Does the name
Peap Tarr ring a bell? Well after you read this interview, it for sure will! Peap Tarr is another New Zealand based artists who is also great friends with
Paul Shih! Peap's work is
incredible and if you ever decide to take a trip to
New Zealand, you can see his works in the lively decorated streets! With a traditional style and a touch of his own techniques, Peap has created a unique form that is recognizably his own! Now Peap the style!
1. How old are you and when is your birthday?I just recently turned 33 on the 7th of April in the Chinese Calender I’m born in the year of the Dragon, the Fire dragon.
2. When did you realize that art was your calling?
I believe it has always been my calling, since I was a kid, when I was in school other kids would ask me to do drawings for them, sometimes I got a few dollars, or even some food hahah but I figured since than I could one day turn this into my living and slowly but surely this is coming true and has come true.
I can say there are many things that influence my art and also people in my life that have given me guidance to be the artist I am today. But I would have to say allot of influence would come from Ancient Cambodian art and more traditional Asian Art, mixed that in with watching mass amounts of cartoons, I never copy other art, you know see a style and try and emulate that. I hate when I see the original style and than someone rips it off, in some cases if its done well and with respect or that artist in particular is good friends of the originator of that style and they have evolved beyond the masters of that style than that is Awesome and I totally respect that. But I hate seeing artist that you know from seeing their work that just pick up a magazine and try and run with what ever style because they think it looks cool, that really gets under my skin. Because they steal some else’s style without having any true knowledge on the meaning of what that artist went through to come up with that style. So what I do comes from the heart and also trying to get in touch with my roots.
4. What is currently on your MP3 playlist?
Wow, I got some much playing on my mp3 But lately I have been listening to allot of King Kapisi a local Samoan Hip Hop Mc from New Zealand not only his a dope MC but the man has beats for days, he is truly a talented at making beats to and Ill be working on his new album artwork coming out in September which has become a massive album launch combined with a launch of the album artwork that will have a collective of some truly talented artist involved. Also allot of Immortal Technique, allot of old school to like Zapp and Roger, Parliament and Early Jodeci ahaha I love 90’s RnB.
I enjoy spending time with my Daughter and Wife and also catching up with friends eating good food, also catching up on movies with my daughter and I love spending time checking out new art books and magazines, pretty chill activity, good to get the mind into relax mode every now and than.
The next big thing is a project with King Kapisi and Teremoana, which originally started out as a simple project doing album artwork for King Kapisi new album. But the more we talked the more ideas grew which is what happen when creative people get together and truly vibe so this incredible project was born which now involves not only my good friend Paul Shih who has been featured on your blog already, but also the incredible talents of Chaz Bojorquez, Angry Woebots, Mr Jago Retna, Jermeyville to just name a few of the massive international talents but also many Local NZ Graff Artist who would have to be the cream of the crop from New Zealand names such my good friend 2Tone, Askew and Phat One from TMD crew who took out the world title in the write for Gold in Germany last year.
This project will not only showcase some of the amazing talent from overseas but also New Zealand’s incredible roster of talent. But most of all show the world the incredible talent of King Kapisi so I’m very excited about this project. And between all that I’m planning on releasing some new shirts as well as a show with Angry Woebots and some new works with my true hero Chaz Bojorquez, so its shaping up to be a very busy year that’s going to need allot of good time management.
7. Got anything to say to your fans?
Believe in your dreams and they will come true, but on the flipside don’t sit around dreaming waiting for it to fall in your lap, but get out there and make those dreams come true. Stay positive don’t let setbacks make you give up but only act as fuel to make it really happen, learn from mistakes, its what makes you grow as an artist as well as a individual.
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For those of you who missed out on this amazing shirt design(
just like I did) you have the opportunity to get one for yourself. These were originally created for the
TeeFury.com 24 hour shirt a day sale, and this shirt actually crushed all records for shirts sold in one day. The popularity was so high artist
Jared Mraitis aka
PopMonkey is going to get more made and is going to oversee the printing himself. You can pre-order one right now
for only $20 + $3 shipping just by emailing Jared at popmonkey@charter.net tell him how many you would like and the size you need and he will send you an invoice asap! Awesome shirt!!
