This is to notify you of the upcoming exhibition entitled “Exposition of Female Creators” which will be held from this Thursday (the 27th) at CLASKA（http://www.claska.com/）in Tokyo.

New Professional Declarations! “Exposition of Female Creators” will be held from January 27 (Thursday) through January 30 (Sunday) at “The 8th Gallery” （http://www.claska.com/news/eightgallery/）of CLASKA, a cultural complex facility on Meguro Dori.

Opening Reception: 19:00 on January 27 (Thursday)
Symposium: from 2:00 pm on January 29
Please bring your friends and we look forward to welcome you all.

The interview with some of the participating artists, Ms. Orie Ichihashi, a photographer and, Ms. Romi Watanabe, an illustrator, will be featured in the “Liniere” Magazine, published by Takarajima-sha, which will become available on January 20, 2011. Please don’t miss this article as well.

Also Vogue Nippon is featuring our article in vogue.com. Please visit this site as well.

New Professional Declarations! “Exposition of Female Creators”
12 Photographers X 28 Illustrators EXHIBITION

Venue: “The 8th Gallery” of Meguro CLASKA
Period: from January 27 (Thursday) through January 30 (Sunday)
OPEN/11:00～19:00 (until 18:00 on the last day)
Opening Reception: 19:00 on January 27 (Thursday)
Symposium: from 1:30 pm on January 29 (Saturday)

Participating Panelists: Rikako Nagashima and Tomoya Kaishi

MC: Chieko Hattori

We look forward to seeing many of you at the Gallery.

Participating Artists

Photographers:

Ryoko Amano, Orie Ichihashi, Miho Kakuta, Naoko Kumagaya, Mari Kishi, Mayumi Koshiishi, Arisa Shimamoto, Akiko Tsunoda, Midori Tsunoda, Rie Nakata, Wakana Baba, Naomi Meno

Illustrators:

Abe Mizuki, Hitomi Ito, ena, Nao Oyama, Natsuki Camino, Izumi Kawai, Toshiko Kimura, Nao Sakamoto, Miki Sajima, Shuku Nishi, Asami Sato, Makiko Sugawa, Natsko Seki, Hiroko Tsuchiya, Naoshi, Rie Nakajima, Keiko Nagano, Keiko Nasu, Maiko Nishikawa, Chie Hitotsuyama, Kozue Himi, Yukari Miyagi, Mizue Miyazawa, Chiaki Mori, yasuyo, Romi Watanabe

For details, please visit the following site:
http://j-trend-setting-female-creators.ua-net.com

See you at the exhibition venue.

Taiko Hasegawa

Dear All,
Happy 2011! We wish you a very prosperous and joyous year! Thank you for your support from many of you last year and we really appreciate that from the bottom of our hearts.

Since our mind was set on the theme of “Let’s challenge something new!” last fall, we have planned and been busy preparing for one exhibition for the new year. The exhibition is titled, “Japanese Female Creators Exposition: Declaration of New Professionals,” and will be held at “The 8th Gallery” of CLASKA, a cultural complex facility in Tokyo, from January 27 (Thursday) through January 30 (Sunday.)

38 Female creators as a total; 12 female photographers and 26 female illustrators, who are usually busy contributing their works to various female magazines, get together to compete and challenge new expressions under unrestrained themes of work.

When the refined sensibility and aesthetic consciousness by these 38 creators are expressed by power respectively, a new trend will surely be found.

This will be an exhibition where you can expect what the new movement for 2011 will be like. Please make sure to visit this exhibition.

The interview with some of the participating artists, Ms. Orie Ichihashi, a photographer and, Ms. Romi Watanabe, an illustrator, will be featured in the “Liniere” Magazine, published by Takarajima-sha, which will become available on January 20, 2011. Please don’t miss this article as well.

New Professional Declarations! “Exposition of Female Creators”
12 Photographers X 26 Illustrators EXHIBITION

Venue: “The 8th Gallery” of Meguro CLASKA
Period: from January 27 (Thursday) through January 30 (Sunday)
OPEN/11:00～19:00 (until 18:00 on the last day)
Opening Reception: 19:00 on January 27 (Thursday)
Symposium: from 2:00 pm on January 29
Please bring your friends and we look forward to welcome you all.

