Artoner Radio Interview and Asahi Newspaper

Artoner radio interview 8/7/2012

Asahi Newspaper(朝日新聞) 8/15/2012

No-Ma solo show aug.19-24 2012

No-Ma solo show  aug.19-24 2012

Stranger with Black Ring (2012)

Stranger with Black Ring (2012)

 588 x 419 mm/ 23 x 16in, ink,pen,paper,2 wooden panel

my new artwork.

print is available on my shop 

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work in progress

Stranger With A Black Ring (2012)(19x24in,482.6x609.6mm)

This is a drawing done on 2 panels. Recently,I have noticed the way I draw shapes and symbols has changed. It has become more simple compared to my early line drawings like Confessions of an Opium Eater. Maybe because instead of filling in an area,I started to spread out more. Especially when using only black and white,I feel I don't have to fill in space as much as my line drawings. Due to the contrast between b&w being very strong to me (In the line drawing series,I didn't use any black on purpose. I wanted to explore more without b&w.)

This man in the drawing,Stranger with a Black Ring, has a human shape and shooting stars penetrating his back.

He is almost breaking into pieces.

I hope to finish this work before my show.

The print will be available for purchase after my show on my web shop.

jun

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5x7in color panel x12 (2012)

finally finished.these pieces will be hang together as you see in this photo in my No-Ma solo show.aug14th-19th.2012

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do it yourself

making frames for my show

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my kickstarter

Headless Horse (2012)

 Headless Horse (2012)

 420 x 297 mm/ 16.54 x 11.69 ink,pen,paper,wooden panel

This is my new piece titled " Headless Horse ".It took me a week to complete.  It is made by ink, gouache, markers, and two different kinds of papers (collage).

 I first started with a shape I had in my mind. It had a huge face like an Easter Island Statue and two legs.  I added black and white symbols and lines first.

But, having a face on the drawing distracted me because I felt like I had to build up some kind of character, and that prevents me from exploring more. So, I covered it up.  I decided

to add colors with gouache, but it also wasn't working for me until I decided pasting different textures of paper might work better for me. I then added colorlines to make it more interesting.  

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