MORTAL COMBAT: Underground
feat. Regulator＠Fan J Twice (西心斎橋)
９月１１日 23:30~5:30
Will be doing live Painting at the event with Wataru from the Horie shop! Hummer’s events are always a blast! Check out his site for more info.
DOOR 3,000yen (with 1 Drink)
TICKET 1,500yen (Drink 別)
The Elixir crew put together an amazing show at CASO these past couple weeks – more photos here!
先週のコラボ展覧会「アート・ブリッツ」はめっちゃ楽しかった！以上のリンク先に写真がいっぱいのっているわ！
This is the second time I’ve had the privilege of participating in a group show with the legendary Mukai Shoichi (向井正一). This guy’s “Babytector” steampunk resin sculptures are the BEE’s KNEES! The Osaka native’s enviable list of projects include many of the studios responsible for none other than the Ultraman and Godzilla franchises! We caught up at the closing for a chat.
向井正一さんとコラボ展示する機会はなんと２回目！本当に嬉しくて、少し緊張やっちゃった！「Babytector」RESINで造られているフィギュアーはほんまに上手い！！
It was fun to hear about his character creation exploits – including run-ins with the authorities when a local resident mistook his innocent plastic mixing artistic activities for mischief and reported him (turns out he was just being a good neighbor by keeping the smell out of his neighbor’s nostrils!)
Now here is a guy I would seriously love to collaborate with!
いつか、機会があれば、ドリームコラボをやってみたいなぁ！
Jerry an the boys from Salads in Space delivered the usual haunting performance that blanketed the party in atmosphere.
ジェリーたちはいつも最高なパフォーマンスをやってくれて、クロージングパーティのムードはえぇ感じやったわ。
Almost artificially aged to a Showa Retro sepia tone, Yuichi Fukuda’s pieces are a personal favorite. This towering piece was particularly powerful – note the tiled ‘worn out Kinpaku’ effect! How does he DO that?!
ゆいちさんの絵をみて感動した！色使いが綺麗で、一体どういう風に塗っていくやろうって本当に知りたい！
By the way, remember reading about the DNA Art guys? They were there too! Pieces based on your DNA – original as you!
めっちゃネットに話題になっているインテリアーアートDNA JAPANも参加してくれた！
The show was well anchored with 2 great metal sculptures by Guido Saldana in the center room, and a brilliant backdrop of a triptych by Krzysztof Debick!
バクトのタトゥーコンベンション用のフライヤー、ポスターが届いて、参加するアーティスト、スポンサーに郵送で送った！！ミッチさんの絵は本当にいい感じぃ！！もう町のいろんなとこに貼ってあるけど週末の方にまた増える！！
Bakuto Convention posters and flyers are here!… and in the mail to all our domestic artists and sponsors. Mitch’s image looks great!! You’ll probably start seeing more of them pop up around down during the week!
ART BLITZ part 1.
会期 2010年8月17日(火)〜8月29日(日)
時間 11：00〜19：00 （月曜休館、 最終日 17：00終了）
会場 海岸通ギャラリー・CASO A室
絵画、立体、写真、パフォーマンスなど
ミナミ大阪のCASOはなぜか、２週間ぐらい私達の手に入ってもうたわ！ART BLITZというコラボ展覧会を行っている。オープニングパーティ無しで、逆にクロージングパーティを行う予定がある！（８月２８日）昼間の１２時から５時までです！僕の大好きなSALADS IN SPACEもパフォーマンスをやる！！当日のパーティで会おう！
CASO, Osaka’s insanely beautiful gallery in the south port area has somehow come under the collective control of myself and my colleagues for the next couple weeks! We’re doing the whole thing in reverse – exhibiting first, partying later – so please! If you’re in Kansai over the 28th of August, swing in for our closing party! We kick off at noon and run until 5! And what could be better than a performance by experimental musicians Salads in Space! (If you miss the Sandman’s Sexy Sax, then come see these boys do their thing!)
Show runs from the 17th to the 29th! See you at the closing!
台湾のタトゥーコンベンションから帰ってきたぁ！めっちゃ楽しかったわ！毎日の天気はあつくてあつくて、はやく涼しい関西に帰りたいわと思ったが、結局あまりかわらいみたいw
Back from the Taiwan! It was a blast despite the heat but I was hoping Osaka would be a few degrees cooler, but no such luck!
