新年に面白そうなギャラリーが開始される。町の周りにこのステッカーはめっちゃ貼ってあるはず。（もう気付いている人もおると思う）めっちゃ近所のPROHIBITで日本全国のグラフィティ達人の展示！（２０１０年１月１６日〜２月１６日）
It’s going to be sweet to sing in the New Year with this sick exhibition opening up only blocks from the shop. You might have already seen the stickers around town – PROHIBIT is hosting the gallery (running from 2010.1.16~2010.2.16) featuring graf talent from all over Japan.

2ヶ月前の１９７７展示にいけなかった人、いろんなライター先生の作品をいっぱい見るチャンス！まだ先やけど楽しみやわ。
If you missed the 1977 Inkspot Exhibit 2 months back this is your chance to check out some serious writers that run the gamut of graffiti.

現場で会おう！
See you at the opening!

INKSPOT 1977から帰って来たとこ。アートやグラフ好きが多くてめっちゃえぇパーティやったわ。
Just got back from Ink Spot a few hours ago… the party raged all through the night. At some point I think every level of the downtown building was balls-to-butts with wall-art aficionados.

ギャラリー現場はすごい感じやった。コラボの新作、新しい材料の実験、作品になりかけDJブースも本当にイベントのプラスになっていた。
CASPER, JOTA, KE-1, ZYS were all in rare form at the reception. New collaborations, material experimentation, and even a DJ booth that doubled as an installation really punctuated an already talent-packed show.

私の話より、写真の方がおもろいんでチェックしてくださいね！
I could talk about it all day, but I’ll let some of the event photos speak for themselves.

お知らせ：先週、僕はやっとSLRのカメラをゲットしたんで色々実験して撮ってみたんだが…機会の動きに全然慣れていなくて上手く撮れなくて申し訳ないが。よろしキュ！
Full disclosure: I finally got an SLR this week so all these photos are the result of an amateur masquerading as a pro.

DJブースにダミーカメラが付いていて、ちゃんと動いていてえぇ雰囲気やった！
The DJ booth was fashioned out of pipes, corregated cardboard, and foliage to mimic a typical Osakan abandoned lot. Littered with tags and complete with a moving dummy camera – they really nailed it! The booth filled the whole rear of the room and really made the environment.

ピンストでHELLOシールを描いているのは初めてみたゎ！
When’s the last time you saw someone pin-stripe a “Hello, my name is” sticker?

They’re at it again – some of Japan’s finest graffiti virtuosos (All born in the same year – 1977!) are at it again featuring a two part gallery – Yokohama in the East and Osaka in the West! 4 amazing artists – a single generation:
CASPER / JOTA / KE-1 / ZYS
For those of us fortunate enough to live in the Kansai region, the opening party is October 24th. Do I see a rooftop BBQ in our future? I sure as hell hope so!

TEH BASIC INFOS:
Reception Party: 10月２４日 @ 21:00
Location: Downtown Bldg. 2F
Normal Gallery Hours: 13:00~21:00

画像はちっちゃすぎて読みにくくて、すみません〜！詳しい情報はこちら！
A proper description – too small to read! More Details HERE!The Japanese blog-o-sphere has been abuzz with reports of the Yokohama turnout – don’t miss your chance to witness firsthand the skill level to which these artists have risen today.

オリジナルポスターも発売中！エキシビション記念ポスター（A2サイズ）はZAKAIと一二三屋にて発売してそう。とてもえぇ用紙に印刷されていて、シンプルな白黒デザイン、立派なプリントや！
These are the event posters printed on heavy duty high quality stock. Simple. Clean. Beautiful.
They’ll only be available from Zakai and Hifumiya (same floor as the Osaka event space)

もうおもっきり秋なんで、季節に似合お花を選択してアレンジした。
It’s completely and totally fall now, so it’s time to choose more appropriate flowers for the season.

SUGAアンドMANABUが遊びに来たぁ！旅人達がよぅ廻っているなぁ！羨ましぃんしん！
Suga and Manabu, the wanderers from Peach Flash Tattoo and Biorhythm Tattoo are back! Oh, how I envy your travels to the mysterious west!

お客さんの美容室のマーク、デザイン完成！CASPER文字、DEPASの絵、そして僕のレイアウト。
One of our clients just opened a new hair studio so we whipped up some identity for him. Casper on the fancy characters, Depas on the scissor drawing, and myself on fonts and layout.