Creators:

Photographers:
RYOKO AMANO / ORIE ICHIHASHI / MIHO KAKUTA / NAOKO KUMAGAI / KISIMARI / MAYUMI KOSHIISHI / MARISA SHIMAMOTO / AKIKO TUNODA / MIDORI TSUNODA　/ RIE NAKATA / WAKANA BABA / NAOMI MENO

Illustrators:
abe mizuki / HITOMI ITO / ena / NAO OYAMA / NATSUKI CAMINO / IZUMI KAWAI / TOSHIKO KIMURA /  NAO SAKAMOTO /  MIKI SAJIMA / SHUKU NISHI / ASAMI SATO / MAKIKO SUGAWA / NATSKO SEKI / HIROKO TSUTIYA / NAOSHI / RIE NAKAJIMA / KEIKO NAGANO / KEIKO NASU / MAIKO NISHIKAWA / CHIE HITOTSUYAMA / KOZUE HIMI / YUKARI MIYAGI / MIZUE MIYAZAWA / CHIAKI MORI /  yasuyo / ROMI WATANABE

For details, click here.
http://j-trend-setting-female-creators.ua-net.com/

For inquiries, please contact us, TAIKO & ASSOCIATES, the organizer. ]]> http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/mailmagazine/2011/01/12/monthly-news-january-2011/feed/ http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/mailmagazine/2010/12/28/best-wishes-for-the-new-year-2011/ http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/mailmagazine/2010/12/28/best-wishes-for-the-new-year-2011/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:25:50 +0000 admin http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/mailmagazine/?p=490 Thank you for your continuous support this year and we appreciate the same for the coming new year.

The year 2011 is expected to be a year of change throughout the world.

We wish all of you a prosperous year with the commencement of something new.

Our office will be closed from December 28 (Tuesday) through January 6 (Thursday).

We wish you a Happy New Year!

Taiko Hasegawa
TAIKO & ASSOCIATES CO,.LTD.

We hope you are enjoying a happy Christmas and Year-end season.

We are just running around, besides this busy year-end season, to get ready for one exhibition to be held in January next year.

We would like to provide you with some Christmas topics and our latest news.

▢　LATEST NEWS

■ Natsko Seki contributed her work to the winder postcards of “YEBISU STYLE” issued at the Ebisu Garden Place. It is a fun and pop artwork. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

■ Here is another latest Christmas animation on the top page of Marui’s shopping site “OIOI webchannel.” Our French artist, Monsieur Z, has been a regular to work on this project. His talent as an animation author is highly recognized in France and has attracted many fans.

You can see the animation in the following:

http://voi.0101.co.jp/voi/

■ A new fun iPhone application for Christmas has been additionally launched.

“PHOTO DECO by Aya Niimi” for Christmas and New Year version has been additionally released by AppStore.

You can purchase additional Christmas and New Year items within the App.

Please refer to the following.

http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id379391065?mt=8

■ The second album of “LITTLE CAROL,” a female chorus group who are busy with many concerts and events for the Christmas season, was released in November. The album cover artwork was created by Chie Hitotsuyama.

A Christmas concert by LITTLE CAROL will be held at Kioi Hall on December 20, 2010. For details, click here.

http://www.littlecarol.com/blog/index.php?catid=2&blogid=1

Prior to the Christmas Eve, why don’t you enjoy the season with beautiful singing sounds, a mixture of classical and pop music?

■ American artist, ANDY REMENTER, contributed his work to the cover of “Casa BRUTUS” January Issue, which becomes available on December 10. His description and expression of well-known 8 designers are fun and interesting.

This type of fun illustrations appears to be trendy, not only in Japan and also around the world.

http://magazineworld.jp/casabrutus/130/

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Natsko Seki

http://ua-net.com/taiko/artists_illustrators/natsuko-seki/

Here is the latest news from Taiko&Associate.

▢　LATEST NEWS

■ IZAK contributed his illustrations of fresh clutch bag images from the 2010-2011 Fall/winter Paris Collection as well as some images of the celebrities who love such bags, to “MY BAG AFFAIR” page of VOGUE NIPPON September issue.  Also for the illustrations of “MAD BAG” pages of the October issue were created by our Italian duo, Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro.

