Posted on 05.02.18 under famicase 2018, Isaac Wong
A showcase put on by Japanese game store Meteor that asks artists from around the world to design beautiful cartridges for fake video games.
Posted on 03.13.17 under Isaac Wong
Nier in the West
Amarenzu and Nier Automata
Isaac Wong does commissions and is also represented by Cross World Connections.
Posted on 10.22.16 under Isaac Wong
From a Sesame Magazine shoot, circa 1995.
Posted on 06.10.16 under Isaac Wong, madsaki, Murakami Takashi, takahide kawakami, Takashi Murakami, wannabies, yuri shimojo
At Clear Edition, Roppongi. A re-rendering of art from history in Madsaki‘s crash-bang style!
Madsaki has been a friend since the late 90s when he was a student at Parsons in NYC. We know him through Yuri Shimojo who CWC repped at the time.
Madsaki has now been taken under the wing of Takashi Murakami whose influence on Japan is likened to Andy Warhol’s influence on the United States.
Murakami’s “My Lonesome Cowboy” was auctioned at Sotheby’s in 2008 for $15 million when it was expected to go for three or four. And yes, that is an anime character turning his ejaculate into a lasso.
But that was then…
Isaac Wong had an interesting point. “Murakami’s not a creator now, he’s more of a curator.”
And while he’s collecting art, he’s also collecting artists.
The old gang, Taka, Kazuya (another Yuri ex), Junko, Madsaki.
This is a hit series, for sure, and there are plenty more art historical works left to re-interpret. The Neolithic awaits!
Posted on 09.16.15 under Isaac Wong, shinjuku
Isaac after getting new glasses at Jins on Meiji Dori near Meiji Jingu Crossing
Shinjuku 4-chome