10/31/14
Sir Madam
Rock n Roll Duo From Huntington Beach
Website: sirmadamband.com
SIR MADAM BAND from Daisuke Okamoto on Vimeo.
Song “Gotcha Wantcha“
I had a chance to create Rock band, Sir Madam’s band logo. It is very honor to do for great band and friends. I also made a time-lapse video and used one of my favorite songs of Sir Madam “Gotcha Wantcha.” All their musics are amazing! Check out their more songs here at soundcloud too!!
カリフォルニアはハンティントンビーチ出身のロックンロールドュオグルーブ「Sir Madam」のバンドロゴを作らしてもらいました。オカイナイメージのスタイルで鍵をテーマに創作しました。上にプログレス時のビデオもありますのでよかったらチェックしてください。音楽は僕のお気に入りでもある「Gotcha Wantcha」さらにSoundcloudのリンクでも音楽がストリーミングで聞けるのでぜひチェック入れてみてください！
10/30/2014
“The Orc”
The Orc :: art by Daisuke Okamoto from Daisuke Okamoto on Vimeo.
I made this piece “The Orc,” for Art Fair Japan PLUS + ULTRA 2014 (http://systemultra.com). I spent about a month to finish this piece and have a video of time-lapse, so hope you enjoy watching how I made it! The show was held from 10/25-28, 2014, and was successfully done. I’d like to thank you all of you who support and come out the show. The piece is still available, so please let me know if you like! Thank you and cheers!!
An orc or ork // or // is a fictional humanoid creature, part of a fantasy race akin to goblins.
While the overall concept of orcs draws on a variety of pre-existing mythology, the main conception of the creatures stems from the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien (in particular The Lord of the Rings). In Tolkien’s works, orcs are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species, existing in stark contrast with the benevolent Elvish race (from which their own ancestors may have been developed and corrupted) and generally pressed into the service of an evil power. Tolkien’s concept of orcs has subsequently been adapted and imported into other works of fantasy fiction as well as into fantasy role-playing and strategy games (such as Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer and Warcraft), broadening the recognition of the creatures in popular culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc
オーク（Orc、Orkと綴られることもある）はラテン語で「悪魔」あるいは地下世界の生物を指す言葉である。オークはJ・R・R・トールキンの中つ国を舞台にした小説で邪悪な勢力によって兵士として使われる種族の名前として使われて蘇った。
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/オーク
今作品「オーク」は青山スパイラルで行われたアートフェアジャパン、PLUS+ULTRA2014（10/25ー28,2014）の為に創作した白黒のインクワークの力作であります。時間は約１ヶ月を費やして完成しました。今回のウルトラでいろいろな人に見てもらえて意見などももらえたのでとてもいい経験になりました。この場をかりてショウに遊びにきていただいた人、サポートをしてくれた人に感謝をしたいと思います。ありがとうございました。作品はまだありますので興味のある方はご連絡を！
The Orc (2014)
10/22/2014
今週末の土曜日(10/25)から青山スパイラルにてアートフェア、プリュス+ウルトラ展示会行います。私たちThe Hive Gallery(http://hivegallery.com)はArtrates(Artrates.net)と合同で開催日は1st Termの１０／２５日〜２８日になります。オープニングレセプションは２５日の午後８時〜１０時、ナンバー１５になります。
新作をLAからもってまいりました。オープニングには僕も出席しますのでぜひお越し下さいませ！皆様に会えるの楽しみにしております！！
http://systemultra.com
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| 1戸塚憲太郎 / hpgrp GALLERY TOKYO |
| 2金丸悠児 / C-DEPOT |
| 3白子田晶乃 / GALLERY 龍屋 |
| 4夫馬笑奈 / FUMA contemporary Tokyo | Bunkyo Art |
| 5高橋 正宏 MASATAKA CONTEMPORARY |
| 6小暮ともこ / Lower Akihabara., GALLERY小暮 |
| 7光井聡 / ミツイアート |
| 8李恵源 / Artypunchi |
| 9田原誠 / Gallery Forgotten Dreams |
| 10千葉淳一 / 橘画廊 |
| 11大畠奈緒 / ギャラリーニイク |
| 12車洋二 / KURUM’ARTcontemporary |
| 13かんの自然 / Jinen’s Art Studio |
| 14宮崎雅子 / L’Atelier de Sawara |
| 15後藤美波 / 一般社団法人Artrates & The Hive Gallery and Studios LLC. |
| 16 田森葉一 / みんなのギャラリー |
| 17木塚多賀子 / Gallery 花影抄 |
| 18塩野秀樹 / Gallery Seek |
| 19坂井俊之 / Gallery工房 親 |
| 20宮下和秀 / MUG |
The Coaster Show 2014 at La Luz De Jesus :: Art by Daisuke Okamoto from Daisuke Okamoto on Vimeo.