VOGUE NIPPON / IZAK, Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro
http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/management_news/20100903/vogue-nippon-izak-cristiana-de-zanche-pietro/

■ IRMA’s work is shown in the October issue of VOGUE NIPPON, on the double-spread page featuring 5 Key words of “Celebrate The Tiara/ Talk about Josephine.”

VOGUE NIPPON / IRMA
http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/management_news/20100903/vogue-nippon-irma/

■ The cover and 6 spot illustrations inside the 16-page BOOK in BOOK “BAZAAR Time” of Harper’s BAZZAR September issue were created by Italina duo, Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro.

Harper’s BAZAAR / Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro
http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/management_news/20100915/harpers-bazaar-cristiana-de-zanche-pietro/

■ Our Italian illustrator, Anna Godeassi contributed her work to the main visual of the Takashimaya’s 2010 Italian Fair. In-store decoration, posters, window displays, etc. were designed with her signature collage work with bright colors, which attracted many customers.

Takashimaya’s 2010 Italian Fair / Anna Godeassi
http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/management_news/20100920/takashimaya-2010-italian-fair-anna-godeassi/

■ Starbucks launched, on Sept. 21, a new product called “Discoveries Tarragona Hazelnuts Crème Brûlée Latte,” which is limited time offer, celebrating the arrival of fall by latte and hazel nuts. Our American paper artist, Jo Lynn Alcon contributed her work to its advertising posters hung in trains.

▢Update

■ Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro
http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/artists_illustrators/cristiana_and_pietro/

▢Update　News

IRMA’s Exhibition will be held on the 5th floor Art Gallery of Shinjuku Isetan Dept. Store, from October 13 through October 19, 2010.

2010F/W IRMA FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS EXHIBITION

Period：Oct. 13 (Wednesday) to Oct. 19 (Tuesday), 2010
Venue：Art Gallery on the 5F, Shinjuku Isetan Main Dept. Store
Hours：10:00 to 20:00 (till 16:30 on the final day)
Gallery Talk and Autograph Session: from 2:00pm till 3:00pm, Oct. 16 (Saturday)

This will be IRMA’s first solo show in Japan. Approximately 40 artworks of colored prints and originals drawn in ink, watercolor or pencils, featuring IRMA, a well-known character in magazines or advertisements, will be exhibited for sale.  The theme is “2010 Fall/Winter Fashion Illustrations.”

The 2010’s fall & winter trend is introduced and expressed with her unique lifestyle.

From 2:00 pm on the 16th, she will give us a small talk show. From her regular article series of “IRMAS MODE ATELIER” in the German “GLAMOUR” magazine, she will suggest to make your own fashion, just like those from the latest collections. Please come and hear how you can do it.

IRMA will be happy to welcome you herself. We all look forward to meeting you at the gallery.

Here is a great announcement for the start of our fall season.
We will hold IRMA’s Exhibition in Tokyo.

It is 2010F/W IRMA FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS EXHIBITION.

Period：Oct. 13 (Wednesday) to Oct. 19 (Tuesday), 2010
Venue：Art Gallery on the 5F, Shinjuku Isetan Main Dept. Store
Hours：10:00 to 20:00 (till 16:30 on the final day)
Gallery Talk and Autograph Session: from 2:00pm till 3:00pm, Oct. 16 (Saturday)

This will be IRMA’s first solo show in Japan. Approximately 40 artworks of colored prints and originals drawn in ink, watercolor or pencils, featuring IRMA, a well-known character in magazines or advertisements, will be exhibited for sale.

The theme is “2010 Fall/Winter Fashion Illustrations.”
The 2010’s fall & winter trend is introduced and expressed with her unique lifestyle. Please look forward to seeing what sort of fashion of which brand will be shown to you.

A highlight is her talk show on “IRMAS MODE ATELIER” which is her regular article on the German GLAMOUR magazine. The “IRMAS MODE ATELIER” is a series of reading material of the magazine, which attracts lot of German readers. Its is a page of IRMA’s proposal to create your own fashionable clothes just like those you find in the current collections.

Also at this exhibition, we will have full line of great goods, such as special T-shirts (limited number only for the exhibition), silver accessories, IRMA’s Louis Vuitton bag where she has added her own hand-drawing, her books, and so on.

IRMA herself will appear at the exhibition in the late afternoons from the 13th to the 15th of October. Therefore, please come and join the artist.

