Godzilla Art Collection

Art Inspired by Godzilla ゴジラ
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curated by YellowMenace (50+ images)

   A king-sized art collection for the king of kaiju, celebrating his long awaited return to Japan in Toho's, "Shin Godzilla (シン・ゴジラ). Hail to the king, baby!

Ron Guyatt (CA)

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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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ART: Craig Drake - Asian Influences

Craig Drake: Asian Influences
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curated by YellowMenace (20 images)
*UPDATED: Nov 2017

   With minimal as the mantra of the 2010s, Craig Drake's art has come along at just the right moment. He balances simplicity with enough well placed detail & beloved pop subject matter to make his work irresistible.

   This post focuses on Asian movie, anime & comic pop icons. This isn't the first time I've featured Craig's art & I can guarantee you it won't be the last.

   Craig recently had his second solo show at Hero Complex Gallery. The links to purchase prints below all lead to the Hero Complex Store. (Art without links has already sold out)

Akira - Foil Variant (36" x 12") 

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HAIKU Art Review: Craig Drake

80s graphic style

Artistic economy

Slick pop nostalgia

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Beatrix or Gogo - Large Variant Editions of 25 (24" x 72")

FILM: A Touch of Sin (天注定) - part 3 "Foxconn Incidents"

A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 3

 The Foxconn (富士康) Incidents

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   In this thread of the film we follow Xiao Hui (Luo Lanshan), a young man trying to find his place in the Chinese Capitalist machine. 

HAIKU Art Review: Touch of Sin

Cap-hell-ist China
My handle's fish seeks water
Forever whipped down

See A Touch of Sin - Part 1 & Part 2

FILM: A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 2 "The Zhou Kehua & Deng Yujiao Incidents"

A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 2
 The Zhou Kehua (周克华) &
Deng Yujiao (邓玉娇事件) Incidents
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   A Touch of Sin confronts China's extreme social changes with a daring aesthetic. It's visually arresting filmic Tai Chi for the underprivileged of this world, turning abuse into a willingness to fight injustice.

   This post focuses on the middle acts of the film, where we encounter Zhao San (Wang Baoqiang), a gun-loving migrant worker  who shoots his way to easy money &  Xiao Yu (Zhao Tao), a modest sauna receptionist  who, humiliated by a client, turns into a fierce, dagger-wielding goddess.

HAIKU Art Review: Touch of Sin

Cap-hell-ist China
My handle's fish seeks water
Forever whipped down

See A Touch of Sin - Part 1 & Part 3

FILM: A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 1 "Hu Wenhai Incident"

A Touch of Sin (天注定) - Part 1
 The Hu Wenhai (胡文海) Incident
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   With the social tension of Do the Right Thing, the ferocious isolation of Taxi Driver & the meditative expansiveness of Magnolia, writer/director Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯) confronts China's socio-economic ills. Drawing inspiration from real-life events, his portrait of China unfolds in four chapters, presenting the tragic destiny of four sinners from four different provinces.

HAIKU Film Review: Touch of Sin

Cap-hell-ist China
My handle's fish seeks water
forever whipped down

    The first episode focuses on mine manager, Dahai (Jiang Wu) who takes brutal revenge on a corrupt village chief & all those around him. This is based on Hu Wenhai (胡文海) who, with a friend killed 14 people with a rifle & an ax.

See Touch of Sin - Part 2 & Part 3

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