The Coaster Show, Our Annual L.A. Beer Week Tie-In Show
& Harold Fox “On the Fringe of the Mundane”
去年に引き続き今回も展示させてもらえる「LA Beer Week：コースターショウ２０１４」＠La Luz De Jesus Gallery (Laluzdejesus.com) 。
今回１０００枚以上の作品が展示されてるらしいです。La Luzでのオープニングは大盛況のため作品がなかなか見れないと言う事がただあります、でも自分の作品探してきたいと思います（笑）。
今回の展示には４枚のコースターを創りました。オープニングは今週の金曜日９／５の夜８時から１１時になります。ぜひお越し下さい！
The Mecha (2014)
The Heart (2014)
The Ball (2014)
Love Mushroom (2014)
September 5 – 28, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, Sept. 5th, 8-11 PM
Harold Fox “On the Fringe of the Mundane”
http://laluzdejesus.com/the-2nd-annual-coaster-show-harold-fox/
Harold Fox has been in retirement for quite a few years now, but you’d never know it from his output. His paintings are vivid reminiscences of a bygone era. If Charles Bukowski used paintbrushes instead of a typewriter, the outcome might look something like this. But there’s also a bit of Steinbeck and Hemingway and a whole lot of Nightmare Alley. Like a skid row Robert Williams, or a sideshow Frank Cassara, Fox’s work is both cartooned, but realistic, with the types of surrealist flourishes that would make Dali proud. Fox’s is a dark, shadowy world of second rate carnivals, low rent flophouses and dustbowl trailer parks filled with ornery hustlers, scheming grifters, and Machiavellian femmes fatales, as witnessed by a support cast of affable hobos and menacing clowns.
When you find an artist whose collector base is composed mostly of other artists, you know you’re onto something. And it’s not enough that his paintings are the cat’s pajamas, he also custom carves his own frames. The resultant tramp art aesthetic adds a whole other dimensionality to the work, as each frame seems predestined for the piece that occupies it.
The Coaster Show 2014
We’ve all done it. We’ve sat at the bar, drinking a beer and doodled on a coaster.
But most of us aren’t the extremely skilled painters, illustrators, animators, tattooists, sculptors or collage artists that are featured in this exhibition that takes a love of craft brewing and elevates it to high art.
The folks behind L.A. Beer Week produced a custom canvas for some of our favorite gallery folks to do what they do best, and transform a 4″ tondo coaster into museum worthy exhibition pieces.
Last year, we dotted our walls with over 700 tiny masterpieces, and this year we’re looking to outdo ourselves–with over 1000! The rules are simple: Each coaster must be a solitary work (though it’s fine if several pieces work together contextually), and they must be priced $250 or less. There is no bottom, so some coasters might even be free!
This isn’t just the same, old crop of folks you see in every group show across town. There are a lot of participants who we quite frankly can’t believe we got to participate. Maybe it’s because we kept the rules simple: We told them to do whatever they wanted. Whether you love beer or don’t, the art will blow your mind.
And just like last year, there will be some amazing beer here, too!
Contact Matt Kennedy, Gallery Director for availability and purchase info: (323) 666-7667
Beer is ART at La Luz de Jesus Gallery :: art by Daisuke Okamoto from Daisuke Okamoto on Vimeo.
去年のCoaster show 2013の１作品になります。よかったらご覧下さい。
This video is from the last year’s Coaster show. Check it out!
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今週８／２６にロサンゼルス、Nibei Foundationにて開催されるProwerful Networking Meeting Lecture Seriesにてアートや自分についての講演をやらしていただきます。
講演は６時から７時まで夕食（オーダーした方のみ）そして講演は７：００−８：００pmになります。
講演は英語になりますが、お時間ある方、ぜひぜひお越し下さいませ！
詳しいインフォメーションはフライヤーとこちらのサイトをご覧下さい。
http://terasaki.org/nibei/
（夕食をご希望の方はこちらサイトから予約をしてください。講演のみの方は予約は不要になります）
I’m going to talk about Art this Tuesday 8/26! Please come join the event!!
Nibei Foundation
11570 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064
e-mail: nibei@nibei.org
8/11/2014
Newest flags from Organic Nationalism: the art of world flags.
Cote d’Ivoire (2014)
“Cote d’Ivoire”
Republic of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro
This I made for World Cup 2014 in Brazil. My country, Japan was in group C with Ivory Coast, Colombia, and Greece. I wanted to make all 4. Ivory Coast won over Japan in the first match, 2-1.
