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Studied at Bath Academy of art and London College of Printing BA (Hons) Graphic Art. Began working while at high school, firstly at a wood saw mill, then in a carpentry workshop learning to make furniture. Soon after, I started playing around with cameras and film, then experimenting with very early video equipment. 1988 Directed first short film “Ipso Facto Yeah Yeah.” A "Super 8mm expose of graffiti and dance culture parties on the London Subway. Thanks to some good friends and dedicated street painters the film made a splash, although never broadcast in the UK for fear of the film stars being identified by the authorities. Sent the film to Tokyo TV company Space Shower. "It became my first on air work. They helped me a lot by commissioning more work." Began making music videos, paintings and installations in Japan and Europe. 1990 Formed fashion brand Urban Action, later to become UACT. The Anglo / Japanese label concentrated on menswear, designing collections bi-annually for the international market. The label ran for 15 years and gained it’s own following in the UK and Japan. 1991 Winner: Music Week Magazine Best Record Sleeve Design for Soul II Soul’s New Decade album. 1991 INXS World Tour stage design. 1991 Founded Tomato with six others: A studio collective made up of individuals from varied creative backgrounds. "Thanks to a good mix of people, the group has gone on to have a wide success in many of it’s chosen fields". While at Tomato, joined HLA - TV production company, began to direct TV commercials. 1995 Winner D&AD award for BBC promotion films Winner Rose award for Public Road Safety film. Film and advertising work with; Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, BBC, MTV, Space Shower, Levis, Time Warner, JVC, Sony, and etc... 1999 Formed music group “Johnny Conquest” after collaborations on music for films. 2002 Released music album Johnny Conquest - Uptown for the Americas’ followed in 2003 with Everybody’s Happy through Beat inc. records. 2002 Worked as second unit director for US movie City by the Sea (staring Robert De Niro). More TV ads, then... 2004 Barcelona Forum Expo. Central exhibit. Directed film installation dealing with language and human diversity. 1 million attend during 5 month expo. 1995-2005: Art exhibitions with Tomato in Europe and Japan. Bregenz, Munich, London, Manchester, Tokyo, Osaka, Barcelona, Brooklyn. Video “VJ” performances around Europe and Japan. Currently working on a 2 year project in Spain. Part of the 2008 Water Expo, Zaragoza. The project involves film, sculpture and sound. [+/-] more profile.. [+/-] Japanese profile.. |
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Kaori Tatebayashi’s ceramics exhibition
November 13, 2009 10:19 am
Wow, this was great. Kaori’s exhibition in Rochester, Kent.
The detail and accuracy of the sculptures combined with a hand made organic process makes the pieces feel like they live in two worlds at once. Very beautiful work.
There & Back. Again
October 25, 2009 8:39 am
Recently back from Seoul after making an exhibition with British artist Sir Peter Blake for the Bean Pole fashion label. Paddy Mehan, a Phofa collaborator asked if I’d be interested in creating an installation with Peter around the idea of cycling. Together the three of us worked out a plan whereby I’d project film images onto Peter’s prints.
Together with Tota Hasegawa, I included infa red sensors to turn on projectors whenever a visitor walked nearby. So the exhibit came alive and responded to interaction.
All the films run as continuous loops, very repetative, something that interests me a lot. Watching the same film loop over and over forces you to see new things at every cycle, it’s very theraputic and tied right into the idea of cycling as an activity.
That’s where the title for the show came from. The cyclical nature of the images and the outcome.  
The Pavilion
July 22, 2008 6:30 am
Strolling through the park we saw the new Frank Gehry sculpture/building planted among the trees at the Serpentine. The queue for the opening party was well over a hundred meters long, good news for Frank, bad for the people waiting in line.
Anyway, Frank’s first building in London. Better late than never, and great that he’s around, if only for three months…
Neon in NW1
July 20, 2008 8:05 am
Walking down the road this evening I saw a red glow covering the front of a house.
Bag project
July 4, 2008 2:58 am
kohei nawa, Barcelona
June 21, 2008 11:38 am
I visited the Kohei Nawa show at the Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona last night. It plays like a twisted version of heaven, or comfortable version of hell. Exciting and unsettling. I like the it, challenging, particularly the gun pieces. Below is the first in a series of “cute” objects, (This one, Bambi). Each object is completely encrusted in glass spheres. The effect reminds me of a beautifully diseased coat that distorts it’s host.
The firearms are presented as ghosts locked within holographic cages. As you move around them, the guns animate, reminding you of their deadly potential. Stunning…
visiting
June 5, 2008 11:02 am
LED screens up and running
June 4, 2008 8:55 am
before and now
8:34 am
A few of the crew from tomato made a huge painting at the Undeworld Makuhari Messe gig back in November. I filmed the whole thing and have finally found the time to start editing it today. Some good pictures and a bit of sentimentality too.
Some more work from the Agua expo in Zaragoza, Spain. Tomato – new Web Site
June 2, 2008 8:11 am
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