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: Jung Narate - Interview

Jung Narate ณเรศ จึง
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curated by Yellowmenace (31+ images)

   Jung Narate is a professional Thai painter living in Bangkok, Thailand. His style is Pop Neo Expressionism, much of his work involves Jung interpreting his affections for famous historical artworks. He will be part of a group exhibition this Sep. at The Queen's Gallery & a solo at the People's Gallery on the second floor of BACC in Oct., 2017. If you are in Bangkok this fall please come check them out.

ART: Archan Nair - Reconfigured

Archan Nair: Reconfigured
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curated by Yellow Menace (39+ images)

   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.

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NBA Basketball Art Collection

NBA Basketball Art Collection 2017
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curated by Yellowmenace (48+ images)

   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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Attack on Titan Art Collection

Shingeki no Kyojin 進撃の巨人
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curated by YellowMenace (42+ images)

   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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curated by Yellowmenace (32+ images)

   This final feature on James Jean highlights the disproportionate number of blue hued artworks he's created.

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           - 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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curated by Yellowmenace (28+ images)

   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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curated by Yellowmenace (40+ images)

   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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curated by Yellowmenace (34+ images)

   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.

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Ghost in the Shell Art Collection

Ghost in the Shell
Movie 2017  | Anime  | Manga

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: Takashi Murakami - Superflat Empire

Takashi Murakami 村上 隆
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curated by Yellowmenace (34 images)

   Takashi Murakami (村上 隆) is a prolific contemporary Japanese artist, born Feb 1, 1962. He creates paintings & sculpture, as well as what are conventionally considered commercial media; fashion, merchandise, film & animation.

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Asian Star Wars Art Collection

Celebrating Asian Star Wars Art
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Curated by Yellowmenace (42 images)

   I'm celebrating the inclusion of 2 Asian characters in the latest Star Wars film, Rogue One with 42 artworks from Asian artists, as well as Asian inspired art. Donnie Yen stars as Chirrut Imwe a blind Jedi master & Wen Jiang plays Baze Malbus. 
   & unfortunately, also paying tribute to the sudden passing of Carrie Fisher. :(

Fusion Wayang Kulit: Tintoy Chuo & Take Huat (Malaysia)

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▶ Check Out PART 2 - ASIAN STAR WARS ART: LAST JEDI

Tribute Art Collection for King Bhumibol

Art Tribute for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Rama IX ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช  (5 Dec 1927 – 13 Oct 2016)
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curated by Yellowmenace (38 images)

   Living in Thailand, I have been able to witness first hand the heartfelt grief & outpouring of remembrances for the beloved Rama IX. Many Thais have turned to art to express their gratitude & respect for the King's lifetime of service for his country. I've assembled my favorite 38 artworks from 23 Thai & international, professional & student artists.

UPDATE: For the cremation ceremony of Rama IX I've created a second art collection celebrating his life & love of Thailand > Celebrating the life of Rama IX The Great

   Vector outline of King by Rukkit Kuanhawate, Featured Artists: Alongkorn Lauwatthana x Ise Ananphada x Chalermchai Kositpipat x Jirapat Tatsanasomboon x Puck x Wasinburee Supanichvoraparch x Tokio Aoyama - collaged by Yellowmenace

ART: Fenghua Zhong - Monkey King & More

Fenghua Zhong (钟风华)
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by Yellowmenace (33 images)

   Fenghua Zhong is a young, immensely talented digital artist from Xiamen, China who is obsessed with Sun Wukong. I would love to see his vision of The Monkey King as an online fantasy game or CG movie.

ART: Tamura Yoshiyasu - Surreal Kanzashi

Tamura Yoshiyasu 田村吉康
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by Yellowmenace  (26 images)

   Tamura Yoshiyasu is a professional manga artist, painter & illustrator, born in Gunma, Japan, 1977. Since high school he has been drawing & in 2003, his first manga "Fudegami" was published in the popular monthly, Gekkan Shōnen Jump.

