Produit Élégant

David Turpin is a graphic, web and product designer.  He spent 10 years in Hong Kong working for Pacific concept and Bleu Ltd., his own design agency prior to moving back to France.  He specilizes in consumer electronics, user interface, and computer accessories. David is known for his slim, glossy, and simple geometric forms that is classy and elegant.

David Turpin studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.  He is currently located Le Folgoët, France. 

Stories From Maui

A graduate of Art Center College of Design with honors, working in the entertainment field as visual effect consultant, art director, storyboard and concept designer, Edwin Ushiro redirected his available time for his personal creation. He made time to respond to few questions.

Monzuki > What are you trying to say with your work?

Edwin Ushiro > Most of my paintings are inspired by ghost stories I had collected as a child and it's association to my childhood growing up on the island of Maui. I am sharing a personal story.

Monzuki > How did you choose your subjects?

Edwin Ushiro > All the characters in my paintings are portraits of people from my childhood. Friends, family, the neighborhood dog, my cat, they all live in this world just like they did in real life.

Monzuki > What are your process in creating your artwork?

Edwin Ushiro > The process can take many steps depending on what mood I am attempting to achieve. But normally it goes like this: pencil and paper with ink, water color washes and acrylic, it is then scanned and colored in photoshop, transferred onto t-shirt transfer paper, mounted onto frosted vinyl and finally painted on with acrylic to the front and back of the image.

Monzuki would like to thank Edwin Ushiro's time from his busy schedule. Edwin is from Maui, Hawaii but currently living in Culver City, California. His work was recently displayed at the Scion Installation Tour at Miami Art Basel, The Japanese American National Museum and The Museum of Kyoto In Japan. Edwin's upcoming exhibitions in a group show, "Go East" at LeBasse Projects in New York on November 5-8th.

Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years

This exhibition consisted a terrific collection of artists featuring work from different styles and different mediums from illustration, painting, photography, collages, mix media, and designer toys.

The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles hosted Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years. The exhibition is curated by Eric Nakamura, publisher/co-editor and owner of Giant Robot, a bi-monthly magazine featuring Asians and Asian American pop culture. The show consisted over 50 artists who had contributed to the magazine or their retail art gallery. Partial list of artists exhibiting their work: Rob Sato, Ben Clark, James Jean, David Choe, Jeff Soto, Souther Salazar, Kozyndan and more.

You will appreciate the level of detail when you view this collection of work in person which does not transmit through your computer screen. The exhibition will run until January 24.