May 31, 2015

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.

Yuta Onoda (Japan)  Facebook - Twitter
Yuto Onoda - www.yutaonoda.com/


HAIKU: Samurai Spirit
Pure controlled motion

Restless pen, ink flows like blood

Soul of Bushido


Aditya Permadi aka subjektzero - http://monoponik.com/
Aditya Permadi aka Subjektzero (Indonesia)


My Fav Samurai Films @ Amazon


Palehorse - http://www.palehorsedesign.com/
Palehorse (US)
Pablo Uchida [内田パブロ] - http://pablocafe.seesaa.net/
Utagawa Kuniyoshi - http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1797 -1861 (Japan)
Anthony Petrie - http://anthonypetrie.com/
Anthony Petrie (US)   Facebook - Twitter

   A samurai should not scandalize his name forever by holding his one & only life too dear... One's main purpose in throwing away his life is to do so either for the sake of the Emperor or in some great undertaking of a military general.

- Shiba Yoshimasa
(1350–1410)

Jon McCoy - http://www.jonmccoyart.com/
Michael Hinkle - https://www.behance.net/MikeHinkle

Kalani Lindsey - http://www.marekolani.daportfolio.com/
Kalani Lindsey (US/Bulgaria)   Facebook - SHOP
● More Kalani Art: Asian Influence 


Kurosawa Sensei @ Amazon


Casey Callender - http://www.facebook.com/CaseyCallender
Casey Callender (US)   DeviantArt - Prints

   When one is serving officially, he should not think of a hundred or a thousand people, but should consider only the importance of the master.

- Hōjō Shigetoki
(1198–1261 AD)

Stanley Lau (Artgerm) - http://www.facebook.com/Stanleyartgermlau
Stanley Lau aka Artgerm (Hong Kong/Singapore)
DeviantArt - SHOP
● More Stanley Lau Art: Warriors & Samurai Spirit

Jonny Wan - http://www.jonnywan.com/
Jonny Wan (UK/Chinese)
Facebook - SHOP
● More Jonny Art: Complex Simplicity

Hoon - http://hoon.deviantart.com/
Hoon (US/Korea)   Creative Characters

Kendrick Lim (Kunkka) - http://www.imaginaryfs.com
Kendrick Lim aka Kunkka (Singapore)
AJ Frena - http://www.ajfrena.squarespace.com/
AJ Frena (US)
Yuko Shimizu - http://yukoart.com/
Yuko Shimizu (Japan/US)
Facebook - SHOP
● More Yuko Art: 
Reimagining Geisha & Men in Her Life

JungGi Kim - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Jung Gi Kim (Korea)   Facebook - SHOP
● More JungGi Art: Sketches of Ancient Asia

Kazu Livingstone - https://www.behance.net/kazulivingstone
Kazu Livingstone (Malaysia)
Bas Tizz - http://www.facebook.com/BSTIZZ
Bas Tizz (Thailand)   Behance

Yuriko Nemoto (Unio88) - http://unio88.deviantart.com/
Yuriko Nemoto aka Unio88 (Japan)   Pinterest

   If a man does not investigate into the matter of Bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave & manly death.

- Katō Kiyomasa
(1561 - 1611)

Witness the Absurd - http://witnesstheabsurd.tumblr.com/
Witness the Absurd (UK)   SHOP
● More Witness Art: Pastel Monsters

Hisashi Tenmyouya (天明屋尚) - http://tenmyouya.com/
Hisashi Tenmyouya [天明屋尚] (Japan)   Facebook
● More Hisashi Art: Basara & Future/Past

Randy Adlawan aka Dragon - http://www.artofdragon.com/
Randy Adlawan aka Dragon (US)
Tseng Wu Lang - http://www.imavision.com.tw/ShowArtist.php?ITM1ID=77
Tseng Wu Lang (Taiwan)   Gallery

Clog Two - http://www.clogtwo.com/
Clog Two (Singapore)


Samurai Art Toys @ Amazon


Jed Henry -  http://www.ukiyoeheroes.com/
Jed Henry (US)
Facebook - Tumblr - SHOP
● More Jed Art: Ukiyo-e Heroes

   Engage in combat fully determined to die & you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle & you will surely meet death.

- Uesugi Kenshin
(1530–1578)

Sergio Toppi 1932 - 2012 (Italy)
Sergio Toppi 1932 - 2012 (Italy)

Felice Beato 1832 – 1909
Felice Beato 1832 – 1909 (Italy)

James Jean - http://www.jamesjean.com/
James Jean (Taiwan/US)
Facebook - Twitter - SHOP
More James Jean Art: Taiwanese Surrealist

   In Japanese, the word rōnin means "wave man", a person destined to wander aimlessly forever, like the waves in the sea.

Sam Kim (Baimon) - http://baimonart.daportfolio.com/
Sam Kim aka Baimon (Korea/Canada)
Sean Wei - http://www.behance.net/LoveAttackDesign
Sean Wei (Taiwan)   Facebook - SHOP
● More Sean Wei Art

Wayne Reynolds - http://www.waynereynolds.com/
Richard Friend (BlasterKid) - http://blasterkid.deviantart.com/
Richard Friend aka BlasterKid (US)
Motohiro Ichinomiya (Motoichi69) - http://motoichi69.deviantart.com/
Motohiro Ichinomiya aka Motoichi69 (Japan)

Viscera Vicarious - http://jfe.deviantart.com/
Viscera Vicarious (Ecuador)   Behance

Star Wars Bandaï Movie Realization Samurai Figures
Star Wars / Bandaï - Samurai Figures


Art Toys @ Amazon


Rudy Jan Faber  - http://rudyfaber.com/
Rudy Jan Faber (Netherlands)
Clovery - http://clovery.deviantart.com/
Clovery (Poland)

Toshio Saeki (Japan)
Toshio Saeki (Japan) 

Evan Davies - http://www.pbase.com/evandavies/experiments
Photo by Evan Davies