Shohei Otomo Carhartt Campaign

Shohei Otomo, the Japanese illustrator has done some new work for Carhartt’s Spring/Summer 2012 ad campaign. Check out the video at bottom of post! Awesome!!

Gengaten Show

Gengaten is a tribute show featuring 2,125 pieces of work by Katsuhiro Otomo. All the proceeds from sold artwork will go towards victims of the 2011 earthquake from the Tohoku region...Go if you can cos it looks amazing!

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Tomokazu Matsuyama

Tomokazu Matsuyama is a Japanese artist currently living and working in New York. He has done extensive shows all over the world and rocks some of the best colour combos for the scale of his paintings...

See more HERE...

Bonsai Tree Houses

"Japanese artist Takanori Aiba used to be an architect and maze designer/illustrator. He decided to take his skills to creating these table top worlds that would fit in a Bonzai Tree vase. Using paper, plastic, plaster, resin and paint, he creates these amazing, intricate and tiny buildings around bonsai trees..."

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Haroshi - Aberricanise Me

This guys unbelievable talent in sculpture and carpentry is most inspiring. Just goes to show what a bit of determination and perseverance can achieve.

Doll Leg Stockings from Japan

And I present to you; Doll Leg Stockings from Japan.....wtf

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On The Corner House Japan

Eastern Design Office architects designed this incredible house called 'On The Corner' in Japan recently....

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Ferris Plock Paintings

Ferris Plock is a San Francisco-based artist. Plock brings a dedicated focus to his work that is paired with a wild sense of originality. Through a variety of mediums including acrylic, watercolor, spray paint, India ink, gold or silver leaf, and collage Plock creates highly detailed works, often character-based paintings on wood panel, that combine contemporary pop culture with the aesthetic of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblocks.

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Inkfetish in Tokyo

Inkfetish was recently in Japan and painted this nice Tekkonkinkreet-inspired rooftop piece with IMAONE... nice one for putting me up on the wall bruv!

 
Inkfetish - Japan 2011 from inkfetish

Restore Debris Black Version

Japanese toy-maker, Restore has just released this special Black version of his mad figure called, Debris. I love the glow-in-dark lightning accents and this has become a definite WANT on my infinite list....

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James and His Colorful Sleeve

Last month, I had the pleasure of running into James, in Penn Station. He has an incredible sleeve, which he gladly took some time to share with us:

James is very interested in Japanese traditions, and this piece, by Christian Masot at Silk City Tattoo in Hawthorne, New Jersey, is a stunning colorful tribute. I mean, check out this detail:

Work from Silk City has appeared before on Tattoosday, check out these examples.

On the bottom of James' right arm is this incredible collage:

This burst of color includes a poison dart frog, a Jackson chameleon, a lotus, a mum, and a tulip.

Thanks to James for sharing his amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!

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Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms

In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September:

This belongs to Rich, a musician and rap artist. He's a big Harry Potter fan, as exemplified by the magic wand. The snake at the base of the wand not only symbolizes infinity, it is a nod to Severus Snape, a character associated with the House of Slytherin, of which the serpent is the mascot.

The concept of the tattoo is exemplified by the music coming out of the wand, illustrating that sounds can be magical and that Rich is under music's spell.

The piece was inked by Chris at Lady Luck Tattoo Studio in Montville, Connecticut.

When I met Rich, he was sitting with his girlfriend in Penn Station. She introduced herself as Kytti, and asked if I wanted to see her tattoo.

But of course!

She actually has two tattoos, but lifted up her shirt to show me this beautiful design:

Kytti explained that this represents her and Rich together in Japan. They've been together for over a year and they'd both love to go there together and experience the culture. The tree is filled with cherry blossoms, a flower often associated with Japan.

Chris at Lady Luck also was the artist behind this tattoo.

Thanks to Rich and Kytti for sharing their magical and romantic tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!