Soju Tanaka Soju Tanaka is a Japanese artist and illustrator working between the UK and Japan. Tanaka’s purpose is making people laugh and happy by his cute works and creations. He likes drawing weird creatures and making little queerness with them, and he really tries to do it in every medium. Soju Tanaka es un artista e ilustrador japonés que trabaja entre el Reino Unido y Japón. El propósito de Tanaka es hacer sonerir a la gente con sus obras. Le gusta dibujar y crear sus criaturas extrañas en todo tipo de medios.
Left page: Soft Matryoshka project All images courtesy of Soju Tanaka
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On these pages: Soft Matryoshka Project inspired in the food chain
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AboutKika Kika is an illustrator, designer, scenarist, and street art painter based in Los Angeles. Kika creates designs and illustrations for different brands and magazines. She also is the creative behind the Aquapods characters. In 2008 the Aquapods plushes production was sold in wordwide shops. Kika es una ilustradora, diseñadora, guionista y artista de street art con sede en Los Ángeles. Kika crea diseños e ilustraciones para diferentes marcas y revistas. Ella también es la creadora de todos los personajes Aquapod. En 2008, la producción de peluches Aquapod se empezó a vender en tiendas a nivel mundial.
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Maomaland Maomaland is an imaginary world, based on soft sculptures, installations and drawings. It combines art and craft, using mostly textile materials, and mixing geometrical shapes with the cuteness of characters. Maoma was born in Amsterdam, in 2004. Created and developed by Giulia Laura and Rocco Pezzella, it has been exhibited internationally, in cities such as Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels, Cologne, Los Angeles, Torino and Barcelona. Each piece of artwork is a lesson learned. It's all about the process and the next step to achieving the result. This makes the finished artwork much more than an accomplishment. Maoma always learns through doing it. Maomaland es un mundo imaginario, basado en las esculturas blandas, instalaciones y dibujos. Se combina el arte y la artesanía, en su mayoría con materiales textiles, mezclando formas geométricas con la ternura de los personajes. Maoma nació en Amsterdam, en 2004. Creado y desarrollado por Giulia Laura y Rocco Pezzella, se ha expuesto a nivel internacional, en ciudades como Berlín, Rotterdam, Bruselas, Colonia, Los Ángeles, Turín y Barcelona. Para Maoma cada obra de arte es una lección aprendida.
Left page: Galo Gallery.Turin
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This page: Galo Gallery.Turin Left page: Top image Galo Gallery.Turin On the bottom Ladies First. Amsterdam Next pages: Illustrations by Maoma
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