I’m Turning Japanese – Murakami
This entry was written by , posted on February 25, 2010 at 10:09 am, filed under Akihabara, Japan, design. and tagged Akihabara, Japan, kirsten dunst, murakami, otaku. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Kazuki Takamatsu ~ Artist
Japanese artist Kazuki Takamastsu is a master of graphic design, animation and modeling, mashing all three skills together to create his works. Using 3D and 2D computer rendering and acrylic gouache painting to bring it all into reality. Or at least the reality that hangs on a wall in a gallery.
These ominous, faceless, colour-less & context-less girls are more then a little creepy.
The images are similar to the “answers” to those old Magic Eye 3D illusion books, but with a splash of Japanese animation influence.
Fu^*ing brilliant!
If you happen to be hanging out in Omotesando , Tokyo – you can check out his work at Spiral Gallery from 28th Oct-3rd Nov 2009. If not only for a look at the fantastic Spiral Gallery itself!
Hit more to check out more of Takamastu’s work.
Special thanks to Kazuki Takamatsu getting in contact for info on his methods of creation.
情報をありがとう！
This entry was written by , posted on October 22, 2009 at 1:59 pm, filed under Japan, tech., travel. and tagged 2D Design, 3D design, anime, Art, design., Japan, Kazuki Takamastu, Omotesando, painting, Spiral Gallery, Tokyo. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
empty space – no more!
I have been a little lazy lately… I’m not sure whether its the cold weather, the long work hours or the release of a whole bunch of geeky gaming goodness – but I have seriously neglected my blog!
That is all about to change !
In fact I have bought myself a domain to make this little wall of scribblings official. I still have a few kinks to work out but watch this space – or more accurately, watch out for kindofpretty.com – coming soon!
21 now.
Aside from that, there are heaps of things for me to catch up on – blog-wise – My twenty first birthday has been and gone. It was grrrrrreat, one of the best nights of my life. Its semi self-centered, but it was very moving to hear all the stories people had to tell and touching, sometimes embarrassing thoughts they had about me. I don’t think moments like that happen very often and it couldn’t have gone better.
Very cool venue too – the Monte Cristo Room is definitely recommended to anyone looking to add a little class to an event. There were a couple of hiccups through organizing the party, and it is quite a steep price but I wouldn’t have had it anywhere else.
small passions.
Everyone has different interests, of course! And if your lucky, then you get to earn your money doing something that interests you deeply, but the chances are your NEVER going to cover every one of your own passions in your professional life. You got to make good on your hobbies on your own time!! That is what I am trying to do more of… Some things I really have had a gaining interst in are as follows:
- Visual effects in film – Creating that movie magic with AfterEffects, Final Cut and PhotoShop.
- Architecture – Looking at the great cities of the world and finding out a little about their history and distinctive buildings – and how their put together!
- Illustrations – Drawing, making pictures and just being able to pick up a pencil or pen and put something on paper that your happy with. Its a good skill for birthday cards.
- Fabric – Getting to grips with the basics of making my own shirts, pants and cardies. Saves money and its always good to do something practical.
- Japanese!! 日本語を話すことができますので、私は日本にいるときに学ぶ !!
Those are my top five for the moment. I am excited about learning about all of them – I also want to know what everyone else in interested in.
What are your top five interests you want more time to pursue?
expect more.
and finally, Kindofpretty will be updated DAILY from now on. At least 1 quality post!
Hold me to it!
Ciao!
This entry was written by , posted on June 19, 2009 at 9:33 am, filed under Architecture, General, Japan, blog and tagged Art, blog, fresh, hobbies, kindofpretty, style. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
simple stationary.
Catchalot stationary is fantastic.
Catchalot Postcard
Its simple, colourful and cool Japanese stationary with nice ideals. Playful enough for kids to enjoy scribbling in, but eligant enough to use in the office, Plus! A lot of their items are hand made!
Nice huh!?
Catchalot book cover
catchalot book cover
Translation might be a little off – but I think the title says “Lets go out!”
Click to visit their half-english half-japanese site!
This entry was written by , posted on March 24, 2009 at 12:56 pm, filed under Art, Japan, stationary and tagged catchalot, cute, japanese, pretty, stationary. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
japan is my fav
uploaded by echo^∆^.
This entry was written by , posted on March 16, 2009 at 4:03 am, filed under Japan. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
photos of japan coming…
This entry was written by , posted on February 28, 2009 at 7:26 am, filed under Japan, travel. and tagged Japan, photos, Tokyo. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Shinmo-kitazawa
fran and i have found the perfect place to live in japan.
peace.
This entry was written by , posted on February 23, 2009 at 1:49 am, filed under Japan, travel. and tagged Japan, Tokyo, travel.. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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