Osaka Ben http://www.benher.org/blog Being the occasionally bilingual journal of a Professional Ex-Pat Tattooist trained and apprenticed in Osaka Japan Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:49:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Mortal Combat: Underground feat. Regulator http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/09/02/mortal-combat-underground-feat-regulator/ http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/09/02/mortal-combat-underground-feat-regulator/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:49:35 +0000 Hori Benny http://www.benher.org/blog/?p=2121 mortal combat underground

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)

]]> http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/09/02/mortal-combat-underground-feat-regulator/feed/ 0 Report: Art Blitz Vol. 1@CASO, Osaka http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/09/02/report-art-blitz-vol-1caso-osaka/ http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/09/02/report-art-blitz-vol-1caso-osaka/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:46:13 +0000 Hori Benny http://www.benher.org/blog/?p=2107

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!

]]> http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/09/02/report-art-blitz-vol-1caso-osaka/feed/ 0 タトゥーギャラリー更新完了！ http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/31/%e3%82%bf%e3%83%88%e3%82%a5%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ae%e3%83%a3%e3%83%a9%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e5%ae%8c%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/ http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/31/%e3%82%bf%e3%83%88%e3%82%a5%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ae%e3%83%a3%e3%83%a9%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e6%9b%b4%e6%96%b0%e5%ae%8c%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:10:47 +0000 Hori Benny http://www.benher.org/blog/?p=2090

CHOPSTICKのHPリニュアル完了！向こうのタトゥーギャラリーをゼロにリセットして、もう一回入れ直した。
久しぶりなので個人HPのタトゥーギャラリーも更新やってみた。良かったらのぞいてみてください！
The Chopstick HP has been updated for the first time in a long time, so I thought I would ‘reset’ my gallery over there and post some new things. There’s plenty of new stuff here too on the ol’ benher.org as well! Enjoy!

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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!

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バクトのユルキャラの着ぐるみができた！当日まであっちこっち町を廻っていてバクトの情報をくばっている！みかけたら声をかけてください！
Bakuto’s original event character is here in the squishy flesh! Till the event date he’ll be lopping around Osaka spreading the Bakuto gospel! If you see him, give a shout!

じゃぁん！…あれ？目は前と違っていない？SUPARESQUE WEARSのブログにはお豆さんの写真や動画がいっぱいある！
Here he is! Except… is it just me or do his eyes look a bit different? Omamesan’s exploits around Osaka are documented over on the Supa Resque Blog!

あまり関係ないねんけどお豆さんを運んで来たトラックの裏におしゃれなカッティングシート発見！
Check out this cool custom cutting sheet on the back of the truck that brought Omamesan into town!

]]> http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/26/not-exactly-mr-bean-omamesan%e3%81%af/feed/ 0 Alt Britz!! Collaboration Show at CASO, Southside Osaka! http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/20/alt-britz-collaboration-show-at-caso-southside-osaka/ http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/20/alt-britz-collaboration-show-at-caso-southside-osaka/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:57:41 +0000 Hori Benny http://www.benher.org/blog/?p=2068

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!

]]> http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/20/alt-britz-collaboration-show-at-caso-southside-osaka/feed/ 0 Struggle For Pride’s Imazato in Horie! http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/18/struggle-for-prides-imazato-in-horie/ http://www.benher.org/blog/2010/08/18/struggle-for-prides-imazato-in-horie/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:13:06 +0000 Hori Benny http://www.benher.org/blog/?p=2063 何年ぶりの友達の再会！東京のハードコアバンド、SFP(ストラグル・フォー・プライド)のIMAZATOさんが遊びに来たぁ！KING COBRAにライブがあった、そして翌日の朝、タトゥー！久しぶり過ぎて、多分一番最後に会った時は僕はまだまだ本店におって、ミネライやったわ！！w
How psyched was I to reconnect with this guy! An old friend from the Tokyo hard core scene, Imazato! (Struggle For Pride) I don’t think I’ve seen the man in like 5 years, but he was down doin’ a show at King Cobra – so of course we had to make some time for tattoos! The last time I saw him, I think I was still scrubbing toilets at the first shop with my tongue! If you wanna know what the hardcore scene in Japan has to offer then you owe it to yourself to check out SFP!

こんな感じやったわ！
Here’s what we got up to on that arm!

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