Peace and Introspection
Tomorrow begins the Peace and Meditation show at the Shina Gallery in Kyoto, Japan...
Open Studio 2009
We are having our Open Studio Show for all the Master’s Program students at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. Please come and see my animation, “Sparks”, in room F202. The show goes from October 15th(Thru) to October 19th(Mon), from 11:00am to 7:00pm.
Peace Show
These are some preliminary sketches, studies and motion doodles for our Peace exhibit in October. This is a joint project between Yasu Suzuka, Judy Umana, Rulo.cl and myself. The theme is Peace, however our idea is about how easily peace can be broken through distraction. Our professor Suzuka Sensei has become the character for this [...]
Osaka Aquarium Sketches
Ayumi and I had a great day at the Osaka Aquarium. From there we checked out the Ghibli layout exhibit at the Suntory Museum across the street. After seeing so many fish and so many great drawings, I couldn’t help being inspired.
(almost)a total eclipse of the sun
Here in Kyoto, Japan we had about a 90% eclipse of the sun. Although the weather wasn’t ideal, I could see enough of the sun to burn it into my retina. Actually my new digital camera(Panasonic GH1) made a great “eclipse viewer” as the viewscreen was digital rather than reflected directly through the lens. I [...]
Sparks, update
Well animation is almost complete and I’m shifting my focus to sound/music. Ill keep this post short, I just wanted to share some images:)
Sparks, work in progress
If the lights are out, it's because I'm in the basement working. Yep, a lot has happened since my last post. To give you a glimpse into my universe...
Panasonic Flip-hAcK Success
*May 12, 2010 - Update in response to a Question from Billy at bottom of post; The great thing about using 35mm lens adapters with your video camera is that you can capture much softer video that feels more like film than the artificial feel of digital video.
Art Island Naoshima
Naoshima Island is a small fishing island located in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. A series of very unique museums and buildings were commissioned on the island featuring designs by Tadao Ando, James Turrell, Walter De Maria, and paintings by Claude Monet...
Kyoto, weekend ride
I've been meaning to do a riding video for ages so finally Rim and I put this together last weekend. I wanted to do a bit more experimentation with the...
Kiyomizu Temple