Kazuki Umezawa, Artist (Umelabo) - toco toco
toco toco - Kazuki Umezawa, Artist
TODAY'S GUEST
Kazuki Umezawa, Artist
今回のゲスト
梅沢和木、アーティスト
PLACES WE WENT TO
Chaos*Lounge Gotanda Atelier, Gotanda Area
CASHI, Asakusabashi Area
Umezawa’s Atelier
訪れた場所
カオス*ラウンジ 五反田アトリエ周辺
CASHI, 浅草橋周辺
梅沢さんのアトリエ
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In this episode, we will spend the day with contemporary artist Kazuki Umezawa, also known as UmeLabo, where he will tell us about his inspirations and his work. First, we will follow him to the Chaos*Lounge Gotanda Atelier, a space shared of the Chaos*Lounge artist group, which Umezawa is part of. The multipurpose space is used by the artists as an atelier, but it is also used as a gallery or as event space.
Umezawa’s style, strongly influenced by otaku culture and its characters, mixes both analog and digital techniques to create digital collages and paintings. We will learn more about his style at CASHI, an art gallery that represents Umezawa, where he will tell us about the state of collage in Japan, and his positioning as an artist.
Our last stop will be at Umezawa’s home atelier, to take another glimpse in his universe and to hear his visions about characters.
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Kazuki Umezawa’s Official Website
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Shinji Tsuchimochi, Illustrator (100 Views of Tokyo) - toco toco
toco toco - Shinji Tsuchimochi, Illustrator
TODAY'S GUEST
Shinji Tsuchimochi, Illustrator
今回のゲスト
土持晋二、イラストレーター
PLACES WE WENT TO
Ochanomizu Area
Kanda-Myojin, Kanda Area
Saboru, Jimbocho Area
Yamada Shoten, Jimbocho Area
訪れた場所
御茶ノ水周辺
神田明神、神田周辺
さぼうる、神保町周辺
山田書店、神保町周辺
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In this episode, we will spend the day with Shinji Tsuchimochi, an illustrator based in Tokyo.
Tsuchimochi studied Japanese painting in Tama Art University, and cites ukiyo-e painter Hiroshige as one of his favourite artists. He decided to recreate one of Hiroshige's most notable works, the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, to the modern day using his own contemporary illustration style. After three years working on finding and drawing the locations, he completed his book 100 views of Tokyo.
Together we will visit some of the locations Tsuchimochi used in his illustrations, which are centered around Shitamachi, the area that was once the center of Edo.
We will then head towards Jimbocho, famous for its old book and record shops, to Saboru, a cafe held for more than 60 years by the same owner, which truly depicts the charm of the area.
Our next stop will be Yamada Shoten, a ukiyo-e shop where Tsuchimochi enjoys spending time and looking at paintings. He will tell us more about his vision of ukiyo-e and how he expresses it in his work.
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toco toco ep.1 Yusuke Shigeta, digital artist
◆TODAY'S GUEST◆
Yusuke Shigeta, digital artist
★今回のゲスト★
重田佑介 デジタルアーティスト
◆PLACE WE WENT TO◆
Kanagawa, Yokosuka Art Museum
★訪れた場所★
神奈川 横須賀美術館
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Digital artist, Yusuke Shigeta is taking us to the Yokosuka art museum in Kanagawa prefecture.
An exhibition was held during the 2014 summer holidays called KiRaKiRa ZaWaZaWa HaRaHaRa where parents could enjoy art with their children.
It showcased Yusuke Shigeta's art pieces and four other contemporary artists' work.
Yusuke Shigeta is originally a video creator who makes animation and computer graphics.
His work is a video installation that uses the whole space of a room.
The video is a pixel animation displayed from a projector set on the ceiling.
This animation, Gaso no Mori (Pixel Forest) is inspired by ten fairytales that you can see by holding a white book opened while wandering in the room.
His other art piece is called Gaso Sansui (Pixel Scenery) and is inspired by the series of paintings of Ogawa Usen, Shunkashuutou.
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Pixel Landscape (2014)
Pixel Forest
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Nukeme, Fashion Designer - toco toco
toco toco - Nukeme, Fashion Designer
TODAY'S GUEST
Nukeme, Fashion Designer
今回のゲスト
ヌケメ, ファッションデザイナー
PLACES WE WENT TO
Hayatochiri, Koenji Area
House@Mikkiri Hasshin, Omotesando Area
Nukeme’s Atelier
訪れた場所
はやとちり、高円寺周辺
ハウス＠ミキリハッシン、表参道周辺
ヌケメさんのアトリエ
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Nukeme is a fashion designer based in Tokyo. He works on various creative projects, that recently include a collaboration with Urusei Yatsura license and other projects leveraging new technologies. His latest creations feature glitch art, that he creates by hacking into embroidery software, which generates a random aspect to his works.
First we will follow Nukeme to Hayatochiri, a select shop located in the Koenji area, whose owner, Goto is also a creator himself. The store features unique creations made by young local designers, and it was the first to feature Nukeme’s work eight years ago. The store’s walls are fully decorated with manga pages, so the store’s visitors can also enjoy some reading while browsing through its wares.
Our second stop will be at House@Mikiri Hasshin, a store and gallery space located in Omotesando area. The store combines original fashion creations from Japanese creators, vintage clothes and a gallery space located in the basement. We will have a peek into the current exhibition, Korisho, featuring items that combine traditional Japanese craftsmanship with new technology, such as laser cutting. Its peculiar interior combined with its concept make the store one of Nukeme’s favorite spots in Tokyo.
Lastly, we will head to Nukeme’s atelier, where he will tell us about his work inspiration and creations, some of which involve a unique use of 3D printing…
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NUKEME’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE (JAPANESE)
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