GIRLS 100 (TOKYO) Illustrated and designed by Genie Digital First Edition - 2018.11.16 No part of this book may be reproduced, resold or redistributed without permission from its creator. For more info, inquiries and comments, please contact [genniieeee@gmail.com] Thank you for respecting the artist. www.genie.ink
INTRODUCTION GIRLS 100 (TOKYO) is part of a larger global installment documenting women of all backgrounds across the world. The 1st installment documents travel within Japan, exploring not only themes of feminity in general, but also the perspective of a North American raised Asian artist in Asia, dealing with what it means to be seen ethnically homogenous in the West, but uniquely Asian American abroad in terms of culture, appearance, and artist approach. However, these themes are not only about being Asian, but a more gripping existential dilemma asking what makes us special? And under what circumstances? Or is our sense of belonging not only a product of ethnicity and culture but a much more metaphysical question of what is the self? Netherless, GIRLS 100 seeks to document a sense of representation and understanding for both the artist and the world around them, and how we even relate under such differences.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
7
PHOTOGRAPHS
136
INDEX
142
CREDITS
143
GIRLS 100 (TOKYO) A 100 illustration documentation exploring the themes of femininity, ethnicity and the metaphysical self in Tokyo, Japan.
THE TURNING GIRL
1 100
THE RUNNING GIRL
2 100
THE WINTER GIRL
3 100
4 100
In the beginning she was an exercise in finding different actions and gestures.
THE TOGETHER GIRL
4 100
THE SITTING GIRL
5 100
THE UMBRELLA GIRL
6 100
THE WAITING GIRL
7 100
THE KARAOKE GIRL
8 100
9 100
She wore a blazer for a fashion show which had a conversion of male attire. Contrasting the shop display nearby of viscerally cute looks. The kind that leaves one battered by a barrage of lace and bows.
THE BLAZER GIRL
9 100
THE COOL GIRL
10 100
THE STANDING GIRL
11 100
THE JUMPING GIRL
12 100
THE SHY GIRL
13 100
14 100
Winter - as if on cue, she dawned the same outerwear as almost every woman here; a beige trench coat.
THE SAME GIRL
14 100
THE REFLECTION GIRL
15 100
THE SPRING GIRL
16 100
THE RABBITGIRL
17 100
THE PANTS GIRL
18 100
19 100
She protects and cares for the hands that take her places.
THE SHOE GIRL
19 100
THE GARDENER GIRL
20 100
THE WINDY GIRL
21 100
22 100
She sips on a microcosm of drink options.
THE THIRSTY GIRL
22 100
THE HUNGRY GIRL
23 100
THE PET GIRL
24 100
25 100
She holds herself and her breath on trains that were too close for comfort. Pressed and pushed. It was considered normal.
THE TRAIN GIRL
25 100
THE HURRIED GIRL
26 100
THE APPLEGIRL
27 100
THE TRENDY GIRL
28 100
THE DONUT GIRL
29 100
THE POP GIRL
30 100
THE WRITING GIRL
31 100
32 100
She enjoys eats fresh eggs raw over rice. She learned though, to enjoy a balanced meal.
THE MEAL GIRL
32 100
THE MIRROR GIRL
33 100
THE SKATER GIRL
34 100
35 100
Sometimes she feels stuck.
THE STUCK GIRL
35 100
36 100
She could smoke indoors in sectioned spaces. And purchase cigarette boxes with pink floral prints.
THE SMOKING GIRL
36 100
THE WEARY GIRL
37 100
THE FLUFF GIRL
38 100
THE DRUNK GIRL
39 100
THE CD GIRL
40 100
41 100
She travels carrying only the things she loves.
THE TRAVELING GIRL
41 100
THE EGG GIRL
42 100
THE SANDWICH GIRL
43 100
44 100
A consumption of softness, beauty and innocence. She felt like the desserts.
THE SOFT GIRL
44 100
THE TEA GIRL
45 100
THE SEARCHING GIRL
46 100
THE HIDING GIRL
47100
THE PEANUTS GIRL
48 100
49 100
Alcohol was very accessible and affordable. Often flavored very sweet. She would dance the night away - drink her legs away.
