Tatsuro Kiuchi has a new edition for sale by 20x200

Online retailer 20x200 has recently released new prints of "Car Free" by Tatsuro Kiuchi. It is the third edition of Tatsuro's artwork to be sold by them, along with "In the Ballpark" and "Photographer's Dilemma." Watch for another edition from Tatsuro on the way soon. Tatsuro originally created "Car Free" for the now-defunct Vox Hamptons magazine in 2008.

http://www.20x200.com/art/2010/11/car-free.html



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3x3 Magazine features Tatsuro Kiuchi

Issue Fifteen of 3x3 Magazine is now out, and it includes a feature on artist Tatsuro Kiuchi. Our own Naoki Mitsuse wrote the article and included information about Tatsuro's techniques and use of texture. The article also discusses Tatsuro's use of ma (or negative space) in his work. Tatsuro says, "The ma of the illustration is as important in Japan as 'concept' is in the U.S." The article includes a mini-retrospective of his work, including his children's books. Visit 3x3's website to get your copy today.

https://www.3x3mag.com/currentissue.html



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Tatsuro Kiuchi's "eye-crossing" technique

Tatsuro Kiuchi has recently been creating 3D stereogram images manually by crossing his eyes and moving the elements in the layers until they pop. Beware: in order to see the 3D effect, you will have to cross your eyes also! The first link is to Tatsuro's flickr page with the images, and the second website gives detailed instructions for viewing this type of image.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatsurokiuchi/4638184010/

http://www.starosta.com/3dshowcase/ihelp.html



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Earth: Fragile Planet Exhibition

Our artists Greg Clarke, Tatsuro Kiuchi, and Hanoch Piven are all participating in the "Earth: Fragile Planet" exhibition that runs from June 3-July 31. The exhibition is at the Museum of American Illustration in New York, and displays the work of 120 artists who express their personal views about the state of the environment.

Greg Clarke's piece "Adam's Alehouse" was also a Distinguished Merit winner at the 3x3 competition. He says, "My theme was water, and "Adam's Alehouse" was the result. "Adam's Ale" is an archaic reference to the only available beverage to Adam in the Garden of Eden. At the rate we continue to pollute our waters, this image envisions a future where the only access to potable water will be at purified water bars, and even then limited only to creatures of means."

Tatsuro Kiuchi created "Not So Polar Bear" for the exhibition. He says, "I thought it would be striking to show a polar bear in the forest. He is now living in the mountains because there are no ice floats left for him to hunt seals in the arctic. There he is standing with his hands and mouth soaking in blood. I presented the bear being rather cute, not menacing looking at all, to imply that this is the reality, and this is his nature. He doesn't have to be angry. He is just doing what he has to do to stay alive. The earth will keep rotating whether the natural environment is being destroyed or not. "

Hanoch Piven is also giving a workshop at the Society of Illustrators on July 8, called "Creating Art with Hanoch Piven." Click on the link below for more details.

Fragile Planet Exhibit: http://bit.ly/9DYuqd

Hanoch's Workshop: http://bit.ly/cWjv6W

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Heflinreps American Illustration 29 Winners

Congratulations to our artists Tatsuro Kiuchi and Kathy Osborn for their winning entries in the AI 29 contest.

Tatsuro had two winning illustrations for an essay series titled, "Alleys of Japan in the 1950s." They were for a magazine issued by Zenriren, a Japanese association of hairstylists and barbers. Kathy's winning entry is a personal piece called, "God Knows."

You will be able to see all the winning entries at the American Illustration website listed below. Click on AI29 and search for the artist by name.

http://www.ai-ap.com/

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Poetry Magazine publishes four covers by our artists

Greg Clarke, Kathy Osborn and Tatsuro Kiuchi had some great covers on four recent issues of Poetry Magazine. Greg's illustrations in November and February were "The Poet Takes a Walk" and "The Codependents." Kathy's illustration from the June issue was "The Good Egg," and Tatsuro's "On the Beach" graced the July cover.

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Greg Clarke and Tatsuro Kiuchi win Silver Medals from The Society of Illustrators

We congratulate Greg Clarke and Tatsuro Kiuchi for winning silver medals in the SOI Illustrators 52 contest, as well as our artists Hanoch Piven and Paul Rogers, who also had winning entries. The exhibition will run from January to March of 2010 at the Society headquarters.

Greg's winning artwork is a sequential piece called "The Neurotic Art Collector." Greg says, "This was created for the new edition of BLAB, Monte Beauchamp's venerable series of graphic anthologies. It's always a chance to work with arcane subject matter that might have trouble finding a home elsewhere. Fortunately for me, a story about an anxious art collector happened to resonate with an SOI jury!" "El Gato Oscuro" (Uncommissioned category) will also be in the show. Greg says, "I often amuse myself creating fictitious businesses, and this 'restaurant' in Spain seemed like a nice vehicle for two colors in a pseudo-vintage poster style. Now of course, I'm waiting for an upstart Spanish restauranteur to see it in the annual and purchase the rights."