Jared had this to say about the design: "
There are many possible meanings and interpretations of this design, but if you're assigning some sort of racist, hate-filled vibe to it, then I suggest you take a long walk off a short pier. This is a commentary about rabid Obama fan-mania coupled with his missteps as a new leader, as well as a commentary about appropriation art. I'll leave the details up to your imagination. This is not a photo-manipulation of that other Obama piece, though it's obviously based on it -- it's completely hand-drawn from scratch, then rendered in Illustrator"
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It's What's Inside That Counts - Andrew Bell
Solo Exhibition @
Rivet Gallery - Opening May 2nd, 7-10pm
Featuring the art of Andrew Bell
Andrew Bell was born in England in the waning days of the rip-roaring 70's. As a wee lad he packed a lunch and headed for the U.S.A. to pursue dreams of monster truck racing and professional skateboarding. Having failed in these endeavors, Andrew now lives, works, and slowly absorbs industrial waste in Brooklyn, NYC. From his shelter he operates Dead Zebra Inc, producing artwork and projects such as 'the Creatures in my Head'. His work straddles the line between the humorous and the grotesque, and is often accompanied by underlying social commentary. He has been featured in publications from the New York Times, Wired, Kidrobot, MTV, Juxtapoz and more. Check out
Rivet Gallery for more preview pictures!
Andrew Bell will be on hand at Rivet May 1st & 2nd for the opening, a lecture, & signings.
The schedule of events at
Rivet is as follows:
Date : Friday, May 1st
Time : 8pm 'til whenever
Format : Casual Lecture and Q & A by Andrew Bell.
Date : Saturday, May 2nd
Time : 7pm 'til 11pm
Format : Andrew Bell show opening and signings.
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Having braved the frigid storms of the pacific northwest,
MONSTREHERO emerges unscathed and armed with renewed resin fury in the form of the "*snowed in" collection. Four pieces will be available, two Intergaladiators and two Victim #2s. Each has a combination of solid, clear, pearlescent and iridescent mediums. All will be available
Wednesday April 29th at 8 pm pacific, 11 pm eastern at the
MONSTRESHOP. Bring a sweater!!
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Art Asylum Boston is releasing there latest and last installment of their exclusive release featuring the work of
David Flores. Tiled "Bounty Hunter" & priced at
only $65.00 This will be the last print to complete the set of 3. As usual with Art Asylum, it doesn't stop there! They are currently in the works of releasing and even more exclusive and limited version of this set which will be sure to leave you asking for more. This set has become an instant classic and is only the beginning to an amazing lineup of exclusives to drop over the summer month's. In a short period Art Asylum Boston has continued to amaze us with there highly sought after exclusive's and have been teaming up with some of the worlds most prolific artists to bring you the finest in limited edition prints. To purchase contact the gallery directly at: sales@artasylumboston.com
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For this week’s episode of blindboxed tv we hit up Metropolis in Lancaster, PA for the Munny Mobile party sponsored by Kidrobot where we saw some awesome custom work by Esro, Kia, and our very own RSIN. We also spill our thoughts on the Kathie Olivas Dolbee that we’re giving away. Oh, and don’t mind the fact that the show ends abruptly… we totally forgot to fade out at the end, but we don’t think anyone will mind… will you?
Stay tuned for next week’s show as we review the DIY Pusher from Munky King and give some toy customizing tips!
Special thanks to wizardsleevetoys.com for sponsoring this episode! If you’d like to become a sponsor, send an email to brownkidd@blindboxed.com for more info.
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JAB, STRONG, FIERCE -
A Street Fighter Tribute Art Exhibtion
Presented by Gallery Nucleus
April 25, 2009 - May 11, 2009
In celebration of the new installment in the Street Fighter Franchise (SF4), and the debut of a new Street Fighter movie,
Gallery Nucleus with support from CAPCOM, I am 8-bit, Udon Entertainment, have teamed up to bring you “JAB STRONG FIERCE a Street Fighter Tribute Art Exhibition” Known to be the greatest fighting game ever created, Street Fighter has become more than that.