HAIKU Art Review: Tamura Yoshiyasu

Surreal kanzashi

Painter dreams up coy maiko

Better mind her claws

    As a painter, he has exhibited his works at Takashi Murakami's gallery Higari Zingaro, Basel, Taipei, Los Angeles, New York & Mexico City. He also collaborated with the fashion brand, McQ: Alexander McQueen for the 2014 winter collection.

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Godzilla Art Collection

Art Inspired by Godzilla ゴジラ
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   A king-sized art collection for the king of kaiju, celebrating his long awaited return to Japan in Toho's, "Shin Godzilla (シン・ゴジラ). Hail to the king, baby!

Ron Guyatt (CA)

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ART: Buddhist Inspired Art

Inspired by The Buddha
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   I've selected 40 Buddhist inspired artworks by 36 astounding international artists showcasing an eclectic array of reverence for, appropriation & criticism of the Buddha as a symbol. This isn't your obachan's Buddhist art.

Hisashi Tenmyouya 天明屋尚 (Japan)

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ART: Year of the Monkey Collection

Fire Monkey Collection 2016
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   Wishing all my fellow artistic revolutionaries joyous prosperity in 2016, yang fire monkey year with more monkey art than you can shake a banana at. I tried to compile an eclectic assortment of monkeys, apes, macaques, baboons, etc in a variety of styles & techniques. Sun Wukong & Hanuman are, of course associated with monkey years & feature prominently here. I've also included excerpts of general predictions for the year from Happy Wishing Well & Suzanne White.
   Gong Xi Fa Cai (恭禧发财)!

James Jean (Taiwan/US)

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   HAIKU: Monkey Year 2016

Curious ape king 
Fiery swinging trickster's year
Pray, no burnt branches

Kouji Oshiro (Peru)
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   The lunar Year of the Yang Red Fire Monkey runs from Monday Feb 08 2016 to Friday Jan 27 2017. This is a year of adventure, discovery, questions & answers, when luck can strike at bizarre times & fortunes can turn in the blink of an eye. Risk, strategy, learning, change & progress feature prominently in a Monkey Year.

source: HappyWishingWell

Ise Ratta Ananphada aka Ratinan Thaicharoen (Thailand) 
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ART: The Ultimate Street Fighter Tribute

Street Fighter (Capcom) 

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(61 Images on 3 pages)

   Capcom is about to revive its seminal game with the fifth iteration of the Street Fighter series, so I'm proudly posting this visual celebration of the game's iconic characters imagined by 44 deadly international artists in 61 ass kicking artworks. 
   Player 1, ready? FIGHT!

Adnan Ali (Pakistan)  
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     Street Fighter V will be released exclusively for the PlayStation 4 & PC on Feb 16, 2016. The next generation Street Fighter experience will offer cross-platform play that will unite fans into a centralized player base for the first time ever. 
   The path to greatness begins here: RISE UP!

Renato Giacomini (Brazil)  Behance

HAIKU: Street Fighter 

World wide locations
Distinct regional fighters
Button mashing joy 

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ART: Wu Ming Zhong (武明中) - Heart of Glass

Wu Ming Zhong (武明中)
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[52 images / 2 pages]

   Wu Ming Zhong was born in Hebei province China in 1963. In most of his paintings he uses a monochrome palette with reds as the defining accents.  He is the Associate Professor & Director of the Oil Painting Research Office for the College of Fine Arts at Capital Normal University. He was a visiting scholar at Liebin Academy of Fine Arts in Russia & Buffalo State College in the USA.

HAIKU Art Review: Wu Ming Zhong

Fragile heart of glass
In a cold monochrome world
Life painted in blood

   "My work isn’t like the work of Edward Munch – paintings shot through with obvious expressions of pain. My paintings, rather, are easy on the eye & serve to dissipate the pain."

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