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Yukester

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Artist... i do animation, i draw lots, been painting lots lately. Doing the lowbrow LA art scene thing right now. If you wanna see the paintings i've made this year, go in my pic folder and enjoy :)If you want to see my animation and work stuff that I've done, please visit @ www.yukistuff.com. To see more photos please checkout my flickr page @ http://flickr.com/photos/laninja1/sets/

I'm in the group show at the Hive and Cannibal Flower, so far on a regular basis... Come check them out if you live in LA :) They are super fun and entertainment packed!My paintings are available for sale unless it's already purchased. If you are interested, please send me an inquiry and I can tell you the purchasing info and the piece's availability.Thanks for visiting me. oh, if u are curious about me, i speak in pictures, so look through the photos in my folders or my blog to see what i'm like ;)Happy day!

My Interests

TRAVELING, ART, MUSIC, CHILDREN'S BOOKS, ILLUSTRATIONS, ANIMATION... CREATIVE MINDs

I'd like to meet:

Lee Bontecou, because i've never seen anybody whose work is original as hers. She also has a defiant stance that I really admire as a woman and an artist both. Hayao Miyazaki, I wish I was related. Cut Chemist, he looks like he's having fun at his shows a lot of the times, and i love watching a great dj spin.Other artists who are passionate about what they are making. I love meeting people who are into whatever they are doing in general. Creative peops are great to talk to and I really believe that enthusiasm is contagious :)

Music:

i like all kinds of music. Turntablism, hip hop, jazz, some rock... hattori miho, cibo mato, UA, Blackalicious, Talib Kweli, The Roots, DJ Shadow, Scratch Perverts, Cut Chemist, Jill Scott, Outcast, Beck, The Beastie Boys, Paul Dateh, the list goes on...

Movies:

Nausica, Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Amelie, City of Lost Children, The Big Lebowski, Sin City, Pulp Fiction, Triplets of Belleville, Kung Fu Hustle, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Grandma's Boy

Television:

John from Cincinnati, Sopranos, Big Love, Entourage, Rome

Books:

Children's books: The Giving Tree, Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Heroes:



My Blog

HIVE JULY 2008 Opening party pics

the front of the gallery. oh, there's catherines piece :) but i missed her at the show... i'm always getting there sort of latish than everyone else i guess...Loved the wall n all the paintings on thi...
Posted by Yukester on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:28:00 PST

4th of July Party Pics @ the CATALYST ARTIST COLLECTIVE

I went to the Catalyst art/dance party laate. Got there about midnight and hung out with my friend Kat :)the art was good, the music was pumpin... we were a bit toasty havin a good time.here da party ...
Posted by Yukester on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:49:00 PST

Seeing LA with my out of town guest

I had two pen pals visit me this last weekend. I was super excited to finally meet people that I was chatting with for over a year now. Unfortunately, one guest had a lot of other friends to visit, so...
Posted by Yukester on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:06:00 PST

SUGAR RUSH OPENING PARTY PICS

SUGAR RUSH opened yesterday. I absolutely love going to an all gurl show because there's no doubt I'd love so many of the pieces there. It was filled with sweet treats as Myra always brings such awsom...
Posted by Yukester on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:28:00 PST

DAYDREAMS: what my SOLO looks like (6/12/08 - 07/13/08)

Finally I'm cathing up on some photos from all the shows... Here's my pics from my solo opening DAYDREAMS which will be showing until July 13th, 2008.Please visit POPKILLER if you are in Little Tokyo ...
Posted by Yukester on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:33:00 PST

show pics from ART OF DIGGIN

Here's what the show looked like on one side and the other. some of my OC homies came and visited. good times, good eats, and music :) my friends got a bunch of records to take home for  a $1 to ...
Posted by Yukester on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:49:00 PST

my work in progress (almost done) for tomorrows ARTWALK/POPKILLER SOLO

Here are some new pieces that are going into my DAYDREAMS show... yep, I think about all kinds of things... they are sort of like movies in my head and I make up all sorts of wild stories about my lit...
Posted by Yukester on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:17:00 PST

The Hive Gallery: Lightning in a Bottle 2008

The Hive Gallery: Lightning in a Bottle 2008 hive camping trip for Lightning in a Bottle 2008. thanks Kono! great job on the vid. now i've been captured losing things as usual on video.....
Posted by Yukester on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:24:00 PST

new pieces for different shows... i’ll be updating as i finish...

Here are two new pieces...i may add a bit more to the cat girl, but wanted to start previewing new things for upcoming shows....so far, here are the new ones"Cat Girl Gone Fishing" pastel on paper20" ...
Posted by Yukester on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:04:00 PST

Lightening in a Bottle photo

Just got back on Sunday from the 3 dayz of camping in Santa Barbara to participate in Lightening in a Bottle 2008. Wow!!! What a turnout this event was. It was sold out and packed over 7,000 people at...
Posted by Yukester on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:13:00 PST