Category Archives: Chinese Creative

ZOO Design是由二个瑞典小伙Figge & Lasse去年在上海创办的，名字来源很简单：他们希望这个世界像动物园一样热闹快乐！身为DJ的Figge就常常带着动物头套演出。

Zoo Design的概念很好，它是一个时时进行的设计比赛平台，向所有对视觉艺术感兴趣的生物开放。参加过程很简单：上传作品——接受读者和注册用户的投票评分——最高分的获胜。每期的获奖作品都会成为限量定制的T恤在中国和欧洲两地发售，个人介绍也将被印在吊牌上随作品被人了解。在这里，每个人都有成为艺术家的机会！

为庆祝ZOO的发布，他们邀请了瑞典和中国的年轻设计师设计了一系列以动物为主题的插画，艺术家包括Nini Sum, 小龙花，杨墨，Jonas Christoffer Nilsson，Ljudbilden & Piloten，Sebastian Jiménez，Rebecca Elfast and Lina Eriksson.

ZOO is a design community based on an ongoing competition. Designers from China and Scandinavia share their artworks and you decide which should be turned into a T-shirt by voting and commenting. The winning artworks are sold as limited edition T-shirts in China and Europe. ZOO is founded by a team of two Scandinavian Figge & Lasse.  ZOO – Create. Vote. Win.

“近年来最激动人心的摄影艺术家之一!”  —- 欧宁

“张克纯在北方河边最写实的场景里找到了一个极具超现实主义气息的别处，而Namsa Leuba则通过几内亚一张张非洲面孔传达了神灵的气息——两者都运用了摄影的力量：令原本看不见的被看见。”  —- btr

《Intersections/交点》是一本由Goooodie和Sandmeier各自挑选本国摄影师而衍生的跨国出版物。经过挑选，拍摄黄河的中国摄影师张克纯和拍摄西非宗教文化的瑞士摄影师Namsa Leuba形成一个对比组合，他们各自的主题相当成熟，是花费了大量时间和心思才完成的长期项目，并在拍摄方式、视觉语言以及影像色调等方面有强烈的对比和不同，契合了此次交错融合的出版理念。Sandmeier创始人Didier Quarroz通过正反、左右和大小等设计元素把二位摄影师的作品整合在一本影集里，而对于我们来说，这是也继《馆子》大合辑之后一次有趣的尝试。

张克纯, 摄影师，1980年生于四川，目前工作居住在成都。

Namsa Leuba, 瑞士出生，毕业于瑞士洛桑艺术大学, 现居纽约从事商业与艺术创作。Ya Kala Ben系列为她赢得不少赞誉和奖项。

In the first edition of this project, Sandmeier and Goooodie chose each one different photographers from their home countries, Switzerland and China, with the goal to find two who contrast and go along well with one of their current projects. After a selection process swiss photographer Namsa Leuba and chinese photographer Zhang Kechun were assembled. Both photographers work in a documentary way but differ strongly in the way they approach to their subject. Namsa intervenes and sometimes even provokes hard reactions, Kechun holds him self back and let talk the subject, being overwhelmed by its different dimensions.

Namsa Leuba, born in Switzerland, graduated from ECAL/University of art and design Lausanne, lives currently in New York, USA.

Zhang Kechun, born 1980 in Sichuan, China, is a artist currently based in Chengdu.

去年，以“皆爱儿”系列呈现出对三年来朋友们的感激之情后，JL又推出了春夏系列“八卦二分之一”。从最早只是将二人所喜好的中国古诗、词、画中的趣味和意境分享穿衣理念，眼前这个依旧古意浓浓的系列无疑是从一个更为广阔的视角和层面展开的。衣服设计多是从自JL创立以来反馈得最好的款式上，进行改良优化再设计。

八卦和二分之一，既融汇又对立，无法讲述清楚。用心体会之人自会明了, 穿一件JL就会懂二位女孩的用心。

JL is an indie fashion brand in Shanghai, founded by Fenfe Chen and Nilco Wang. ” The Eight Diagrams & One-half” is their 2012 Spring/Summer Collection.

