Bruce Lee 77th Anniversary Art Collection

Art Tribute for Bruce Lee's 77th Birthday
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curated by YellowMenace (45+ images)

   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"

Ghost in the Shell Art Collection

Ghost in the Shell
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curated by Yellowmenace (38+ images)

   I had to do a GITS art collection, with all the controversy swirling around this film I felt compelled to weigh in on the issues of whitewashing & appropriation. I'll be peppering my comments & supporting videos in with 38+ thought provoking artworks from talented artists around the world.
 

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ART: Hajime Sorayama (空山基) - Objets de Fétichisme

Hajime Sorayama (空山基) - (14 works)

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   Japanese painter Hajime Sorayama found fame in the 80s with skillfully executed, highly fetishized airbrushed portraits of sexy female forms. His "objets de fetish" quickly found their way into American men's magazines Playboy & Penthouse, from there he went on to illustrate movie posters, album covers & other ads for various international brands.

HAIKU Art Review: Hajime Sorayama

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   Some of Sorayama's art is cringe inducingly sexist, but his images are so seductive, so technically masterful that he draws the viewer into his world. There is love &/or passion in his art. He lovingly objectifies women, he passionately fetishizes them & the results are fantastic guilty pleasures.

ART: Tadanori Yokoo (横尾 忠則) - Groovy Graphics Master

Tadanori Yokoo (横尾 忠則)

  While I usually try to focus on contemporary Asian art it's always hep to pay tribute to some of the masters, the giants who have made waves so massive the ripples are still being felt today. 

   Tadanori Yokoo, born in Nishiwaki, Japan, in 1936, is one of Japan's most successful & influential graphic designers & artists. He began his career as a stage designer for avant garde theatre in Tokyo & was close friends with Ken Takakura. 

HAIKU Art Review: Tadanori Yokoo

Groovy graphic style
Limitless pop collages
Optical Orgasms

   Akira Kurosawa & writer Yukio Mishima are two of Yokoo's most formative influences.

ART: Hajime Sorayama (空山基) - Chrome Fetbots

Hajime Sorayama (空山基)
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   Japanese painter Hajime Sorayama found fame in the 80s with skillfully executed, highly fetishized airbrushed portraits of sexy female forms. His "objets de sexe" quickly found their way into American men's magazines Playboy & Penthouse, from there he went on to illustrate movie posters, album covers & other ads for various international brands. In this century, he has collaborated with fashion designers Mark Ecko & Stussy. Below is concept art commissioned by George Lucas for a Star Wars project.

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

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

Outrage (アウトレイジ): The Way of the Yakuza
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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

   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

FILM: Raid 2 - GIFs of Relentless Carnage!

Raid 2: Berandal
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Poster by Kode Abdo

HAIKU Move Review: Raid 2 by Yellowmenace

Relentless carnage
How many lives can U take
B4 ur soul's lost?

   Written & Directed by Gareth Evans

FILM: Raid 2 - Hammer Girl

Raid 2: Berandal - GIFs
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Poster by Todor Hristov

HAIKU Move Review: Raid 2 by Yellowmenace

Relentless carnage
How many lives can U take
B4 ur soul's lost?

Julie Estelle (Hammer Girl) was born on January 4th 1989, to her French-American father and Chinese-Indonesian mother. She began working in the entertainment industry as a model and actress. In 2005, when she was 15 years old, she starred in a local drama feature, ALEXANDRIA.

ザ・レイド: 極道 - This is the Japanese trailer for the theatrical release.

ART: Sean Danconia - Secret AZN Man

Sean Danconia (WGA)
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Haiku Art Review: Sean Danconia by Yellowmenace

Retro kung-fu funk
Reframing reality
Secret AZN man

O-Ren Ishii - Alt version @ iCanvas.com

   Sean Danconia has built a seductive visual universe by marrying cult-cinema & animation to a wild pop-art aesthetic. Born in Montreal, Canada, Danconia was named after another “Sean”-Connery—by his mother, an intrepid James Bond fan. This early “Bondian” bullet would fire itself throughout his life and creative pursuits.

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