Shintaro Kago: Disconfiguration

Shintaro Kago 駕籠 真太郎 (JP)

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   WARNING: This post contains graphic depictions of displaced, dissected & mutilated human bodies. +18 Only!
  
   The art of Japanese manga artist & illustrator Shintaro Kago is a bizarre marriage between the cerebral, logic-defying labyrinths of MC Escher & the brutally shocking ero-guro masterpieces of Toshio Saeki. He is a uniquely original creative force, freely venturing out to the twisted & unpredictable fringes of our collective unconscious via narrative, drawing & short art videos.

   You can discover English versions of Kago's manga on Amazon/comiXology, including his most recent Dementia 21: Vol 2 available Feb 26, 2020

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Caratoes: International StreetArt Vagabond

Caratoes (BE/HK) 
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   An international street art vagabond, Caratoes beautifies walls & lives with her elevated artistic style as she trots around the globe. Mashing Surrealism, Cubism & Expressionism in a Feminist food processor, she serves up a signature flavor which unmistakably, Caratoes. 

Mr. Misang: All Consuming Capitalism

Lee JuYong aka Mr. Misang 미상씨 (KR)
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    Anyong Haseyo, Art Addicts! Prepare to wallow in complete excess.

   Mr. Misang is a Korean illustrator who constantly criticizes the overstimulated, overcrowded, total gluttony of modern urban life by over-stuffing his artworks with signs, symbols, machinery & pop culture references. He creates visual cacophony reflecting the oppressive emotional effects of living in South Korea, which is like a corporate culture pressure cooker because of it's relatively small size & rapid rise to the upper tier of the global market economy. Despite this, JuYong gets hired by numerous magazines & brands to illustrate posters, covers, animations, etc.

RianbowArt: Kawaii Candy-Coated Glitter Girls

RianbowArt aka Rian Gonzales (PH)
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   Kumusta, Art Fiends! Brace Urself for eye-candy overload!

   Rian Gonzales (aka Rianbowart) is a Freelance Illustrator from the Philippines who is known for her infectiously exuberant, candy-themed pieces. Most of her art depicts women in trendy fashion, delectable sweets & neon colors created using markers, colored pencils, watercolor & lots of glitter. She has done cover work for international comic companies such as Marvel, Archie Comics (Betty & Veronica , Josie & the Pussycats), IDW Publishing (Jem & the Holograms), etc. She often attends various international artistic conventions, such as Comic Cons where you can buy her prints or commission original signed drawings.

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Lauren Brevner: Rapt in Tradition

Lauren Brevner (Japan/Canada)
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   Lauren Brevner is Japanese Canadian, self-taught, mixed media artist from Vancouver, Canada. Unable to afford art school, she gained her skills & determination to become an artist while apprenticing under renowned artist, Sin Nakayamal in Osaka, Japan. Her portraits of women find their Japanese influence in the gold & silver leaf detailing & collage of patterned chiyogami, yuzen & washi paper in their clothing. Lauren's passion for experimentation has led her to mural painting & collaborations with First Nations sculptor, James Harry.

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Andrew Archer: Edo Ball

Andrew Archer (New Zealand) "Edo Ball"
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   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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Felicia Chiao: Homebody

Felicia Chiao
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   Felicia Chiao fills her brown recycled paper sketchbooks like they're visual diaries of her emotional states. An industrial designer by day, her pencil, marker & watercolor drawings seem to express a deeply personal side of this private artist.

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XueBing Du: Eye for Detail

XueBing Du

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   XueBing Du is a young photographer & designer based in San Francisco, who offers us glimpses into hidden alien dimensions with her unique eye for detail & post production effects.  

   Women's History Month is coming to a close, but you can check out all my fav Asian female artists HERE.

Junko Mizuno: Whimsically Weird Women

Junko Mizuno 水野純子
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   Cute cartoon women, lactating breasts & food dominate much of Japanese illustrator Junko Mizuno's art. She is a self-taught artist who began at a young age drawing manga. She struggled on her own developing her style & making small zines into her late twenties when she finally published her first graphic novel, "Pure Trance".  

   Women's History Month is wrapping up but you can check out all my fav Asian female artists HERE.

YoonJin Jo: Famous Packing Tape Portraits

YoonJin Jo 조윤진

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   YoonJin Jo is a Korean artist who creates portraits of celebrities using colored packing tape. The result looks like the low-res, geometric, color blocking popular in digital graphic design mixed with classic Warholesque messy screen printing. Check out the video below to better understand her creative process.

   Women's History Month is in full swing on YM blog featuring my favorite Asian female artists, click HERE to see them all.

