Saturday, June 12 – Saturday, July 10
at LeBasse Projects Gallery
Reception: Saturday June 12 from 7pm to 10pm

SUPERFROG Gallery teams up with LeBasse Projects Gallery again, this time to showcase Mikito OZeki’s BODIES. Paper cutout artist Mikito Ozeki’s artworks were originally brought to San Francisco for the TOKYO CREATORS MARKET Exhibition back in November. This time Ozeki’s pieces will show in LeBasse’s Project Room, joining Yoskay Yamamoto’s solo show.

Paper cutout artist Mikito Ozeki first unveiled his humorous and highly intricate robotic “beings,” which he calls BODIES, at San Francisco’s SUPERFROG Gallery. Many viewers were astounded to learn that the lavish designs were actually created from a single sheet of parchment using the painstaking process of paper cutout. The BODY series is depicted by a variety of these “figures like robots.” Ozeki leaves the meanings to his works open to interpretation and simply describes his art as, “an ambiguous something with no answer.” See more of his work at his homepage: http://www.mikito.jp/

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Watch the art in process.

Saturday, April 24 – Saturday, May 8

Best known for his character designs for Final Fantasy, Yoshitaka Amano was the first artist to open an exhibition with SUPERFROG Gallery in August, 2009. Back by popular demand, Amano’s DEVA LOKA USA graces our walls again. His breathtaking and vibrant pieces are coated with auto-paint and metallic glitter, An ode to his childhood love for American comics and automobiles.

Yoshitaka Amano (1952-)

Born in Shizuoka City, Japan, Amano started working for Tatsunoko Productions, where he worked on character development for such popular animated television series as Gatchaman (G-Force), The Adventures of Hutch, the Honeybee and The Time Bokan series. After he left Tatsunoko Productions in 1982, he started working as a freelance illustrator and expanded his career to gain worldwide recognition for his visual concept design for the popular game Final Fantasy.

His works both in illustration and computer game design, such as Vampire Hunter D, Guin Saga, Final Fantasy, Front Mission etc., became legendary in the industry. His fine art oriented works have been shown in galleries and art fairs all over the world in recent years.

In 1997, Amano’s first gallery exhibition THINK LIKE AMANO was held in New York City and his career as a contemporary artist took international route followed by concept design for the first philharmonic production of 3D/2D animated short film 1001 Nights which debuted at the Los Angeles Philharmonic April Concert, solo exhibition at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Exhibition THINK LIKE AMANO at Uenonomori Museum of Art in Tokyo, and solo exhibition HERO at Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City (1999).

In, 2000 THE SANDMAN: The Dream Hunters was nominated for Hugo Award and won Eisner Award.

SUPERFROG Gallery is very excited to announce that some of our beloved AMANO pieces have taken a road trip down to LA for a one month show at LeBasse Projects Gallery. This is a great chance for our LA Amano fans to enjoy the pieces up close. The vibrant colors and glittering metallic flakes must be experienced in person! (We insist!)　Read our press release here.

About the gallery:
LeBasse Projects is focused on developing the careers of a select group of domestic and international contemporary artists. Opening its doors in Los Angeles’ Culver City Arts District LeBasse Projects is the destination for both established and first time collectors through a commitment to spotlighting fresh, relevant and poignant new works by their artists.

Visit:
6023 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90232
Phone: 310.558.0200
Wed – Fri: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sat: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

NEW PEOPLE Collection: 9 artists in one room. Defining “hybrid” as part of NEW PEOPLE’s mission.

SUPERFROG Gallery is excited to announce its third exhibition, NEW PEOPLE Collection. The opening day, we are having a huge Valentine’s themed celebration to introduce the artworks. Don’t miss the gallery opening reception from 5pm – 8pm at SUPERFROG Gallery!

RSVP HERE
for the gallery reception with cocktails! (Courtesy of Harlem Vodka and Organic LOFT Liquor)

NEW PEOPLE ARTIST VILLAGE Vol. 2
NEW PEOPLE and BAZAAR BIZARRE SF team up again for another vertical art village to celebrate the exhibition opening of NEW PEOPLE COLLECTION at SUPERFROG Gallery, and NEW PEOPLE ARTIST VILLAGE Vol. 2, a Valentine themed art fair. Plan your date at NEW PEOPLE and find the perfect gift for your significant other!

February 13th Event Summary:
NEW PEOPLE ARTIST VILLAGE Vol. 2
noon- 8pm at ALL FLOORS of NEW PEOPLE

Gallery Opening Reception
5pm – 8pm at SUPERFROG Gallery

Valentine’s Specials!
There are many specials at NEW PEOPLE to make your Valentine’s romantic! Find out more!

NEW PEOPLE Collection Artists Introduction:

Katsuhito Ishii
Known for his prowess in directing films and animation, director Ishii is here to reveal his secret art project: FACES, a series of illustrations symbolizing “the revival of pop culture” .

Sidney Pink
Sidney Pink (born 1979) is an American artist that creates small pencil and watercolor drawings. Pink lived and worked in Japan for four years where he found inspiration for his art.

Yoshitaka Amano
Yoshitaka Amano’s breathtaking and vibrant new work is boldly coated with auto paint and metallic glitter and is an ode to his childhood love for American pop culture.

Junko Mizuno
Junko Mizuno, currently residing in San Francisco, has a huge following in the US and is known for her provocative and strong feminine imagery used in her manga comics and artworks.

Kim Songhe
Kim Songhe, a Korean national born in Tokyo, is known for sculptures made of natural materials and reusable wastes. She says that she creates to bring new life to dying objects.

Mikito Ozeki
Mikito Ozeki describes his work as ‘an ambiguous something with no answer’. Ozeki simulates the wavering of human values with both ambiguity and distinct lines of a paper cutout.

Noritake
Noritake uses simple lines and numerous motifs that have nothing in common. Viewers may make their own discovery while glancing at his images picked from nostalgic sources.

Tomomi Kazumoto
Kazmo, screen printer extraordinaire, entertains your eyes with kitschy playfulness and dark nostalgia. “CAMPAIGNDEVIL” is the expression of intangible space and time.

Yuichi Yokoyama
Yuichi Yokoyama often delivers his art in the form of comic illustrations. For NEW PEOPLE Collection, his giant live painting he created in San Francisco will be on display.