THE BAR GIRL
49 100
50 100
Travel cards and companies were represented with mascots. She wonder if these penguins ever ride for free?
THE COMMUTER GIRL
50 100
THE QUAKING GIRL
51 100
THE TOTE GIRL
52 100
THE SIGN GIRL
53 100
THE UFO GIRL
54 100
55 100
She tried many flavors of natto, it was like experimenting and discovering in a lab. New limited edition flavors for her to to answer back to the call of commerce, her opinion.
THE CURIOUS GIRL
55 100
THE RISING GIRL
56 100
THE COINS GIRL
57 100
THE PIANO GIRL
58 100
THE TAPE GIRL
59 100
60 100
She carries the weight of family tradition, support and warmth.
THE TABLE GIRL
60 100
THE FLOWER GIRL
61 100
THE ESCALATOR GIRL
62 100
THE GIVING GIRL
63 100
THE MAIL GIRL
64 100
65 100
Garbage sorting is so thorough, she becomes aware of who she was through her trash.
THE SORTED GIRL
65 100
66 100
“Where are the children?� she wondered.
THE YOUNG GIRL
66 100
THE DEPRESSED GIRL
66 100
THE MOCHI GIRL
67 100
THE TUGGING GIRL
69 100
THE COFFEE GIRL
70 100
THE CLIMBING GIRL
71 100
THE SCHOOL GIRL
72 100
73 100
She is shaped by the impossible squeeze of spaces.
THE THIN GIRL
73 100
74 100
In winter, she wears short skirts. In summer, she wears long ones. She battle the sun in an effort to remain pale.
THE SUMMER GIRL
74 100
THE BAG GIRL
75 100
THE BUNS GIRL
76 100
77 100
She feels clocked out. She feels like she is running out of time.
THE TIME GIRL
77 100
THE SNACK GIRL
78100
THE TOILET GIRL
79 100
THE SHRINE GIRL
80 100
THE BUBBLES GIRL
81 100
82 100
She erases the day with a hot bath, making time for a moment of solitude.
THE BATH GIRL
82 100
83 100
She has a fear of not having put on the right face, before heading out. Is it for her or for others this face she wears?
THE THICK GIRL
83 100
THE MAGAZINE GIRL
84 100
THE DEPARTMENT GIRL
85 100
THE MEAL GIRL
86 100
THE FINISHED GIRL
87 100
THE OVERHEAD GIRL
88 100
THE PILGRIMAGE GIRL
89 100
THE ALIEN GIRL
90 100
THE BEGINNING GIRL
91 100
92 100
She eats teishoku. Usually soup, rice, pickles and an entree of meat or fish. Balanced and rational, never too much of just one thing.
THE TEISHOKU GIRL
92 100
THE CASUAL GIRL
93 100
THE INSPIRED GIRL
94 100
THE FLAMES GIRL
95 100
THE TISSUES GIRL
96 100
97 100
She wears a long shirt in black, part of the trend.
THE SHIRT GIRL
97 100
98 100
Her emotions are a dazzling array of quickly blooming and falling petals.
THE ROSE GIRL
98 100
99 100
She rode a stranger’s bicycle with her friend while holding an umbrella. That’s 3 illegal acts here.
THE BICYCLE GIRL
99 100
100 100
She slowly learns that feeling at home is something she can take with her anywhere.
