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Victo Ngai X Johnnie Walker Blue Label Special Edition
Here’s an exciting project commissioned by Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Available exclusively in Hong Kong from September 2017, the limited-edition 70cl bottles features a Cantonese opera performer adorned with iconic Hong Kong symbols including neon lights, colonial architecture and skyscrapers, celebrating Hong Kong’s unique Eastern and Western influences through marrying the artistry and craftsmanship of the coveted blend and the illustration.
This project, which deals with a three-dimensional object, provided an interesting challenge the images needs to work well as a flat image but also as a three-plane tryptic, and elements needed to be well-placed and not awkwardly cut off around the edges when wrapped around the next plane.
While the blue hues show off the natural golden color of the whiskey, we wanted the image to look good on its own too, so people will keep the empty bottles and display them as standalone art pieces.
Many thanks to my creative team at LOVE Creatives, everyone at MHDHK and PRIME Asia for the fabulous launch party and Johnnie Walker for such a beautifully crafted product.
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Tehama One in Carmel
The Tehama One house, designed by US firm Studio Schicketanz, is located in Carmel, a scenic beach town about two hours south of San Francisco. The residence is situated within the exclusive Tehama development, featuring a golf course and private estates. A mix of modern and agrarian references, the home rests on a knoll that is dotted with scraggly trees and looks toward mountains in the distance.
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Karl James Mountford - http://www.redbubble.com/es/people/mountford - http://karljamesmountford.tumblr.com - https://twitter.com/karlj_mountford - https://www.facebook.com/KarlJamesMountford - https://www.instagram.com/karljmountford - http://www.lalalandshop.com.au/Retail/Artist/karl-james-mountford - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/karl-james-mountford-226a518b - http://karljamesmountford.blogspot.com.es - http://cargocollective.com/karljamesmountford - http://karljamesmountford.bigcartel.com - https://society6.com/karljmountford
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The Art of Ray Morimura
Ray Morimura is a graduate of Tokyo Gakugei University, where he studied oil painting. Originally his works were geometric-style abstractions. But later he was inspired by Shigeru Hatsuyama and Sumio Kawakami, and began to study woodblock techniques. Unlike most other Japanese woodblock printmakers, he uses oil-based inks to create these detailed images.
His technique is to carve both 6mm thick plywood blocks and 3mm thick blocks laminated with P-tile, a flooring material. The “linocut” process permits quite complex designs, which are printed on mulberry bark kozo paper. Essentially each color requires a separate block, and separate inking. Some blocks are printed with solid colors, while others include bokashi or a gradation of color.
Of his work, Morimura says “printing demands total concentration as a single hair or dust can ruin a print. I usually clean my studio thoroughly and wait to begin the printing process until after midnight when it is quiet. With prints one can never be certain of the outcome until the final print is completed. There is always the unexpected, which makes it all the more intriguing. As with Zen and ink paintings, I hope something spiritual, in a contemporary sense, can be expressed in these landscape works.”
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Rebecca Mock - http://www.folioart.co.uk/illustration/folio/artists/illustrator/rebecca-mock - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-mock-a7090117 - http://rebeccamock.com/index.html - https://www.instagram.com/rebeccamock - https://twitter.com/rebeccamock - http://rebeccamock.blogspot.com.es - https://society6.com/rebeccamock - https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/rebeccamock
