Living from 1831 to 1889, Kyōsai witnessed a great transitional period in Japans history and along with many of the traditions that gave wave to European influences, Kyosai represents a fringe, as one of the last great traditional Japanese painters. Still his fine and macabre supernatural style remains incredibly modern. Enjoy.

Bake-Bake Gakkō, or “School for Spooks” August 1872

Enma, the King of Hell and a Courtesan


Ghost Paintings

Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes necessary for him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life worth living for the ordinary human being. [Carl Jung]

Ron English at the Planet Illogica Launch party. Care of AM

The awesome Curvy Rat series has gone online at Nice. Giclee print, limited 1/50 and signed by the artist.
Only $72Aus each. Check them here.

Also a new original piece, part of the Black Scrawl Series. Black Scrawl #4. 550mmX750mm fine liner on 100% cotton hand made paper. $2160AUS. Check it here.

When you have 1000 hours to spare and 3 tonnes of Lego there is only one choice really..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsWFFuYZYI[/youtube]

REUNITE AND TRANSMUTE
SEAN EDWARD WHELAN and GHOSTPATROL
28th August – 2nd of September
NO Vacancy Gallery <new location>
34 Jane Bell Lane (enter from Russsel St)
QV Building, Melbourne
opening night Friday 28th of August 6PM
previews by apointment
www.ghostpatrol.net
www.no-vacancy.com.au

Sean Edward Whelan currently resides in Niigata Japan piloting giant robots.
He spent his formative years with Ghostpatrol in the south of Tasmania.
Reunite and Transmute is the first collection and exhibition of their collaborative
watercolour and pencil works.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8eTQrxsYAA[/youtube]

Xiao Hong. Mizuma art gallery.

Xiao Hong
intellectual youth
2007
Oil on canvas
170×150cm

Xiao Hong
intellectual youth
2007
Oil on canvas
170×150cm

Take a deep breath and prepare to forget everything you know, the future is here and it’s name is Andy Milonakis.

Check this guy ouy. Subscribe to his channel and listen to his Ed Hardy Rap. And here i was, totally convinced by the wakness of cool kids and all those faggy little hip-hop parties which use lightning bolts and dollar signs in their promo, that Rap was dead.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJifZLjipxo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzkVDb54oeU[/youtube]

Dante Horoiwa mural progress in Rotterdam.

Pure class.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VFRmFj0Gik&feature=related[/youtube]