Animax x OIC exhibition – MrB and Elvin

This is what OIC is all about. Singapore’s illustrators jamming together regardless of style or technique- working together to make the illustrating community more interesting and vibrant. If all we care about is who draws/ paints better – then we would have missed the point! Let’s just draw,celebrate and spread good drawing vibes!

Below are small teasers of the 8 A0 size illustrations that will be exhibited.

Mr B vs Samurai Champloo

Ben Qwek (MRB) is a self-proclaimed visual stylist. Growing up in cosmopolitan Singapore where cultures converge, his influences are diverse. Aspiring to be a multi-disciplinary artist, he is always striving to create distinctive visuals that fuse various influences and design communications. A crossover artist from the world of graphic design and street art, MRB straddles between mainstream illustration and adding a street edge to his projects. Random juxtaposition of cultures, influences and styles ranging from Japanese Manga to contemporary art are what describes Ben Qwek’s vivid art and ideas.
http://mrb-gks.blogspot.com/
The Artwork:
Samurai Champloo’s style has been a perfect marriage of both Japanese and Western influences. As an anime series set in feudal Japan with contemporary urban Hip-Hop elements and music, Samurai Champloo is one such juxtaposition of cultures – a trait very close to the heart of Ben, a crossover artist with both graphic design and street art background.

Elvin vs Fullmetal Alchemist

Elvin Ching aka Zeropointfive has contributed illustrations to the Singapore/UK collaborative effort – A6 Future, the opening & closing ceremony programmes for the first Youth Olympics Games in Singapore as well as a comic story in the comics anthology Liquid City Vol. 2 published by Image Comics. His next venture will be an educational series of children’s comics / storybooks to be published soon by P3.
http://theworkofzeropointfive.blogspot.com/

The Artwork:
As Fullmetal Alchemist revolved around the power of resurrection and immortality, he found inspiration from Michelangelo’s painting ‘The Creation of Adam’ from the Sistine Chapel. But instead of Adam and God, we have Edward Elric and his own mechanical arm reaching for the Philosopher’s Stone, a legendary catalyst to resurrection. Edward’s mechanical arm represents Edward’s own stubborn and independent stance as a man of science versus his own personal struggles with faith. Around him, his brother Alphonse Elric’s dual bodies unravel and gravitate towards the power of the philosopher’s stone, while in the back, the nation of Amestris awaits its ultimate fate.

More previews coming over next few days….. don’t miss the show!! Mark your calendar!

Where to see it:

Manga & Anime! Japan
A journey from the history to modern day inspirations
Date: 16 Oct 2010 – 12 Nov 2010
Venue: Japan Creative Centre, 4 Nassim Road, Singapore 258372

Cool T-shirts designed based on the artworks available at Fourskin stores in November 2010. Limited quantity only- while stocks last.

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