We look forward to seeing you at the exhibition site.

IRMA’s latest work is shown in the October issue of VOGUE NIPPON, on the page featuring 5 Key words of “Celebrate The Tiara/ Talk about Josephine.” She contributed 2-page illustrations. You can see that in the following:

http://ua-net.com/taiko-en/management_news/20100903/vogue-nippon-irma/

Well, we, as well as IRMA, will welcome you at the Gallery.

【Taiko & Associates Inc.】Monthly News July 2010

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Coco

Coco who contributed her wonderful illustrations to the September 2009 issue of marie claire Japon, is an artist living in London. She is not only successful in illustration but also in her own inpidual brand “forget-me-not”, and its scarves are featured in various press in Europe. Also in Japan, the products of her each line and illustrations are combined and displayed in a large scale at “HP FRANCE/ Bijour” in Marunouchi, Tokyo until November 5, 2009. Please enjoy this fantastic space of art. “forget-me-not” AW2009/10 Collection Line

Coco always includes the image of a female muse in her creations, who beseechingly peers out from amidst a silky and surreal mise-en-scene as if to say: “for get me not.” Her world is supersaturated with colour and veiled in mystery; it is a world where the ethereal and natural collide in strange and delightful harmony. For AW2009/10, the forest is her domain, as she interacts with flora and fauna in a kaleido-scope vision of the cosmos. The natural twists of the deer’s antlers and the elegant curve of the owl’s brow are placed against of prisms of intense colour and myriad constellations. The colours run a wide range, from dusty rose and golden brown to bright fuscia and ulti-mate turquoise; with three thematic ranges Coco provides a perfect solution for every mood and circumstance. The frivolity of silk scarves is taken to a whole new level of beauty and delight. Another project of Coco’s collaboration with Addition Adelaide is high-end T-shirts, which are available for sale. Addition Adelaide is not only a simple shop, but plays more like a role of a museum, by collaborating with creative designers in various fields, and aims to integrate art and fashion. That is in accordance with the concept of Coco’s art. For inquiries about Coco, please contact at taiko@ua-net.com, 03-6427-1357.

Natsko Seki

The Matsuya Ginza Advertisement created by Natsko Seki for the 15th anniversary of Ebisu Garden Place, has appeared in the “New Analog Design by HAND,” a design collection book published by Pie Books. For inquiries about Natsko Seki, please contact at taiko@ua-net.com, 03-6427-1357.

Kera Till

KERA TILL created the illustrations for “Diary of a Bride: How to make perfect prizes” in the Volume 2 of the Japanese version by White Spose Japan of the Italian bridal magazine. For inquiries about Kera Till, please contact at taiko@ua-net.com, 03-6427-1357.

Chie Hitotsuyama

NYLON x CRYSTALLBALL Premium Book, specially edited by a trendy fashion magazine NYLON japan. Chie Hitotsuyama contributed her illustration by collaboration with the fashon brand RODEOCROWNS x CRYSTALLBALL. Inquiries about Chie Hitotsuyama, please contact at taiko@ua-net.com, 03-6427-1357.

IRMA

IRMA contributed her illustrations to the cover and opening page for each chapter of the book “Get your love and beauty in 7 days! Magical Beauty Program” written by Aki Fukazawa published by Daiwa Shobo. For inquiries about IRMA , please contact at taiko@ua-net.com, 03-6427-1357.

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Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro Gaudenzi

Italian artist unit, Cristiana De Zanche & Pietro Gaudenzi , who created unique and fun artwork for November, 2008 issue of Vogue Nippon, has joined us as one of our represneting artists. Wonderful imagination and delicate techniques by Cristiana who has studied fashion design, create great fashion drawings. They are another additional modern fashion illustrators. Update ────────────────────────────────

Monsieur Z Go to site

Sophie Bouxom Go to site

Lastly, October and November are the busiest months for art and design related exhibitions. We also have an announcement of an exhibition perfect for the “fall season of art” by one of our representing artists.

French artist, IZAK who has been working on the fashion campaigns of the Printemps Ginza for the last 10 years, will visit Japan and hold his solo exhibition for the first time in 5 years, at the Printemps Ginza.

