Estacy | BLOG.

Devilrobots’ studio…

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on September 16, 2009

…is a toy designer’s heaven.

Photo from Vinyl Pulse

Estacy’s new art terminology…

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on August 16, 2009

HIGH-drawn & LOW-drawn

(I'll explain later - got my hands full of paint!)
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Walking in My Mind @ Hayward Gallery

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on July 15, 2009

Walking in My Mind (http://www.haywardgallery.org.uk/) explores the inner workings of the artist’s imagination through immersive, large-scale installation art. Ten international artists transform the Hayward Gallery’s indoor galleries and outdoor sculpture terraces into a series of gigantic sculptural environments, each of which represents an individual mindscape. Interior worlds of emotions, thoughts, memories and dreams collide with exterior reality, blurring the boundaries between inner and outer space. Artists include: Charles Avery, Thomas Hirschhorn, Yayoi Kusama, Bo Christian Larsson, Mark Manders, Yoshitomo Nara, Jason Rhoades, Pipilotti Rist, Chiharu Shiota and Keith Tyson.

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Jeff Soto | JUXTAPOZ & Storm Clouds

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on May 25, 2009

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Jeff Soto | ‘The Inland Empire’

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on May 25, 2009

Jeff Soto | ‘The Inland Empire’

Solo exhibition @ Stolenspace Gallery (London)

14 May 2009 – 07 June 2009

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Chimpogo | tee designs

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on March 20, 2009

You can view two of my designs – ‘BEAR WAR‘ and ‘RABBIT IN THE SKY‘ here:

http://www.chimpogo.com/user/redpanda00?portfolio=1430

YOKA | Voting!

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on March 20, 2009

Voting starts now! Please check them out, and if you like mine please vote-vote! Much appreciated! ;D

http://www.cluttermagazine.com/yoka

the [white paper] concept.

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on December 21, 2008

I’ve been pondering about the idea that if we are left with a nice piece of blank white paper in front of us, the likely chances are that we’ll start doing ’something’ to it. Now this could be folding it – origami if we are keen, tearing it, using it as an ‘emergency’ tissue or something to wrap-up our gum, or maybe for some of us – to eat?… But I believe that more likely we’d be leaving some kind of ‘mark’ on it (assuming we have the right materials in hand) using pen, pencil, chalk, paint, or more easily – our dirty fingerprints.

What I find most interesting is the variety and randomness of ‘doodles’ that people do on spare bits of paper lying around in cafes, lecture rooms, mm… a receipt on a floor, toilet paper, magazines in doctor waiting rooms, etc. Now this is only natural since we always have things to think about, and it’s not surprising that we choose to draw out some of our thoughts down on solid paper. Maybe it’s something we’d like others to know? to share our problems? to advocate something or to promote? (think graffiti art) mm… to ‘express’ in general, like a feeling or an emotion! This is more prominent in the small paper pads that you’d find in art shops – now those are covered with allsorts of scribbles (and it’s funny that you’ll always find a penis drawn in there somewhere). I believe that as humans, we all have the natural tendency to express with the most simplest form besides talking or using body language – and this is to draw! To surrender to the most primitive form of expression that we’ve learnt as kids since kindergarten! The childishness that we already know, and that we do not object to use to most efficiently and easily express ourselves.

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Indigo Child 2008 @ times square, causeway bay (HK)

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on December 15, 2008

Carrie Chau (Wun Ying) is an illustration artist based in Hong Kong. One of my recent inspirations, her characters are instantly appealing in their oddly- distorted shapes. The first time I saw her art was at Google where one of her coloured pieces (A Non-Stop Big Rope Game) was featured as a custom banner for iGoogle. Her latest art exhibition (indigo child, 20 Nov – 31 Dec 2008) is something I wish I could see, although I don’t think I’d be able to go to Hong Kong this Christmas, I am happy to see some photos my friend took while she was there. :)

You can visit Carrie’s website at: http://www.wunyingcollection.com/

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Paper art – Mini DS

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on November 12, 2008

Ah…forgot to post this up a long time ago ;) feast your eyes on the tiny DS baby!

[Found the DS template online and made it by folding and some Pritt-sticking! ]
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TOY2R and TOYCITE major halloween giveaway!

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on October 30, 2008

For more info simply click on the following link! Good luck!! ;D

http://www.toycyte.com/toycyte-trick-or-qee-gigantic-giveaway

YOKA bear | competition

Posted in Arts by mikaishi on September 9, 2008

Some design entries were pretty decent, my personal favs are: Hollypop, Igor Ventura, Bunny and Jamie Jones. Here’s the link: http://www.cluttermagazine.com/yoka/entries.html

Below are my entries (Button Bear and Lime ‘n’ Orange) XD