Showing posts with label print. Show all posts
Showing posts with label print. Show all posts

October 7, 2015

ART: Jed Henry & Dave Bull - Ukiyo-e Heroes

Jed Henry & David Bull (40 Images)
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   Jed Henry is an illustrator, lifelong gamer, Japanophile & all-around nerd. He grew up copying art from game manuals & years later, eventually got a degree in animation. He now works full time on Japanese prints.
Jed Henry & Dave Bull - http://www.ukiyoeheroes.com/
Cat vs. Raven - signed giclée print (12 x 17 in)

   David Bull has been in Tokyo since before Jed was born, having gone there to learn what he could about the craft of traditional woodblock printmaking & has been making his living at it for nearly 25 years now. For most of that time, he worked as a solo craftsman (carving, printing, self-publishing), but for the past couple of years has been working with younger people to train them in the techniques, under the umbrella of his Mokuhankan publishing venture.

The Lone Hunter - #10 of 12 in Subscription Print Set
Jed Henry & Dave Bull - http://www.ukiyoeheroes.com/
HAIKU Art Review: Ukiyo-e Heroes
Fan 2 fine artist
Outsider 2 old master 
Cultural reboot
Jed Henry & Dave Bull - http://www.ukiyoeheroes.com/
Warrior - signed giclée print (12 x 17 in)

   "Not only are we making fun, meaningful art. We’re also working to save the Japanese woodblock community in a very real way. Through print sales, Dave has been able to pay a workshop full of apprentices & even employ seasoned masters in the craft!"

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May 31, 2015

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") 
Craig drake - http://craigdrake.tumblr.com/


HAIKU Art Review: Craig Drake
80s graphic style

Artistic economy

Slick pop nostalgia


Craig drake - http://craigdrake.tumblr.com/
Beatrix or Gogo - Large Variant Editions of 25 (24" x 72")

Craig Drake - Kill Bill O-ren Ishii on YellowMenace Blog

May 10, 2015

ART: Rudcef - Tear Away Faces

Rudcef  -  (21 Images)
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    South Korean Illustrator Rudcef uses his art to connect with people & overcome social anxiety. He was majoring in statistics when the death of a family member caused him to reevaluate life & pursue a career in art. He has done many celebrity portraits, such as A$AP Yams & Rocky, Lana Del Rey, & Kendall Jenner.
RUDCEF - http://rudcef.com/
Dark pigments align 
Sick artistic autopsy
Faces tear away 
RUDCEF - http://rudcef.com/
   I draw for “compathy” - sharing my feelings via art to fill the absence of communication in my life. All humans appear different, but we have the same organs, so for me anatomy represents our genuine being.

July 31, 2014

ARTIST: Kim Joon (김준) - Tattooed Torsos

Kim Joon (김준): Tattooed Torsos
curated by Yellowmenace (27+ images)

   The internet has a short memory. I know these works were all over the net 3-4 years ago & Kim Joon is one of the most famous modern Asian artists, but I had them sitting on my computer since 07, so I thought they were worth displaying again.
Digital Art Prints by Kim Joon (김준) via Yellowmenace


Lean labeled limbs

Glorifying consumption?

Empty hands grasp at...


Digital Art Prints by Kim Joon (김준) via Yellowmenace
   Kim Joon (김준) was born in Seoul, Korea in 1966.
Digital Art Prints by Kim Joon (김준) via Yellowmenace

July 16, 2014

ARTIST: Andrew Archer - AZN Style

Andrew Archer
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Buy Andrew's prints @ Inprint
   Andrew Archer is a New Zealand born illustrator currently living in Melbourne, Australia. He's been working as an illustrator since 2007.
The Beach
I did eat crayons which quite possibly is where my off-beat colour palettes come from.
I’m greatly inspired by...wood block prints, edo period art, cartoons, ideograms, characterization, travel and Asia.
This is part of my Whitey Goes AZN series. 

June 29, 2014

ART: Sean Wei

Sean Wei - Love Attack Design (愛搏客設計)
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Taiwanese designer Sean Wei via: Yellowmenace
Haiku Art Review: Sean Wei by Yellowmenace
Punked up kabuki
Cyber AZN w/ a past
Brash hues enlighten
Taiwanese designer Sean Wei via: Yellowmenace
   Artist Sean Wei, a commercial designer and graffiti artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. After graduated from college of visual design, he has been working with commercial and art related designs for 14 years.
Taiwanese designer Sean Wei via: Yellowmenace
"Besides being a designer, I have deep passion for street subculture. I also enjoy the activities such as martial arts, surfing, and DJ-ing."
Taiwanese designer Sean Wei via: Yellowmenace
   Get Sean's designs on your T-shirt @ his Designed By Humans store