SHOJO NO TOMO : PROFILE
After working as a graphic and goods designer, SHOJO NO TOMO came to be
an independent free-lance illustrator in 1990. She has been inspired by
psychedelic culture of late 60's and has kept presenting her works not
only through her illustrations but also through her comics, copy-writes,
formative arts and so on.
While drawing superficial and pop psychedelic styles and figures, she became
to draw mental "PSYCHODELIC" themes and she came to be seen as
an outlaw of Japanese illustration industry, which benefits mainly from
sketches. Is "I'm an illustrator" the right answer to the question
of "What's your occupation?" A her illusions and ideas accelerate,
she began to draw artworks for special projects instead of illustration.
Works of SHOJO NO TOMO
@Machineder-The-Robot<Jinzo-Ningen Mishindah> for PARCO's FREE PAPER.
Make costumes for heroine of the original story acted by herself on every
issue.
@Harajuku Astro Vision (big screen on a building of intersection of Harajuku-Omotesando)
Air the seasonal cartoons monthly.
@PLAY STATION website
Monthly illustration for the Homepage, create the animation and characters,
plan the new games, and make her own page "Nikunoh (flesh-brain)Psycho-land"
on "Love & Play Station."
@TV
Opening animation for the programs, Make objections for stage sets. Design the costumes for the casts.
@EVENTS
Painting demonstration and Presentation of Objects and plane arts at Clubs and Movie Preview events, such as Youthquake at Shibaura GOLD, "I Shot Andy Warhol" (Ace Pictures), LOVE PIECE at MILK, RESIST TV in UP LINK FACTORY, PORNOINVADERS GAME (Peep Mobile Event) etc.
@ESSAYS and COPY-WRITES for various Japanese magazines, and plan, report
and model for Japan page of UK web magazine.
@PRESENTATIONS in OVERSEAS
1992 Introduced on UK magazine "FACE"
1993 Present the Animation at German Film Festival
1995 Sell T-shirts in London
1995 Establish original band "PORNO INVADERS"
1996 Participate in a CD-ROM by "Blue Mangos", a group of artist
from Hong Kong
1997 Cover Model on Tokyo Journal
1998 Appear on Australian National Television
2000 Nominated at New York Underground Film Festival
2000 Sell T-shirts in BROOKLYN
2001 Launch of "HANZAI(criminal).com" series
2001 Launch of "BODY SNATHE"R series
2002 Launch of "BATTLE CITY YAMATO" series
2003 Launch of "VORYOCUE" series
2003 Launch of "sports PUNK" series
2003 Launch of "neverland" series
2004 Exibition "CHILD PLAY" at harajuku
2004 Exibition "FEW MANY"
2004 Illustration of "custum burning" magazine
2005 Establish original brand "ENOC DOUTER"
2005 Glupe exhibtion in German
2006 Interview publishing at Daniel Battams Fan Club magazine(UK)
2006 JUN-1 JULY Trade show in Spain(MODORRRA)
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2006 Feb H.P.FRANCE [rooms exhibition]
2006 4 TOY2R host/BUNNY QEE EXHIBITION in Hong Kong
2006 4 Mag[mini]
2006 4 Mag[mini][CUTIE]
2006 4 Mag[CUTIE]
2006 4 Release products at Shibuya mememachine
2006 4 collaboration with hair beauty shop "Shima"
2006 4 Mag[smart]
2006 5 T-shirts collaboration with "BAMBI" label
2006 6 BEAMS gallery exibition
@EXHIBITION
1st EXHIBITION TOMOS BRAND at ART WSD'S
2nd EXHIBITION STRIP THEATERin osaka
3rd EXHIBITION Child play] her history&toy&interactive-art at RAPNET GALLERY 2004,14-24 OCT
4th EXHIBITION Child play2]at few many, toy shop Gallery 2005.10
5th EXHIBITION 2006 Sep 21-Oct 17 BEAMS Gallery AT SHINJUKU TOKYO
@SELF PRODUCE
Establish original skating & punk brand, "PORNO INVADERS" in 1995
"Enocdouter" in 2005
"skin sip burny toy" in 2004
@RECENT ILLUSTRATION
Create characters for kids' Snowboard wears; design a Snowboard Poster
and T-shirts of a Japanese wrestler Kazushi Sakuraba (Takada-Dojo)
@Dayly Works
digital magazine "NADESHIKO". (Nakagyo TV) "seikakutanteidan" 3LDK COPYLIGHT AND PLAN
http://www.ctv.co.jp/magazine/
"Custom burning" (Motorcycle magazine) Illustration and design of tarot card
Cd jacket(EVEN LABEL)
(Jacket Design)
"Smart" & "Cutie" (fashion magazine) T-SHIRT&cap Information publishing&sale
"ongakuichiba"(rock'n fashion shopping site) T-SHIRT saleing
http://www.pgs.ne.jp/
http://www.pgs.ne.jo/APS/artist/art.asp
original website
http://www.pornoinvaders.com
After holding her first private exhibition "TOMOS BRAND," second
one "STRIP THEATER", and an event in Osaka, she temporarily entered
the world of Contemporary Art especially in making Objects. However, she
could not fit into its prestigious style again, she started following the
path as mentioned above. Her works are always dramatic all the way. Not
only designs for the events and the articles produced by herself, but also
designs that produced within sponsor's conditions, she always put her essence
of her own story in them when she makes her pieces of works. This style
is adopted also when she designs Porno prints for clothing (in Spring and
Summer 2001, she drew fictitious juvenile delinquent occurred in a day
for HANZAI.COM series).
To where should her impulse to show her dramas to those who have no interests
in illustrations (needless to say about their interests toward art!) be
thrown? She is planning to present her works through TV commercials, comics,
animations and collaborations with Music (CD Jackets, and Promotional Videos,
etc). She is also interested in merchandising her design printings on goods
such as skateboards, postcards, and mug cups.
She keeps creating her works that inspire also those who has never been
to and never cares about the Art Gallery by "Extreme Fascination"
of adult-children who cannot adopt to society like herself.
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