http://jlcn.taobao.com/

《我是白》

日常｜梦境 ｜ 记忆 ｜细腻｜ 探索 ｜ 随性

策展：咖小西
开幕：3月31日下午三点
地点：上海市长乐路764－4号二层Last Gallery

张慧俊(aka:我是白)所呈现的视觉体验很大程度上超越了人们处于的日常，却切实地来自于他的城市生活。对于他，绘制作品的过程更像是一场场私人的探索游戏，充满了快感和满足，灵光闪现。

直到今天，我们看到的这个细腻缜密又飘忽不定的绘画青年，依然没有巨大野心，只是左手本子，右手笔，快乐地不停歇地勾勒着这个真实的世界。

I Am White’s Solo Exhibition

Curated by Ka Xiaoxi

Exhibition: 3/31 – 4/22, 2012
Opening: March 31th 3PM, 2012 @Last Gallery, Changle Road 764-4, 2F, Shanghai

Huijun Zhang (aka: I Am White)’s work illustrates experiential visions that already beyond people’s daily life, but still largely comes from the lifestyle in the city. For him, the artistic process is more like a private endeavor of exploration, full of delight and satisfaction – eureka for the soul

Thus far, this meticulous yet erratic young artist have not been characterized by ambitious hyperbole, he is just holding both pencil and paper, happily sketching this real world.

“相机于我来说是最便捷的,它留下的瞬间即时空的重叠,是一种幸运和偶然。镜头中这一代汲取着摇滚乐、亚文化和艺术养分长大、充满理想与抱负,有时却无能为力的青年们,正享受前所未有的自由,也对 抗着新的束缚。如能从这些零散的照片中读出一点激情和坦诚,我便欣慰,感谢你们。”

六月的一天，咖小西收到一封来自苏黎世的邮件，寄件人是平面设计师Didier Quarroz。四个月过后，有了这本44页的A Fragment of Chinese Youth，42张照片选自2009 – 2011期间的作品。编号76 – 125的50本国内限量发售，其余200本海外发售。

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Ka Xiaoxi is a 27 years old shanghai based photographer. i’ve never met him or heard his voice, but came across his work on the internet. After exchanging several e-mails we decided to do a project together; the book you’re currently holding in your hands.

Ka manages to capture unconcealed Chinese youth culture in the big city of shanghai. he lifts the blanket and gives you an intimate insight into his personal environment – a small fragment of China’s youth.

Edition size: 500
Format: Hardcover
Size: 210 x 28.3 cm
Number of pages: 208
Type of printing: Four color Offset Print
Type of paper: Antalis Brisky 120g & woodfree paper 85g
Number of pictures: 154
Price: 200RMB/ 33USD + shipping fee, buy one on Taobao

来自广州，现于美国求学的插画师岑骏，和在北京读书的音乐人女友岳璇（来自Far Side of the Moon乐队）共同创作了一份氛围风格的音乐专辑《Hermaphrodite（雌雄同体）》。在唱片封套设计上，岑俊将温婉低迴的钢琴音符，转化成沉默且富含流动的生命力的视觉语言。

2011年12月2号，《Hermaphrodite》将在美国巴尔的摩市的独立书店Atomic books发售第一版（纯手工制作）。国内版将计划明年发售，敬请留意。试听网址：http://site.douban.com/chenmoon/

Goooodie在发行之日，让两位创作者做了一次公开的对话，谈及这次合作的方方面面。

《馆子》Light Room
A Debut Photo Book by Goooodie.com
展览 Exhibition:11/5–11/27,2011
开幕 Opening: November 5th 3-8 PM
策展 Curator：咖小西Ka Xiaoxi

参展摄影师：陈家頡 (台湾) Chen Chiachieh /陈哲Chen Zhe /张继峰 Fenk Zhang /贾睿 Jia Rui /咖小西 Ka Xiaoxi
刘念 Liu Nian /杨圆圆 Luka Yang /罗洋 Luo Yang /某 Mou Hoo /邱阳 Qiu Yang /任航 Ren Hang /刘垣 Ricenz Liu
陈天心 Sophia Chen /熊小默 Xiong Xiaomo /许正东 Xu Zhengdong /袁小鹏 Yuan Xiaopeng /张平川 Zhang Pingchuan

上海莫干山路50号17号楼1层 J Gallery
J Gallery, 50 Moganshan Rd.,bldg 17,Shanghai China
Special Thanks to：J Gallery, 雷欧影像,Butt, Idle Beats, Card+乐卡…