印刷会社から連絡あった！タトゥーフラッシュのプリントが今月中に届きそう！きたらまたアップするんるん！
News from the crazy print crew at Wild Zero Studios, the flash I ordered will be arriving (hopefully) this month! I’ll post it here on arrival!

MAGOSHIさんと食事を。兄貴の目はずっとこんな感じやったでぇ。裏山鹿！！
Had a nice dinner with Magoshi. He kept makin’ these suspicious eyes the whole time though.

のりぴーになりたい人の為、この特集番組！録画設定すればよかったぁ。タトゥーの入れた場所、大きさ、色等をいちいち説明された。マスゴミはどんだけ暇やなぁ！
Hey, for all y’all out there who love getting ‘celebrity’ tattoos – hope you remembered to record this program – they gave a nice play by play on the tattoos of fallen idol Noripi and her husband.

There’s skateboarders flying in front of the stage, but this shakey photo was taken with an iphone in the dark under the influence of certain substances so you’ll have to take my word for it.
あまりこの写真には見えないけどスケボでステージの前でめっちゃワザをしている。

The air was sickly sweet with Belton fumes as this incredible collaboration piece by Casper, Depas, Dise, Espy, and Cook unfolded before our eyes.
あぁ、BELTONの甘い匂い！コラボのピースは目の前に現れてきた – by Casper, Depas, Dise, Espy, and Cook

Lum! Where have you been?
ラムちゃん！一体どこにいっていたの？！

Osaka Kustom Kulture master practitioner Monk! Live pin-striping for the free-hand-loving inclined.
カスタムカルチャーマスターMONKさん！ライブでピンストをやっていたぁ！

Monk had his brushes on hand and whipped up this Hannya piece on the back of my iPhone. Sick!
ブラッシュを現場に持って来たMONKさんにわしのiPhoneに描いてくれた般若！

His “Metallicaesque” signature is the ‘charm point’ of this piece!
メタリカ風なサインはポイントや！

That’s not all though, No Bondage was on hand doing live silk screening on whatever clothing item you wanted… and all I had was a kimono that I had to keep nice so I forked over for a shirt.
それだけちゃう。NO BONDAGEもライブシルクスクリーンをやっていた。着物だったんで別のシャツを買って写してくれた。

Love that character pose on the flyer!
フライヤーにのっているキャラクターのポーズは気に入り！

Graffiti Monsters ESOW and ESPY from Tokyo will be teaming up with DEPAS and CASPER from Osaka for another amazing art show!!! The live painting of the front shutter of the DownTown Building (Chopstick 1st Shop) will kick off the opening party. Work from all artists will be on display on the 2nd floor.

If you caught the ’13th floor’ opening on Nagahori last winter then you already know the show is liable to take a few unexpected twists along the way. (Impromptu silk screening, lady-painting, black book swapping, and guest drunks just to name a few)

DJ Very will be keeping the beat topside while the artists work below.

The show opens August 20th – live painting starts after dark!

英語の情報ばっかりですみません！外人の客の為、ブログにのせとこうと思って。みんな、許してね！

If you haven’t already gotten the word, there is an art event coming up this month you have to check out! Only minutes away from the Chopstick Horie Shop on Nagahori Dori, Graffiti masters Esow of Tokyo and Casper of Osaka will be holding a joint gallery event on Saturday, December 22nd!

If you’ve spent any amount of time shopping around Minami you may already be inadvertantly familiar with Casper’s work. From CD covers, jackets, shirts and caps to full size shutters and maybe even your girlsfriend’s chest at a live painting event – Casper’s distinct and unique lettering style is everywhere! Both of these graf virtuosos will be combining forces to create an all new body of work here in Kansai’s own backyard!!

The reception party kicks off at 6:00 with DJs Very and TakeTHC on the 13th floor of the Ai Office Building (yeah, they do have 13th floors here! Directions below) – Come out and see Japanese subculture at it’s best through the eyes of Kansai and Kanto’s unique and highly evolved grafitti masters!

For those folks aborad or otherwise who can’t make it, the gallery will be on display for one month (Until Monday, January 22nd)

Gallery Info:
Osaka-shi, Nishi-ku, Kitahorie 1-20-13 AiOffice Biru (13F)
大阪市西区北堀江1-20-13