plastique monkey » 2007 » December http://www.plastiquemonkey.com yuka yamaguchi's art blog Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en blind date http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/27/blind-date/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/27/blind-date/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:06:49 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/27/blind-date/
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]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/26/in-vein/feed/ today’s elijah :: happy holidays with mtp duck headgear http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/25/todays-elijah-happy-holidays-with-mtp-duck-headgear/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/25/todays-elijah-happy-holidays-with-mtp-duck-headgear/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:54:25 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/25/todays-elijah-happy-holidays-with-mtp-duck-headgear/

dear elijah,

your mama is still horrified by the idea of putting her hand into a beheaded and skinned dead bird. so there will be no turkey dinner for you this year.

as a compromise, your mama asked santa to give her a super power to make ‘maximum team power duck headgear’ free hand. she had been thinking about how to make this headgear since you were still in her body. in her mind, ‘beheaded’ and ‘bird’ parts are all covered. so it’s basically the same thing.

i hope this headgear will keep your head warm all winter and you find it somewhat festive. it’s a festivus for the rest of us.

best wishes,

yuka-mama

]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/25/todays-elijah-happy-holidays-with-mtp-duck-headgear/feed/ japanostalgia 1 :: tokyo dodonpa girl http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/24/japanostalgia-1-tokyo-dodonpa-girl/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/24/japanostalgia-1-tokyo-dodonpa-girl/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:32:02 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/24/japanostalgia-1-tokyo-dodonpa-girl/

watanabe mari

]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/24/japanostalgia-1-tokyo-dodonpa-girl/feed/ plastique monkey SHOP holiday notice http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/22/plastique-monkey-shop-holiday-notice/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/22/plastique-monkey-shop-holiday-notice/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:42:05 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/22/plastique-monkey-shop-holiday-notice/ thank you everyone for ordering at plastique monkey SHOP. i will be on holiday for a few weeks, starting next saturday (29th december). i’ve already pre-posted updates for the blog, so there will still be new things on this page during that time. but i’ll be in japan, so i won’t be able to ship anything from the shop until i get back, january 15th.

plastique monkey SHOP will still be accepting orders, but december 27th will be the last shipping day until the 15th of january.

when i come back, there will be some new items in my SHOP. i made a bunch of new prints, including some of the heart + a trunk body series. i made them for my show at cafe pause in tokyo coming up in january. they look great, so i’d like to add them to my SHOP for sale as well.

]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/22/plastique-monkey-shop-holiday-notice/feed/ today’s elijah :: mr. space traveller http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/21/todays-elijah-mr-space-traveller/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/21/todays-elijah-mr-space-traveller/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:50:26 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/21/todays-elijah-mr-space-traveller/

never

forget

your helmet.

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via choggie!! from videosift.

]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/20/esther-ofarim-speak-low/feed/ drawing for ‘fight for flight’ @ thinkspace gallery 3 http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/19/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-3/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/19/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-3/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:32:39 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/19/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-3/

the title is ‘kamakura‘. ‘kamakura’ is a name of a city in kanagawa prefecture and also it’s a name for a snow hut (like igloo). kamakuras are built with compacted snow. they’re very warm inside.

it’s been snowing a lot here in saskatoon. the city is covered with pure white snow - very beautiful. it’s been super cold here. it’s like - 50 Celsius, to be exact. i’d like to stay inside and drink sake on a cold snowy night like that.

this is one of the three drawings that i submitted for a group show at thinkspace gallery. it’s for sale. please contact the gallery if you’re interested in it.

‘Fight for Flight‘ - special benefit for API in honour of national bird day

day 1 :: january 4th, 2008 opening reception 7 -10 pm
day 2 :: january 5th 2008 special family day 12-7 pm

thinkspace gallery
4210 Santa Monica blvd. (near Sunset junction)
Los Angels, CA

]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/19/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-3/feed/ here’s a look at ‘tinyshop’ show @ double punch gallery http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/18/heres-a-look-at-tinyshop-show-double-punch-gallery/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/18/heres-a-look-at-tinyshop-show-double-punch-gallery/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:03:54 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/18/heres-a-look-at-tinyshop-show-double-punch-gallery/

these are some photos of ‘tinyshop‘ show at double punch gallery in san francisco. the curator, antoi calls this wall “cute wall” and my postcards are on it — yay! she displayed so nicely. i wonder where my matchboxes are…?

i wish i could go see the show… those little creatures that the artists made are so good.

i like naoshi’s work so much!  she will be showing her works at mogra gallery in shibuya, tokyo (12/27 - 1/12).  i’m going to tokyo for my show (1/7 - 1/11) at cafe pause.  so i’m totally going to go check her out.  it looks like i missed a ‘chindogu’ show at mogra gallery…  tears.

i submitted matchboxes as well as some postcards. they are for sale.

(photos from ‘tinyshop’ blog)

Nov 21, 2007 - Jan 11, 2008
opening night: Nov 24, 2007, 6pm-9pm

double punch gallery
1821 Powell Street @ Filbert
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
415.399.9785
www.doublepunch.com

tinyshop info: www.tinyshop.blogspot.com

my profile page on tinyshop

]]> http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/18/heres-a-look-at-tinyshop-show-double-punch-gallery/feed/ drawing for ‘fight for flight’ @ thinkspace gallery 2 http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/17/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-2/ http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/17/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-2/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:32:18 +0000 yuka http://www.plastiquemonkey.com/2007/12/17/drawing-for-fight-for-flight-thinkspace-gallery-2/

this is one of my drawings for a group show called ‘fight for flight’ coming up in january, 2008 at thinkspace gallery in LA. the theme is bird/flight. you can read about the show on the gallery page.

this is my remake of a drawing i did in 2001. you can take a look at the older drawing here.

this drawing will be for sale. please contact thinkspace gallery if you’re interested.

‘Fight for Flight‘ - special benefit for API in honour of national bird day

day 1 :: january 4th, 2008 opening reception 7 -10 pm
day 2 :: january 5th 2008 special family day 12-7 pm

thinkspace gallery
4210 Santa Monica blvd. (near Sunset junction)
Los Angels, CA

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