Reina Koyano: Sole Fatale

Reina Koyano aka Viva la Reina (Japan/US)
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   Reina Koyano is a designer/illustrator from Japan who has found success by imagining beautiful women dressed in fashion based on basketball shoes. Her brand, Sole Fatale creates the ultimate fantasy pinups for sneakerheads. She is currently working in the US, exhibiting her art, attending events & getting a buttload of free kicks.
   Happy International Women's Day & Women's History Month!

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Celebrating International Women's Day & Women's History Month by profiling Female Artists!

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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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Color Me Bear: Group Toy Show

Color Me Bear
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   Last weekend I caught a unique exhibit in Central World mall Bangkok. "Color Me Bear" is a group show featuring some of Thailand's greatest artists along with young up-&-comers all presenting paintings with accompanying custom versions of Medicom Toys' signature Be@rBrick figures. The event was expertly organized by Vinylnation Store, with a wide diversity of artists, thoughtful promotion, presentation & display which isn't easy in the middle of a shopping mall.

   ▶ See More ART TOYS on YellowMenace Blog

BamBamBam: Legends of the NBA

BamBamBam (Taiwan) 
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   The 2018-19 NBA season is about to begin & I want to celebrate with some of the most valuable basketball artists. Anyone who regularly follows this blog knows that I feature a lot of basketball art, because it's the greatest sport & the only one worth watching, playing or drawing.

   Let's tip off with Bamx3, a busy Taiwanese illustrator who works with the NBA, as well as many of the players, companies & media associated with the league. In this post I focus on Bamx3's depictions of the legends of the NBA with a few bonus illustrations at the end.

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Puck: Scary Sketches

Puck ไตรภัค สุภวัฒนา (Thailand)
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   In part 3 of my artist profile of Puck aka Tripuck Supawattana, I take a look at some of his best sketches. These are some of his most interesting pieces because they are totally free from any client, customer, publisher or fan expectations. They are snapshots of a creative mind (& talented hand) at play. He posts doodles from his sketchbooks on his Facebook & Instagram accounts.

   ▶ See more of Puck: Thai Bad Boy & Mai-Land

Puck: Mai-Land

Puck ไตรภัค สุภวัฒนา (Thailand)
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   Primarily a Thai comic book artist, Puck aka Tripuck Supawattana has diversified into several other disciplines, GIFs, art toys, animation, illustrating for apparel & print ads. Because he is a prolific creator I have devoted 3 posts to his art. In this installment, I focus on his personal works which are essentially cynical political cartoons criticizing issues which plague Thailand.

   ▶ See more Puck Art: Thai Bad Boy & Scary Sketches

CYH Works: Dangerous Doodles

Jayson Cyh 大腸王 (Taiwan)
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   Jayson CYH is a Taiwanese artist who creates intricate drawings often mixing pop culture with politics. Whether you call his art Neo-expressionism or Pseudo-naïve art, Jayson's creations evoke the rebellious juvenile spirit of drawing a dick in a school textbook. He fills his pieces with a complex mixture of textures & patterns complementing them with unusual color combinations that shouldn't work together, but do. His art expands beyond the page to creating wall murals & sculptures. He's an active member of the Taiwanese creative community, a fan of Asian hip-hop & basketball. 

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Puck: Thai Bad Boy

Puck ไตรภัค สุภวัฒนา (Thailand)
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   Puck aka Tripuck Supawattana is a busy Thai illustrator who is always working on a wide variety of projects. He has animated a music video, creates GIFs, wall murals, coloring books, art toys & designs for several apparel companies as well as print ads. Puck began as a comic book artist  & still occasionally puts out a book when he has time.

   ▶ See more Puck Art: Mai-Land & Scary Sketches

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.

● Buy "Flower Garden" Prints & More @ Society6

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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"

Thai King Rama IX Art Collection 2

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Art Collection
Celebrating the Life of Rama IX The Great
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curated by YellowMenace (45+ images)

   The King of Thailand passed 1 year ago & now the nation prepares to for an elaborate cremation ceremony to send Rama IX The Great beyond the mythical Mount Meru.

   After last year's Art Tribute to the Thai King, I wanted to share more of the devotion, skill & diversity in the Thai art community with this second art collection of over 45 artworks celebrating the life & profound impact Rama IX has had on the people of Thailand.

BACC Largest Rama IX Mural:

Mue Bon x Kanaet x Kittimonto x TK31 & ABI

along with scores of art student volunteers

▶ See Part 1: Tribute to the Thai King

ART: Archan Nair - Alien Landscapes

Archan Nair: Alien Landscapes
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   This second profile of self-taught Indian artist, Archan Nair focuses on his surreal digital landscapes. His art is easily distinguishable from other digital surrealists with its bright colors & seamless blending of 3D forms & digital painting. Archan creates worlds that are completely original, born from a deep inner well of vital creative energy.

   A few months ago, I brought you 40 of his distorted experimental portraits & figure studies in a post called, Reconfigured.

   Many of these landscapes are available for sale as prints & other art merchandise in his Society6 Shop.

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▶ See Archan Nair Part 1: Reconfigured

ART: Manit Srisuwan - She's Taking Flight

Manit Srisuwan Goft มานิตย์ ศรีสุวรรณ์
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   Manit Srisuwan is a Thai artist living in Bangkok, who has dedicated his life to painting. He has a BFA & MFA in painting & has been working as a professional artist for over 10 years in a semi-realistic, Pop-Surrealism style. His work evokes the symbolic visions from dreams.

ART: Archan Nair - Reconfigured

Archan Nair: Reconfigured
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   Archan Nair was born in New Delhi, India, 1982. He is a self developed visual artist, illustrator, art director & sound explorer, specializing in mixed media, illustration & digital art.

● Get "Makuma" Prints @ Society6

NBA Basketball Art Collection

NBA Basketball Art Collection 2017
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   Here's a fantastic collection of basketball art by superstar Asian artists around the globe celebrating the league's elite players & teams, just in time for the NBA playoffs.

BamBamBam (Taiwan) - 5 pics
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▶ Check Out PART 2: Basketball Art Collection 2018

Attack on Titan Art Collection

Shingeki no Kyojin 進撃の巨人
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   The long awaited second season of the Attack on Titan anime series is finally airing, so I thought it was a good time to share these 42+ AoT artworks I've been collecting since 2015. 

Reau aka Jarreau Wimberly (US)

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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.

  ● See More James Jean Art:

           - 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: Takashi Murakami - The 500 Arhats

Takashi Murakami 村上 隆: The 500 Arhats
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   This exhibition focused on Takashi Murakami (村上 隆)'s recent work, mainly his epic "The 500 Arhats", a 3-meterhigh, 100-meter-long painting of the 500 enlightened followers (arhats) of Buddha, created in response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Some large sculptural pieces & abstract paintings are also included.

Source: Mori Art Museum