The Nippon (2014) SOLD
“The Nippon”
Japan, Tokyo
Japan is where I come from. The castle, ninja, island of Japan, traditional Japanese lady, and etc….This is my 5th Japanese flags.
The Colombia (2014)
“The Colombia”
Republic of Colombia, Bogata
I made this for World cup 2014 in Brazil. Colombia was best 8. Very strong team and beautiful soccer. Super star James Rodriguez showed his high skill and technique and amazing goals.
The Romania (2014) SOLD
“The Romania”
Romania, Bucharest
Romania for my friend, David. Bigar waterfall in the red is where I want to visit someday.
The Armenia II (2014) SOLD
“The Armenia II”
Republic of Armenia, Yerevan
Third Armenian flag I made for my Armenian friend, Roxy, who got it for his father’s birthday gift. It’s such a sweet and lovely 🙂 Thank you so much!
All size is 3.5″ x 2.5″
ink on paper
Contact me more info for purchasing.
Thank you.
5/13/2014
The Hive Gallery Presents
The Mural bathroom installation
http://thehivegallery.com
Collaboration artwork by
DAISUKE OKAMOTO x MARITZA TORRES
THE MURAL :: DAISUKE OKAMOTO x MARITZA TORRES@The Hive Gallery from Daisuke Okamoto on Vimeo.
This mural is collaborate installation work with artist, Maritza Torres, and we spent 6 days to complete this. Please check out the time-lapse video of our work. I’d like to thank to Nathan Cartwright for the opportunity and supporting, and to Soma Bytes to produce the music. The mural is located in Down Town LA, the Hive Gallery & Studios and is in the bathroom. When you visit there, make sure to check out the bathroom too!
Maritza Torres:
http://maritzatorres.tumblr.com
Music by SOMA BYTES “Jupiter Song”
http://soundcloud.com/somabytes
Special Thanks to Nathan Cartwright
http://www.artwrightstudio.com
Video edited & directed by Daisuke Okamoto
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壁画をやらして頂きました。コラボ作品でアーティストのMaritza Torresと６日間かけて完成しました。制作過程のビデオも上のリンクにあるので是非ご覧頂けたらと思います。音楽を提供してくれたSoma BytesとチャンスとサポートをくれたNathan Cartwright氏にこの場を借りて感謝したいと思います。この壁画はロサンゼルスダウンダウンのThe Hive Gallery and Stdiosのトイレの壁画になります。ハイブギャラリーにお越しの際はどうぞトイレもチェックしてください！
The Mural :: DAISUKE OKAMOTO x MARITZA TORRES
Work in progress photo
4/17/2014
今夜はThe Hive Galleryにて月一回のムービーナイトの日でした（毎月第三木曜日）そしてそこで３本の自分の作品をスクリーニングさせてもらいました。その中の一つの短編映画”Life in the Bowl”を久しぶりに人に見てもらい、拍手とコメント、そして感動したとの言葉も頂きました（その言葉にこちらが感動しちゃいます）。そしてイベント終了後には自分の映画の話から人の映画の話、そしてみんなでいい映画をかたり合う場になりました。映画と人の力に映画って本当にいいなって思いました。主催してくれたマルセル、ネイサン、ハイブに感謝。
予告編
I showed 3 of my films tonight at the Hive gallery’s movie night (presented by KINO FRIED CONSPIRACY). It’s been a while to show one of my films “Life in the Bowl” to people, and I gladly got warm comments and feedback. I really appreciated it to watch my films together. After that we talked about great movies and series. Movies connects movies, and movies connects people. Thank you Marcel DeJure, Nathan Cartwright and the Hive gallery. The Movie is great!
Here is 2 other films that I showed tonight at the Hive Gallery’s KINO FRIED CONSPIRACY movie night. 他の２作品です。
Music Video “Preview OK” by Kosmo Kat
Snort Film “iNsect bRain” starring Andy Garza
Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much again for all cast and crew.
4/17/2014
My new piece “The Astronaut” for the Hive Gallery’s LINE ATTACK 3 is now unveiled.
The Astronaut
8″ x10″
ink on paper, 2014
I love space and astronaut.
Video of “The Astronaut”.
“The Astronaut” filmed by Daisuke Okamoto from Daisuke Okamoto on Vimeo.
LINE ATTACK 3 opens from 5/3-5/3/2014 at the Hive Gallery & Studios.
More info is coming soon.
4/13/2014
Just a couple of month left to go to FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014.
I cheer up all countries and look forward to great games!
Brazil: Forc,a! A Seleção!
Argentina: Viva Argentina!
France: Allez Les Blues!
Netherlands: Go Oranje!
Italy: Forza Gli Azzurri!
Japan: 頑張れ日本！
Mexico: Viva Mexico!
