4/26/07

Baby

Another commission I've just finished - this one dedicated to a cat called "baby". Actually, i was a little reluctant to do another commission as I wanted to start work on Catamsutra IV, but this was rather special... hope the owner will be pleased with this painting... fingers crossed. Here's a little about Baby via a letter from the owner.

"Baby was abused before we rescued him and as a result, he was alway terrified of strangers. The only people he tolerated in his life were us. If we had guests over, he hid under the bed till they left... He was also very greedy, a bona fide glutton. He probably never got over being starved and he had no qualms about stealing the other cats' food. When he first came, he was so scranny his ribs stood out... he was intensely loyal to my mother. Even though he was not in the least physically affectionate, he would always keep my mother company in the living room and only when she was done watching TV, would he follow her to the ebdroom every night, without
fail... We miss Baby, my mother in particular though she doesn't mention it. She couldn't bear to watch baby being put down but she was there when he was finally at peace..."

In the photo, Baby's about 4... but he died an old man though... I was supposed to deliver the painting last week but the client was feeling under the weather... So get well soon and hopefully, you'll like the painting!

4/25/07

catmasutra IV


Feeling a strong need to be closer to my art. Image after image, from the Internet, from magazines, from photos I've taken, they're slowly forming little swatches of reality (and I'm eating Fruit-tella like nobody's business). Jeans, shower, anime, movies, advertising images, illustrations, fashion, lifestyle, brands, coffee, cups, Milo tins, condensed milk cans, social issues, smoking, rebellion, conformity, kopi, ice lemon tea, politics, greed, otak, tattoos... Something is brewing alright!

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light get in"... and in the very dim light, a vision for Catmasutra 4...

paulMysh - Sleep!

There's this very interesting story by Haruki Murakami about a housewife who suddenly discovers that she didn't have to sleep. She could stay up all night without feeling the least tired, but instead feel more alive and energetic. The implication of this is that she suddenly gains an extra "day" everyday, time that really belongs to her... think about it and see if you would prefer such a situation... haha "Sleep", one of my earlier paintings and it was actually the first painting I sold! I need sleep man!

Hanging...


Another cool ad for Levis Red Tab Jeans - Hanging. There's a concept somewhere in there for catmasutra... haha Maybe a hanging cat? Below is another ad from Levis that I like...

desk montage 2007

My desk montage now... starring postcards from my favorite artist Yoshitomo Nara (Dead Flower 1994), photos from Christopher Doyle ("There is a crack in everything. That's how the light get in" quoting Doyle quoting Leonard Cohen), photo of a young Joni Mitchell on a motorcycle, Levi's great Ad with dragon tattoo, MOS flyers...