Two works up.  One of the Relics and a new painting, In Nomine Dei – The Incredulity of St. Thomas.

Here are some photos.

Art/Performance event at Cafe Absinthe on April 17th called Headspace (also the name of a new gallery in Saidaiji, Nara).  I’ll be showing a large LED-enhanced circuit board etched onto perspex.

Online promo for Cafe Absinthe, with photos featuring my paintings in the background (Urban Scrawl – December 2009).

There are some new Urban Scrawls up at Banco.  5 in total, on show until the end of February.  Come down to Ame-Mura and check them out over a cup of Osaka’s best coffee!

(click image to jump to gallery)

Check it out this week.  There are some great artists participating.

http://transart2010.blogspot.com/

Here are some photos from the exhibition and Kotaro Hatch’s performance.  (click image to jump to gallery)

Here is my piece (click either image to jump to gallery).

“Historically, a Black Madonna or Black Virgin is an iconic painting of Mary, usually from the medieval period in Europe, in which she is depicted with dark skin.  In this specific sense, Black Madonna does not refer to African representations; the dark coloration is generally attributed to the dark nature of the wood used or darkening over time by candle soot.

“Black Madonna” is the next installment (following “The Deposition”) in a series titled “In Nomine Dei” investigating the idolization of anachronistic religious iconography, symbology, script, and language in the contemporary world.  Inspired by Caravaggio, who in his day dared to depict holy figures as common folk (using “real” people – paupers, beggars, and prostitutes, most commonly – as his models, rather than idealizing), Krzysztof depicts the contemporary equivalent, using images of “real” people in “real” situations, taken from media sources, as models to depict holy figures and scenes from Judeo-Christian religious mythology otherwise depicted idealistically.”

These are two Japanese Hand Fans made for an exhibition in August at u:ni:pon2kau2.  Included in the gallery are photos of a post-vernissage walk around the neighbourhood in traditional Japanese yukata, carrying the Japanese hand fans.

Click for link to photos from the exhibition and walk-around.

Urban Scrawl at Cafe Absinthe in December 2009.

Here is the flyer:

And here are a few photos from the exhibition at the new Cafe Absinthe:

Transnational Art 2010 is coming up soon!  January 25th to 30th at the Osaka Contemporary Art Centre.

This is a major event.  The last one (2009) was featured in the Asahi Shimbun.

Check out the blog!  (mostly Japanese, some English)

A few photos from the exhibition in September at Elixir.

Special thanks to Guido and Kaori!

A series I’ve been working on recently, exhibited at PAD Vol 1 and PAD VOL 2.

Photos by Atsushi