Tatsuro's silver medal is for the cover of a children's book, Rain Po Po Po, by Japanese writer Naoko Higashi. Tatsuro says, "The book is for toddlers, so I had to use bright colors with simple, strong, and bold compositions. In order to make the book appeal to parents who have either boys or girls, I tried to depict the protagonist being indistinctive of gender by not showing his face fully. (Actually, he is a boy, but the child could be a girl, too.) I am illustrating the second book with Naoko Higashi right now. This book will have cherry blossoms and petals, just like raindrops in Rain Po Po Po.

Tatsuro had six other winning entries, including another illustration from Rain Po Po Po, and three illustrations from The Sea, The Sea, published by The Folio Society. His other two winning images were "The Last Superstar," from Sports Graphic Number magazine and a poster for Green Iran called, "Where is My Vote?"

Hanoch Piven had three portraits chosen, all in the Editorial category. Foreign Policy magazine printed the portrait of "Karl Marx" on its cover, and in numerous editions worldwide. "Barack Obama" was done for the UK edition of Esquire magazine, and "Bernard Madoff" appeared in Time magazine.

Paul Rogers had a winner in the Advertising category, the theme art for the 2009 US Open, commissioned by the United States Tennis Association. The USTA used the artwork on banners, tickets, programs, souvenirs, etc.

http://www.soicompetitions.org/?section=competitions&competition_id=44

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Holiday Illustrations by Tatsuro Kiuchi

Country Living magazine's December issue features illustrations by Tatsuro Kiuchi for an article called, "The Joy of Tree Trimming." They really put you in a festive mood for the holidays.

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Tatsuro Kiuchi illustrates Pen Still Writes and The Sea, The Sea

Pen Still Writes is a 193-page collection of monochrome works that artist Tatsuro Kiuchi selected himself. He says, "They are illustrations for various novels by various writers that have appeared in newspapers and magazines. Along with being the name of my studio, the title, Pen Still Writes, alludes to the literature I illustrate." Tatsuro created all the illustrations in this book digitally with Adobe Photoshop. Tatsuro made this book as a sample to promote on-demand printing, and will send it to you for a shipping and handling fee. Contact him at info@tatsurokiuchi.com to order a copy. Please visit the Dreamers Rise blog below for a review of the book.

Tatsuro also recently illustrated a collector's edition of The Sea, The Sea for The Folio Society. The buckram-bound edition is available at the Folio Society website listed below. The color illustrations shown here are from The Sea, The Sea. In March 2010, The Sea, The Sea was chosen as a joint winner in the Design Week editorial design category. See the last website for details.

http://tatsurokiuchi.com/2009/
http://dreamersrise.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan
http://www.foliosociety.com/book/TSE/the-sea-the-sea
http://awards.designweek.co.uk/dw/categories/editorial-design/the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch/the-sea-the-sea-by-iris-murdoch.php

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Heflinreps American Illustration 28 Winners

Our artists Alex Gross, Tatsuro Kiuchi, Paul Rogers, and Sonia Pulido have had artwork selected for the AI 28 annual book due out in November 2009. Miguel Gallardo also had pieces chosen for the website.

Alex Gross has a series of four mixed-media paintings on antique cabinet photos from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Two of them were also selected for Communications Arts 50, along with three other cabinet cards and two paintings.

Tatsuro Kiuchi has two works selected: an image from "The Sea, The Sea" by Iris Murdoch and "Kazuhiro Kiyohara, The Last Superstar," from Sports Graphic Number magazine. Tatsuro recently illustrated "The Sea, The Sea" for the Folio Society in the UK. "Kazuhiro Kiyohara" was also chosen for CA 50 this year.

Paul Rogers will have "Nobody Plays Handball Anymore" published in the annual, an image from his sketchbook. He was in Greenwich Village last year and saw this playground roller-hockey game, and the scene reminded him of the great playground scene by Ben Shahn called "Handball."

"Friends" is the title of Sonia Pulido's selected illustration from her personal work. Miguel Gallardo had two images chosen for the AI 28 website. Miguel's first chosen piece was "Melancholy," published in La Vanguardia's Sunday magazine. Miguel got his inspiration from Dali's soft watches and DeChirico's illustrations of sadness. His other chosen piece was "VIPs in Hollywood" published in LA Confidential magazine.

You will be able to see all the winning entries at the American Illustration website at http://www.ai-ap.com. Click on AI28 and search for the artist by name.

http://www.ai-ap.com/
http://www.foliosociety.com/book/TSE/the-sea-the-sea

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Communications Arts 50 contest winners

Three of our artists had illustrations chosen for the Communications Arts 50 annual to be published later this year. Hanoch Piven had two portraits chosen, John McCain and Keith Richards. The McCain illustration was published in Maariv, an Israeli newspaper, and was shown at Hanoch's solo exhibition at Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington, DC. His portrait of Keith Richards appeared in Spin magazine.

Tatsuro Kiuchi's winning image was for Sports Graphic Number magazine of Japan. The article was called, "Kazuhiro Kiyohara, The Last Superstar" by Junji Yamagiwa.

Andrew Gross had two oil paintings chosen, Hierophant and Surrender. He also had a series of five mixed media paintings on antique cabinet photos from the late 1800s and early 1900s. All were personal/gallery work for his solo exhibition at Jonathan Levine Gallery in April 2008.

http://www.commarts.com/

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