THE HOME GIRL
100 100
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INDEX ILLUSTRATIONS THE TURNING GIRL THE RUNNING GIRL THE WINTER GIRL THE TOGETHER GIRL THE SITTING GIRL THE UMBRELLA GIRL THE WAITING GIRL THE KARAOKE GIRL THE BLAZER GIRL THE COOL GIRL THE STANDING GIRL THE JUMPING GIRL THE SHY GIRL THE SAME GIRL THE REFLECTION GIRL THE SPRING GIRL THE RABBIT GIRL THE PANTS GIRL THE SHOE GIRL THE GARDENER GIRL THE WINDY GIRL THE THIRSTY GIRL THE HUNGRY GIRL THE PET GIRL THE TRAIN GIRL THE HURRIED GIRL THE APPLE GIRL THE TRENDY GIRL THE DONUT GIRL THE POP GIRL THE WRITER GIRL THE MEAL GIRL THE MIRROR GIRL THE SKATER GIRL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
THE STUCK GIRL THE SMOKING GIRL THE WEARY GIRL THE FLUFF GIRL THE DRUNK GIRL THE CD GIRL THE TRAVELING GIRL THE EGG GIRL THE SANDWICH GIRL THE SOFT GIRL THE TEA GIRL THE SEARCHING GIRL THE HIDING GIRL THE PEANUTS GIRL THE BAR GIRL THE COMMUTER GIRL THE QUAKING GIRL THE TOTE GIRL THE SIGN GIRL THE UFO GIRL THE CURIOUS GIRL THE RISING GIRL THE COINS GIRL THE PIANO GIRL THE TAPE GIRL THE TABLE GIRL THE FLOWER GIRL THE ESCALATOR GIRL THE GIVING GIRL THE MAIL GIRL THE SORTED GIRL THE YOUNG GIRL THE DEPRESSED GIRL THE MOCHI GIRL
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
69 THE TUGGING GIRL 70 THE COFFEE GIRL 71 THE CLIMBING GIRL 72 THE SCHOOL GIRL 73 THE THIN GIRL 74 THE SUMMER GIRL 75 THE BAG GIRL 76 THE BUNS GIRL THE TIME GIRL 77 78 THE SNACK GIRL 79 THE TOILET GIRL 80 THE GATE GIRL 81 THE BUBBLE GIRL 82 THE BATH GIRL 83 THE THICK GIRL 84 THE MAGAZINE GIRL THE DEPARTMENT GIRL 85 86 THE FEED GIRL 87 THE FINISHED GIRL 88 THE OVERHEAD GIRL THE PILGRIMAGE GIRL 89 90 THE ALIEN GIRL 91 THE BEGINNING GIRL 92 THE TEISHOKU GIRL 93 THE CASUAL GIRL 94 THE INSPIRED GIRL 95 THE FLAMES GIRL 96 THE TISSUES GIRL 97 THE SHIRT GIRL 98 THE ROSE GIRL 99 THE BICYCLE GIRL 100 THE HOME GIRL
CREDITS PREMIERE & SPECIAL APPEARANCES Flying Home exhibition event, Substore - Koenji, Tokyo - 2018.06.23 [The Running Girl] Meishismile, MeCCA x BRING T-shirts Omotesando Hills, Tokyo - 2018.02.09 EQUIPMENT Kokuyo B5 paper Pilot Kakuno Fountain pen - fine nib Staedtler 0.5mm HB mechanical drafting pencil Muji 0.5mm HB mechanical pencil Huion LED light-box Rubber eraser PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS I, II by @pollytempo III-VI @genniieeee
THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO, Arc Academy staff & the 2018 winter - spring classes 2A & 1A, Connie Kang, Debbie Cho, Effy, Fujimi House, Go Go Nihon!, Hana, Hannah Cho, Isaac Wong, Julia Wang, Jungho Kim, Karolina Johansson, Kitikhun Pan Vongsayan, Lani Ca, Leef Smith, Levi Wintering and Ploomlabs, Meishismile, Michelle Yoon, Miq, Nicholas Koenig, Raddawan Tayarachakul, Substore Tokyo, The Yim Family. As well as the support and encouragement from Mom, Dad, friends from Japan, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Toronto. Last but not least to my sister, Shirley Liang for believing in me. <3
BIOGRAPHY GENIE is a Canadian-Chinese artist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whimsical illustrations have subverted Western ideals of femininity and homogenous Asian Pop art, creating a new world that embraces the refinement and purity of everyday life, while simultaneously using simplicity as an anchor to uphold the ideals of minimalism not as a trend, but subversion. QDEw @genniieeee