Period：October 22 through October 29, 2009
Venue：Special Event Area, Espace Printemps, 7th Floor of the Printemps Ginza

Including 2009 Fall Winter fashion illustrations, the exhibition features his recent popular drawings with bamboo pen. Especially this year, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the friendship, the original artworks used for the past campaigns of the Printemps Ginza will also be exhibited for sale. Please enjoy the new artworks by talented IZAK who passionately loves women and fashion.

The photo exhibtion entitled “PLAY AROUND snowboaders” by ZIZO who contributes his photographs to a US snowboarding magazine “SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE,” will be held at “UP FIELD GALLERY” in Suidobashi, from October 9th through October 18th, 2009. They are dynamic shots of the snowboarders playing in the snowy mountains. You can enjoy early snow season from these photos.

We would like to inform you of the office move of Taiko & Associates as shown in the following. Taking this opportunity, we would like to  further extend our efforts to meet your expectations. We would appreciate very much your continued support in the future.

New address:
#902, 6-25-8, Jingu-mae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001

Telephone:
03-6427-1357

Fax:
03-6427-1358

Transportation access:
7 minutes on foot from JR Harajuku Station/
5 minutes on foot from subway Tokyo Metro Jingu-mae Station

We will start our business at this location from July 24 (Fri).
If you happen to be in the neighborhood, please do drop in at our office.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Q1: Where did you study art for the first time?

I took Foundation Studies at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London for 1 year.

Q2: What was the reason for you to pick that school?

When I quit my job and thinking about studying graphic design, I decided to take a chance to study in England. I had some friends studying there, and known favorable reputation of that school.

Q3: What sort of things did you study while you were enrolled in the Foundation Studies?

I learned about various fields related to design in general for 1 year, such as space design, product design, fashion, textile, graphics, illustration, and so on. It was the year where I had to decide which field I was interested and which field I felt skillful at. In my case, although I had wanted to study graphic design when I enrolled first, I decided to further study illustration at the University of Brighton when I finished a year after.

Q4: We understand that Brighton is a city south of London. Why did you pick University of Brighton?

It was more English than London, and I was looking for some place where I could focus more on my studies. I was accepted by both Glasgow School of Art and University of Brighton, and it wasn’t easy to decide because both schools had good reputation for their Illustration Dept. Either north or south. I decided on Brighton because of the atmosphere! The city seemed cheerful and fun while it maintained some tranquility.

Brighton Beach(pic)

Many people hang out and walk around on this beach, not in their bathing suits even in the summer time. For the people living in Brighton, this beach is just like their garden.When you finish you class, you can just lie down on the beach, and then go back to school to start your work…

Q5: What sort of things did you learn at the University of Brighton?

We were given a lot of freedom to set up your own subject, and there were people who did quite a variety of things even in the Illustration Dept. I, myself, also searched for various expressions such as animation, film, packaging and so on. Rather than pursuing your own style of illustration, we were asked how appealing we could express a given theme. Ideas were the critical focus.
Also, along with the subjects, we had various technical supports. Classes of software like photoshop, illustrator and dreamweaver were popular, as well as traditional techniques such as silkscreen or letterpress. Everybody made good use of computer and challenged new techniques. One popular London illustrator, who was one of the tutors, was teaching photoshop techniques that were essential for his work, and techniques for silkscreen.

Q6: Do you see anything that you have leaned is helpful now for your work?

Techniques I have learned are all helpful now. While I was a student, we use to challenge each other and I believe that helped a lot to develop my creativity. The fact that Brighton had many antique shops and charity shops, and I had many chances to get in touch with antique things, reflects on my current taste of illustration.

Q7: We believe that illustrations in England have a characteristic of graphic image where digitalization has advanced. Has digital become a big characteristic in your work as well?

Yes, digital is a very critical element in my work. If we didn’t have computer, I would no be able to work as I do now as an illustrator. Computer has made it possible for me to depict various expressions, and I enjoy as much as I do with my hands. In the book titled “Secrets of Digital Illustration,” published by Rotovision in England, I introduced my techniques in several pages. In England, you may see quite often images where the warmth and characteristics of manual work are expressed intentionally by incorporating pens or pencils nicely while making full use of digital work.

Q8: It appears that you have been working with clients around the world. Do you find any differences in the clients in Japan and those in the West?

What Japanese clients expect for me is something of Western elements inside me. The fee for editorials seems to be low in Japan compared with other countries.

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