At Picking Up Where We Left Off...

I had a packed schedule last weekend, but I HAD to stop by opening night of Yoskay Yamamoto's solo show at LeBasse Projects "Picking Up Where We Left Off". So between helping out a friend and going out in Santa Monica, I stopped in Culver City. Midnight Blossom was my favorite piece at this show. 

 "Seiryu: Blue Dragon"

 "Antler Girl 1" installation

 detail of "Midnight Blossom"

"Here"

for japan...

There are group art shows everywhere supporting Japan with the proceeds. Love and admiration for all of them, set up so quickly and so open heartedly. Click on the location links for more information.

japanla - santa ana - gr2

The J-Pop Influence: A Western Obsession...

Japan Society is hosting a fascinating lecture featuring Simone Legno of Tokidoki Tuesday, October 12, 6:30PM!

liquid bookmarks...

japanese company, Kyouei Design made these liquid bookmarks. there's a process picture on their website and it looks like they're all handmade and unique...
anyone have some spare silicone so we can make these since they're only available in japan and hong kong?

found on kitsune noir and hypebeast.

happy tape...

i wanted happy tape for christmas, but no one bought it for me. so i bought myself a set and it arrived this week!
i don't remember where i read about the colored japanese tape first; i'm just infatuated.

hello kitty turns 35!

i remember i used to have this little booklet that had all the sanrio character birthdays in it...
this year hello kitty turns 35, and i must say she took over the world long before this birthday.
juxtapoz article here. sanrio link here. click on image for hello kitty's anniversary site.

audrey kawasaki in tokyo...

if only i could make it to audrey kawasaki's solo show in japan at space yui gallery...detail of "carry on" above, linked to her website. "saying goodbye" below, linked to her blog.

izima kaoru...

what is your death fantasy? japanese photographer, izima kaoru, makes these fantasies come true for his models...talk about beautiful and disturbing at the same time.
he was featured here and there is a gallery of his work at Galerie Andreas Binder.

twelve animals...

i'm asian, therefore i have a natural gravitation to things like the lunar calendar and certain animals in the zodiac. this guy made all twelve animals out of the world map!

can you see the continents?

Hina Aoyama paper cutting...

discovered from this article. you haven't seen intricate until you've seen hina aoyama's work as a paper cutting artist...she is Japanese from France, so i couldn't find too much english information on her. this is her site, it's in french. she has a myspace in japanese and french...

cherry blossoms...

this time last year, i was visting japan. this was taken outside a castle. i wonder if cherry blossoms grow anywhere in socal...