogs.

   Level & objective coverage of the Dog Eating Festival in Yulin, China. Even though the reporter clearly has a bias, she's a dog owner. She manages to show articulate arguments on both sides of this hyper-divisive issue, going as far as sampling the cuisine at a family celebration. 
VICE: Dining on Dogs - http://youtu.be/589NAoC9Q6Y
   Southern China has always had a tradition of dining on dogs, despite becoming more prosperous in the 1990s, Yulin has maintained the unique tradition of holding a canine banquet every summer.
VICE: Dining on Dogs - http://youtu.be/589NAoC9Q6Y
 Where do you stand? 
 Would/Have you eaten dog?

"People from other parts of China joke that, Southerners will eat anything with legs but the dinner table."
Take the Meat Eaters Challenge below.
My number's 24, what's yours?

November 15, 2014

November 13, 2014

UPDATE: MSG from tha Menace

A Message from Tha Menace
Greetings loyal Comrades,

   If you've been following my blog regularly, you've probably noticed the irregularity in my posting habits. In particular, the recent drop off in fresh content.

   Despair no longer.
Starting this month (Nov) I will share 8 posts per monthThat's about 2 every week & I will do my level best to maintain this schedule thru-out 2015 (pinky promise).
   The Yellowmenace E-zine will launch in the new year. It's your monthly email update on the yellowest posts, as well as the best images from the YM Pinterest & Tumblr sites


November 12, 2014

ART: Tiger Tateishi (タイガー立石) - Surreally Fujisan

Tiger Kouichi Tateishi タイガー立石 www.yamamotogendai.org/english/artist/tiger.html
HAIKU Art Review: Tiger Tateishi
Landscape circuitry
Slinky Tiger DNA
His Dali, Fuji
Tiger Kouichi Tateishi タイガー立石 www.yamamotogendai.org/english/artist/tiger.html
   Tiger was born in Fukuoka in 1941.

   In 1963, he submitted a large collage to the 15th Yomiuri Independent Exhibition, which received much attention. Subsequently he went on to be heavily influenced by Pop Art, which he aptly converted to address aspects of Japanese everyday life as well as the country’s current issues.

October 30, 2014

ART: Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - Basara Bastard

Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚)
Web   -   Facebook
Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/
   Hisashi is one of Japan's most influential & popular contemporary painters. His work is currently showing at the following galleries, 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 Gallery333 East 47th St, New York

Parco Museum Exhibit - Oct 31 - Nov 10, 2014
   Parco Museum - Shibuya, Tokyo
Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://www.gardenofunearthlydelightsexhibition.com/meet-the-artists/hisashi-tenmyouya/
HAIKU Art Review: Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚)
Forward thru the past
"Without Art I'd B no one"
Basara bastard
Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/
   Born in Tokyo, in February 1966.  Hisashi Tenmyouya is a Japanese self taught fine artist.

   Oct 10, 2014 – Jan 11, 2015
   @ The Japan Society Gallery
   333 East 47th St, New York, NY 10017

VID: Yuki Togashi (富樫勇樹) is ALMOST in the NBA!

Yuki Togashi (富樫勇樹) is ALMOST in the NBA!

   Japanese point guard, Yuki Togashi (167cm) impressed fans & coaches by playing big for the Dallas Mavericks summer league team, but he didn't quite make the cut.
   Well, he didn't, then he did, then he didn't. 

   Togashi was signed to the Mavs on Oct 15 & then waived on Oct 21 :( He did not get to play in a preseason game. 
   I don't think we've seen the last of him, tho. The Mavs will most likely sign him to their D-league team, Texas Legends & call him up if their guards get injured or don't perform up to expectation. 

William Jones Cup Highlights 2014 - Check out his killer floater

   NBA Summer League 2014 - Vegas Fan Favorite
   Keep in mind, Jeremy Lin made a splash on the Warriors summer league team & then later got cut after seeing very little action

October 29, 2014

VID: Endless Asian Basketball Stream

    In honor of the start of the 2014-15 NBA season, here are a trailer load of not so serious, non-professional basketball vids from some of my fav Asian Youtubers.
David So  -  Fung Bros  -  ISAtv 
David So - Basketball via Yellowmenace
Street Ballin Basics - Let's begin w/ a funny sketch showing an Asian trash talker taking one step beyond.

   What am I supposed to do, talk about the only active Asian player in the NBA, Jeremy Lin? Man, I caught Linsanity when he was in the GSW Warriors Summer League.

   There's FOB Asian player coming up, Yuki Togashi who I believe will make into the NBA this season as a replacement for an injured PG.
U heard it here 1st!

Watch the YT Playlist or checkout the rest of the vids below

October 28, 2014

Wylona Hayashi in Black & White


   The complicated puzzle wrapped in a young woman, Wylona is back again with more modeling & make-up magic. 
Wylona Hayashi - http://sadwylona.tumblr.com/


Engorged lips, wide eyes

More beautiful than she knows

White smoke drifts skyward


Wylona Hayashi - http://sadwylona.tumblr.com/

   There are a growing number of artist/models displaying their own sense of style to the world along with many female artists continually painting "selfies". If the 70s, 80s & 90s were about pop-psychology & searching inward to find oneself, then the start of this millennium seems to be expressing outward in hopes of receiving an echo of self.


Wylona Hayashi - http://sadwylona.tumblr.com/
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October 13, 2014

ART: Godtail (ゴッドテイル) - Techno Gods

Godtail (ゴッドテイル)
Web  -  DeviantArt  -  PixIV  -  Blog
HAIKU Art Review: Godtail by Yellowmenace
Shining techno Gods
Blasting beams of destruction
Bursting off your screen
Godtail (ゴッドテイル) - http://godtail.exblog.jp/
    Japanese designer, Godtail (ゴッドテイル) creates electrified, bombastic, Asian characters that are larger than life.

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October 9, 2014

THAI: Yaya & Friends

YaYa (ญาญ่า)
 Urassaya Sperbund  (อุรัสยา เสปอร์บันด์)
Official   -   FB club   -   YouTube   -    FB family

YaYa (ญาญ่า) Urassaya Sperbund  (อุรัสยา เสปอร์บันด์) - http://www.yayaurassaya.com/
   Yaya w/ other Thai dara (ดารา) Margie, Mint & Kimberly
YaYa (ญาญ่า) Urassaya Sperbund  (อุรัสยา เสปอร์บันด์) - http://www.yayaurassaya.com/
   Yaya w/ Jared Leto