So Youn Lee: Marshmallow Mango

So Youn Lee
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   So Youn Lee is a Korean artist who creates paintings that look like the pastel colored marshmallows in children's breakfast cereal. She focuses on creating iterations of Mango, her colorful, kawaii, androgynous character representing self-acceptance & inner peace.

   I'm celebrating my favorite Asian female artists in March for Women's History Month, click HERE to see them all.

Hikari Shimoda: Children of the World

Hikari Shimoda
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   Japanese artist, Hikari Shimoda has been creating portraits of pale, tiny-horned, orb-eyed children with vacant or morose expressions for the past 7 years. Her unmistakable style, along with her impressive output of over 100 paintings have earned her many international exhibitions, including 4 solo shows at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles & countless features in prestigious art magazines & blogs. 

   For all of March, I'm celebrating Women's History Month by featuring my favorite Asian female artists here on YellowMenace Blog. 

Asian Star Wars Art Collection II: Last Jedi Edition

Asian Star Wars Art Collection: Part 2
The Last Jedi Edition
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   I couldn't resist the pull to do a second installment of my Asian Star Wars Art Collection. You do not yet know the power of the Yellow side. 

   This post features a massive 55+ Star Wars drawings, digital paintings & sculptures created by Asian artists &/or Asian inspired fan art from a diverse variety of international artists. I've even included Star Wars characters remixed with classical Roman sculpture, Victorian photography & bootleg art toys.

Alice X. Zhang
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Bruce Lee 77th Anniversary Art Collection

Art Tribute for Bruce Lee's 77th Birthday
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   On the occasion of Bruce Lee's 77th birthday (Nov 27, 1940), I wanted to present a new art collection to celebrate a true legend who has influenced people all around the world to pursue excellence in their lives.

   It's been 2 years since I complied the "Dragon Immortalized" art collection, celebrating what would have been his 75th birthday. 

   I hope you enjoy my second collection of Lee inspired artworks. Please share this with the Bruce Lee fans in your life. :)

Adam Chow (Hong Kong)

▶ See Also: Bruce Lee - Part 1  "The Dragon Immortalized"

ART: James Jean - Blue Period

James Jean: Blue Period

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   This final feature on James Jean highlights the disproportionate number of blue hued artworks he's created.

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           - Part 1: Taiwanese Surrealist

           - Part 2: Sketches, B&W Prints & Street Art

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ART: James Jean - Sketches

James Jean: Sketchbook
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   In this second part of my 3 part feature on Taiwanese American artist, James Jean I focus on his pencil & ink drawings, street art, sketchbooks & B&W print work. 

ART: James Jean - Taiwanese Surrealist

James Jean: Taiwanese Surrealist
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   James Jean is a Taiwanese American visual artist, known for both his commercial work & fine art gallery work. He is known in the American comics industry as a cover artist for various books published by DC Comics, as well as for his work for Prada, ESPN & Atlantic Records.

ART: Fenghua Zhong - Monkey King & More

Fenghua Zhong (钟风华)
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   Fenghua Zhong is a young, immensely talented digital artist from Xiamen, China who is obsessed with Sun Wukong. I would love to see his vision of The Monkey King as an online fantasy game or CG movie.

ART: Buddhist Inspired Art

Inspired by The Buddha
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   I've selected 40 Buddhist inspired artworks by 36 astounding international artists showcasing an eclectic array of reverence for, appropriation & criticism of the Buddha as a symbol. This isn't your obachan's Buddhist art.

Hisashi Tenmyouya 天明屋尚 (Japan)

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ART: Year of the Monkey Collection

Fire Monkey Collection 2016
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   Wishing all my fellow artistic revolutionaries joyous prosperity in 2016, yang fire monkey year with more monkey art than you can shake a banana at. I tried to compile an eclectic assortment of monkeys, apes, macaques, baboons, etc in a variety of styles & techniques. Sun Wukong & Hanuman are, of course associated with monkey years & feature prominently here. I've also included excerpts of general predictions for the year from Happy Wishing Well & Suzanne White.
   Gong Xi Fa Cai (恭禧发财)!

James Jean (Taiwan/US)

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   HAIKU: Monkey Year 2016

Curious ape king 
Fiery swinging trickster's year
Pray, no burnt branches

Kouji Oshiro (Peru)
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   The lunar Year of the Yang Red Fire Monkey runs from Monday Feb 08 2016 to Friday Jan 27 2017. This is a year of adventure, discovery, questions & answers, when luck can strike at bizarre times & fortunes can turn in the blink of an eye. Risk, strategy, learning, change & progress feature prominently in a Monkey Year.

source: HappyWishingWell

Ise Ratta Ananphada aka Ratinan Thaicharoen (Thailand) 
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