With the passing of time, it still grips the hearts of a whole generation and nostalgia has turned SF into a pop culture phenomenon. This exhibition explores these various pop themes featuring high quality fan art to more conceptual works. On mutated memories and sentimental attachments, an impressive and diverse roster of artists whose work or life has been influenced by the classic video game will offer their unique perspectives through drawings, paintings, and interactive installations.
Artist list includes:Adam Alaniz, Angry Woebots, Anthony Wu, Becky Cloonan, Ben Zhu, Bill Pressing, Bobby Chiu, Brianne Drouhard, Carlo Arellano, Christian Ward, Clement Hanami, David Jien, David Lee Duong, Derek Yu, Eric Fortune, Francis Vallejo, Israel Sanchez, j. shea, Jackson Sze, Jim Mahfood, Jeremy Enecio, Jo Chen, John Pham, John Wu, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Kei Acedera, Kevin Dart, Khang Le, Khylov, Kinman Chan, Leo Eguiarte, Leong Wankok, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Martin Hsu, Mike Alvarez, Mindy Lee, Nanospore, Patrick Leger, Robert Kondo, Rhode Montijo, Roland Tamayo, Rodney Fuentebella, Scott Gandell, T & A, Tang Kheng Heng, Wayne Johnson.
For fans of the Street Fighter franchise, this ultimate tribute event should not be missed. Those who may not be fans will still enjoy the fun spectacle of an art show rarely seen as good times and hilarity will surely ensue. All the pieces are up and available for purchase right now, so if you want ot get your hands on some awesome SF art...go
HERE now! I am really diggin the
J. Shea pieces alot...the 3 in a row posted above,and they are all still up for grabs at great prices, so go and
snag one now...you will not be sorry!
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The Infectious team is in the midst of a heat wave in sunny San Francisco, and they say that it seems only fitting to share some sunny new artwork from two of their founding artists to get you in the mood for summer.
Jon Burgerman stripes the residents of his Burgertown across his kaleidoscopic new piece
“Rainbow Doodles”. And
Buff Monster incorporates some crafty contour cuts into his kawaii
“Drippy Face” artwork.
Both designs are available to brighten up your
laptop, iPhone and Nano, Touch and Classic iPods. Prices start from
$14.99.
On another upbeat note, they are proud to announce their collaboration with Fabrik hard drives. Befriend them on
Facebook and you could win one of their perfectly compact G-DRIVE minis skinned with limited edition Infectious art from
Dalek, Shadow Chen or
Urban Dirty.
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Sjoerd Jorritsma, from the Netherlands, just sent me a follow up email with a teaser of his upcoming new DIY! This is Z-KEN, a 'art based toy' from the Netherlands. Z-KEN is different than his vinyl-toy family, he's made outta wood! This is one of the mild graphic "Z's",the graphic's are going from mild to WILD! Some of the Z's are on there way to meet other artist to improve themselves, great! Now what can we expect?
Still no word on a release or price, but if you would like to see more info and pics check out
our last post on this new figure!
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Robert Ingellis aka
OsirisOrion just finished up an amazing custom...for me! I feel so honored to have an amazing custom like this soon be in my collection, and it was done out of the kindness of his heart! This piece is also entered into the new contest
Delicious Drips is holding, so stop by and check it out. Thanks for this Rob, I owe you BIG TIME!!!!
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Here's the first figure from
Rotobox's series 3 custom 1 of 1 figure, who's name is GaiQeeng! This figure is super unique, and I love the way that this was customized because it is 2 figures in 1. They took the head from Toyer's Gai King's Skull-Head and used it for the body, and they pulled it off seamlessly I might add! If you would like to the other series click for
Series 1, or for
Series 2, and stay tuned for their upcoming series 4!
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