artist bio:
Ryuichi Ogino (OGI) was born in Tokyo in 1978. He grew up surrounded by Japan's pop culture (anime / manga such as Gundam and Nausicaa, video games like Final Fantasy series, and all kinds of related merchandises, as well as; mostly imported from the US, fashion and music). Most notably, snowboarding, a trend well packaged and marketed as an alternative lifestyle, made a huge impact on Ogino, that it became his primary reason to go study in Colorado after finishing high-school in Japan.
Ogino attended a language school, then a college in Denver, CO. Then he moved to Oakland, CA to study at CCA (California College of the Arts). He graduated CCA majoring in Illustration in 2004, though around this time, he began to question the gap between the fine art and commercial illustration. His examination, along with the shift in his thought process - from seeking originality elsewhere to produce something new to finding original voice through introspection - led him to realize that his passion is not in illustrating.
Upon his return to Tokyo in 2005, he quickly began to see hyper-consumerism and its lack of context within as two major issues among Japan's contemporary youth culture. And to counter those issues, he started to create art works that are based on his concept; "Out of the Context Mash-up," a concept inspired by Mash-up music. For instance, Ogino has been presenting triptych paintings in which each three panels represents different context of visual communications such as minimalism, pop culture, and decorative pattern. By intentionally placing different context right next to each other, Ogino tries to bring contrast between those contexts, asking viewers to reexamine them.
Who I'd like to meet: Those who have faith in mankind, and doubt its leadership.
You and your friends.
Hey! Thanks again for being our friend. Make sure you have a little listen to our album Songs For Abandoned Buildings and our new mini album Gravity available on our page. If you like it, please check us out on itunes so we can play a town near you!
We are glad to announce the launch of the new Otaku Magazine issue, which has the theme “THE END OF THE WORLD” and encompasses various themes, from Godzilla and Gundam, to otaku survival methods. (more info: otakumag.com)
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Yo ogi! It was great to see you again, in LA for all places. haha. Next time you're back in LA, hit me up. When I hit up Tokyo, you have to show me all the spots. Good times!
It's been a year now since the start of the super producer based night of live beat making began. EGADZ returns to SF for his last show EVER in SF, plus MOPHONO & E DA BOSS???!!!!! THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE SOOO DOPE! Get there early.
It's been a year now since the start of the super producer based night of live beat making began. EGADZ returns to SF for his last show EVER in SF, plus MOPHONO & E DA BOSS???!!!!! THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE SOOO DOPE! Get there early. egadzisdeadcoverfinal72.jpg">
que tal?, el motivo de este mensaje no es otro que el hacerte llegar la nueva referencia de PuntoFinal, "Demo '09". En esta encontraras cinco cortes en su versión demo, como muestra de lo que podrás escuchar en su próximo álbum, "EL RITMO DE LOS ACONTECIMIENTOS".
Puedes descargar "Demo'09" desde www.puntofinal.es o desde nuestro myspace. Esperamos que la disfrutes.
Greetings from The Dynamics!!! We're playing in your area. Next Week!! Dynamics JAPAN tour! Come say hi, we can't wait!! Check our page for towns, places, etc.. hope to see you there! -flab Join us on our Facebook page for free tunes, games, news, etc... http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DYNAMICS/44491859955?ref=ts
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