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Hi-Fructose Volume 38 Preview!

Our next print issue of Hi-Fructose Magazine arrives in stores Jan. 1st, 2016! Featured in this issue is: A glaringly awesome cover by Japanese art icon Keiichi Tanaami. Tanaami’s history and story is amazing, and the result of which is a unique eye-splitting body of work we’re happy to bring to you in print. Plus Riikka Hyvönen’s “Derby Kisses”, Tip Toland’s meaningful hyper-real sculptures, Yellena James’ beautiful painted floral explosions, Mark Ryden’s latest show Dodecahedron, and the mighty ink pen of Kim Jung Gi. We follow this with extensive features on Eric White’s paintings of a Hollywood-gone-bizarro, Chris Mars’ frighteningly beautiful world, Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s amazing multi-expressional sculptures, and painter Margaret Bowland’s immersive work about power and identity. Also in this issue, punk rock historian and RE/Search founder V.Vale delves into the new photography book Shot in the Dark: Collected Photography by David Arnoff, plus much more! Pre-order copies direct from us here!

Keiichi Tanaami

Our next print issue of Hi-Fructose Magazine arrives in stores Jan. 1st, 2016!

Featured in this issue is: A glaringly awesome cover by Japanese art icon Keiichi Tanaami. Tanaami’s history and story is amazing, and the result of which is a unique eye-splitting body of work we’re happy to bring to you in print. Plus Riikka Hyvönen’s “Derby Kisses”, Tip Toland’s meaningful hyper-real sculptures, Yellena James’ beautiful painted floral explosions, Mark Ryden’s latest show Dodecahedron, and the mighty ink pen of Kim Jung Gi. We follow this with extensive features on Eric White’s paintings of a Hollywood-gone-bizarro, Chris Mars’ frighteningly beautiful world, Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s amazing multi-expressional sculptures, and painter Margaret Bowland’s immersive work about power and identity. Also in this issue, punk rock historian and RE/Search founder V.Vale delves into the new photography book Shot in the Dark: Collected Photography by David Arnoff, plus much more!

Pre-order copies direct from us here!

See more previews below.

Margaret Bowland

Eric White

Jung Gi

Keiichi Tanaami

Chris Mars

Riikka Hyvönen

Mark Ryden

Shot in the Dark: Collected Photography by David Arnoff

Tip Toland

Yellena James

Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

Topics

Keiichi Tanaami, mark ryden, Riikka Hyvönen

3D, hyperrealism, Riikka Hyvönen, Roller derby

September 26, 2015

Most of us flinch when we see a bad bruise. Finland born, Helsinki based artist Riikka Hyvönen sees an inspiring myriad of colors that tell a story. Her art combines hyperrealism painting with sculptural elements, pop and kitsch styles, taking the pain that we have all experienced at some point and making it strangely alluring. She calls bruises "kisses", specifically worn by roller derby girls, of which she collects photographs and then reinterprets into large-scale artworks.

On View: Keiichi Tanaami’s “Cherry Blossoms Falling in the Evening Gloom” at Nanzuka

Collage, graphic design, Japanese art, Keiichi Tanaami, pop art

October 29, 2014

Japanese pop artist Keiichi Tanaami (previously covered here) has a new exhibition on view at Tokyo's underground gallery, Nanzuka. "Cherry Blossoms Falling in the Evening Gloom" is named after his show's titular piece, an effort to take the darkest of his personal experiences and turn them into a positive image. The 3-meter painting leads into a transformation in the artist's motifs, known for his glowing, grotesque creatures, which are shown emitting light.

MOAH’s “The Art of Toys” Celebrates 20 Years of Contemporary Toy Design

Attaboy, Kidrobot, mark ryden, Tim Biskup, Vinyl toys

July 20, 2015

This last Friday, the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California (MOAH) celebrated over twenty years of toy art with their retrospective exhibition, "The Art of Toys". The exhibit is the first of its kind for the west coast, featuring some of the movement's most memorable pieces by artists and their manufacturers. The first modern designer toys hit the market in the 1990s, with many of their creators originating in the Lowbrow, New Contemporary, and even graffiti scenes. Recognizing the potential for the collectibility of their characters, participating artists like Tim Biskup, Mark Ryden, Nathan Jurevicius, and even Hi-Fructose's own Attaboy, began marketing their designs to collectors as limited editions.

Mark Ryden Exhibits New Paintings and Bronze Sculpture in “Dodecahedron”

dodecahedron, mark ryden, Pop Surrealism

November 20, 2015

Pop Surrealist Mark Ryden (Hi-Fructose Vol. 18) has long incorporated alchemy and numerology in his fairytale-like world, filled with symbols and strange letters. The Los Angeles based artist once said that if he hadn't pursued art, his next choice would have been math or science. For his upcoming exhibition "Dodecahedron", opening December 10th at Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, Ryden looked to geometry for inspiration. His exhibition is so named after the "dodecahedron", a 12-sided geometric shape of perfect symmetry and mystery.

Hi-Fructose Volume 38 Preview!

Riikka Hyvönen Captures the Beauty of Bruises in Giant Artworks

On View: Keiichi Tanaami’s “Cherry Blossoms Falling in the Evening Gloom” at Nanzuka

MOAH’s “The Art of Toys” Celebrates 20 Years of Contemporary Toy Design

Mark Ryden Exhibits New Paintings and Bronze Sculpture in “Dodecahedron”

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