Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Cavey (Decapitated)

Cavey’s American Cousins was a unique show featuring Cavey designs by US artists made into one-off plushes by Holly Stanway of A Little Stranger. Each plush is one of a kind and not to be repeated. They were available to buy via 7-day auctions which began on Saturday November 3rd and end on the night of the show.
Cavey designs by: 64 Colors • Beast Brothers • Camilla D’Errico • DrilOne • Frank Kozik • Chris Ryniak • Luke Chueh • Mochimochi • Onell Design • Scott Tolleson • Sket One •Angry Woebots

Inspired by my series of decapitated toys, I decided to give Cavey the decapitated treatment, an idea I found ironic since Cavey's don't have a necks. What makes this design especially fun is the fact that the finished product has a magnet hidden in the wound so you can easily reattach the head to the body!
Contributing artists were also asked to create a print to compliment their designs.
CAVEY (DECAPITATED)
11" x 14"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012

Turning Japanese

On December 1st, 2012, I had my first major exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. "Turning Japanese" featured all new works inspired by his (mis)understanding of Japanese culture. Subjects range from Ritual Suicide, the Atom Bomb, Ramen, Kappa, Cosplay, Kawaii Culture, and more. 

THE BOMB
18" xG 18"
Acrylic and Ink on Wood Panel
2012
SOLD 

IT AIN'T EASY BEING GREEN
(THE KAPPA & KERMIT / YEARNING FOR THE WEST)
12" x 16"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012
SEPPUKU
12" x 16"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012

HARAKIRI (BLACK STOMACH)
切腹 (腹黒)
9" x 12"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012
SOLD 

DOB (I WISH I WAS MURAKAMI / COSPLAY)
12" x 12"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012
SOLD

KAMEN TRIKER (I WISH I WAS KAMEN RIDER / COSPLAY)
8" x 10"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012
SOLD
 
RAMEN (INSTANT)
8" x 10"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012
SOLD

 SOUTHPAW (KAWAII)
8" x 8"
Acrylic and Ink on Panel
2012
SOLD


If interested in any available paintings, please contact me at contact@lukechueh.com

Monday, December 24, 2012

Hell Lotus Custom



On November 3rd, 2012, Singapore based Mighty Jaxx hosted a custom art show revolving around the "Hell Lotus" toy. Hell Lotus was designed by Clogtwo and produced by Mighty Jaxx. The Hell Lotus Art Show celebrated the first Singaporean designed and produced original vinyl art toy, "The Hell Lotus". Forty two local and international artists were invited to contribute their own rendition or artworks inspired by the Hell Lotus design.
For this custom I choose to not mess with the original design. However, I thought it would be fun to add a sculpt of my signature bear head and have it rest in the Hell Lotus' left hand.
 I also shaved off the original lotus design that was sculpted on its back and painted a bear head in its place. Taking a note from American biker gangs, I treated the top and bottom "rockers" with my brand name "Unbearable" and location "Los Angeles"
The patch on the left arm features the numbers "37". These are my two favorite numbers, probably because I was born on March (3) Seventh (7) 19-7-3.
As of this blog posting, my Hell Lotus custom is still available for purchase from Mighty Jaxx.