やっと名物の小籠包…いただきぃ！
The famous Pork Buns!! At long last!
でっかいなぁ、蔣中正！！
Chiang Kai Shek – that is one big memorial!(This is just the gate!)
どこに行ってもバイクだらけ！交通事故すくなくとも５件もみっちゃった。
Bikes bikes everywhere! What I thought was a bousozoku gang turned out to be a group of middle-aged mothers shopping for radishes. I saw like 5 accidents in the 5 days I was there
公園でギャンブルはあかんらしいなぁ。
No shootin’ dice in the park? Now that’s a crime!
健康にええらしいけどこの公園の石の上に歩くのはめっちゃ痛い！台北市民が毎日してそうな朝一！
Walking on these sharp painful rocks is good for your health!… so said the Taipei residents who do it every day!
そのとき！… テキサスチェーンソーの競争相手がでたぁ！
Just then! …A friendly park employee who looks like he could give Leatherface a run for his money
パーフェクト！鉄砲スキルがそんなに錆びてなくて嬉しいぃ！
Perfect score! Good to see I’m not too rusty.
夜市場初登場！！財布は大丈夫やけどそれよりお腹が心配やわ！
First time in the night markets! More worried for my stomach than my wallet!
台湾のお寺はめっちゃやばい！！
Taiwan’s temples are amazing.
日本の神社やお寺と全然違う雰囲気。どこをみてもぶりんぶりん！！全ての隙間に飾り物がある！
So different from Japanese temples – there’s a decoration in every crevice with a mix of neon thrown in!
仏様のマトリクス！
The Matrix has you Amida!
料理をいっぱい持って帰りたいです！
I want to bring a metric ton of this pork home.
トムさん優勝！！おめでとうぅ！GIN君のスリーブ大好評！！
Tom takes first place for a sleeve with Gin’s piece! How you feelin!?
一日目の作品できあがり！大分頑張ったね、アナベルちゃん！
First tattoo of the convention. (lousy photo) Thanks Annabelle!!
彫安さんの一門のみんなさんが綺麗な刺青ばっかり入っています！
Everyone at Hori-an’s family has amazing work!!
う・ら・や・ま・し・い。です。
In a word… jealous. Yes.
トムさん。素敵なTシャツを着て頂きました！！
Hey there random street drinker – nice duds!
カンペイ！
Kanpeii-chan!
ローカルな台北の人と交流開始！台湾の乾杯はいっきに！
Mixin’ it up with the locals! A toast here means drink till you hit the bottom!
終わりましたぁ！！みんな、ご苦労様でしたね！イベントの管理人KEVINさんのスタジオ前の集合写真！
Finally finished!! Everyone really worked hard to make this such a great convention – our last photo in front of the organizer, Kevin’s studio!
９月はバクトだぁぁ。あそびましょうぅ！
That’s not moisture – it’s Bakuto in the air! The subculture emanates from the wet Black Chamber walls!
Akai先生！待っていますよ！
We’re waiting for you Akai Sensei!! Please bless Bakuto with your DJing skillz!! Look it up – it is who you think it is! Legendary Gainax director (Daicon III character designer) is DJing at our beloved Bakuto 2010. We’ll see you there!
ワッツ？タトゥーとなんの関係やねんっっつて？！全部やでぇ！
What does this have to do with tattooing?… Everything.
台湾コンベンションを楽しみにしてはんねんけどやっぱり来月のアニソンイベント、CAOFF WESTがまたきてわくわくぅぅぅ！！www
I know it’s time to get psyched for Taiwan, but another CAOFF WEST anime song event is just around the corner! 6 hours from midnight at Vijon boozin’ and rockin’ out to all my favorite ‘toon tunes! Keion, Angel Beats, Yonjohan, and whatever those kooky kosplayin’ DJs have in store!
バクトの準備はまだまだ多いけど一日ぐらい少しさぼらしていただきます！限定発売初○ミ○クオリジナルシャツ！！！僕のぶんがあればえぇぇなぁあ！
Yeah, there’s still a lot to do for Bakuto Osaka – but I can slip away for one night I think… especially with the sinister promises of a limited edition Ha○○ne Mi○○ shirt!
