BIKKY SUNAZAWA
One of the most prolific contemporary artists from Japan, Bikky Sunazawa was a man of great vision. Using traditional art and techniques as a base, he created truly inspirational works. Though primarily working with w...
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MAMORU KANO
This month's cover of SHIFT was created by WOW, a creative production of TV commercials and promotion videos which sets its bases in Sendai and Tokyo. Commencing with "Motion Texture" project revolving around the axis...
PABLO DACAL
Some people still have a childish look in their eyes. When I look at them, I can clearly imagine their faces as little boys or girls. Something in their eyes and smile still holds some kind of hope. It is hope I see i...
CHRISTIAN HOSOI
"He was a rock star." - Tony Alva "Christian was the guy to beat." - Tony Hawk To those of you, like myself, who have experienced the 80's skateboarding boom, the name Christian Hosoi will ring a bell and bring ...
HUDSON-POWELL
This month's SHIFT cover was designed by "Hudson-Powell", a London based creative studio that focuses on the dual development of concept and medium. They produce work that uses the medium as a tool to expand rather th...
NICOLAS CLAUSS
Portrait of Nicolas Clauss © Nicolas Clauss In 2004, while I was preparing my dissertation on digital art, I came across Nicolas Clauss' website. I immediately fell in love with his work so I dared to contact ...
HECTOR AYUSO
Hector is founder and director of the OFFF festival as well as general director of the inofffensive Agency since 2000. He studied Cinematographic Direction in Barcelona. He has produced five short-films, two feature-l...
HENRIK VIBSKOV
The first time I saw a Henrik Vibskov creation was in a grimy club in Berlin. It was late, very late, and a vision suddenly struck me from across the dancefloor. It moved towards me, nothing more than a graphic patter...
RICARDO LINIERS SIRI
"There is a scene in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories where he is complaining about everything bad in the world: evil, destruction, cancer, war. Suddenly some aliens come from a spaceship and Woody asks them to tell hi...
BUFFMONSTER
Anyone walking the streets of Los Angeles with an open eye for street art might have had a strange deja vu experience at the Kidrobot store in SantaMonica on April 20. The funny looking bubble like creatures you wo...
DIMA KOMISSAROV
If someone says the word "design", Russia doesn't usually come to mind. Dima Komissarov is here to change that. Having drawn since a young age he eventually gravitated to the world of design and has been immersed in ...
REALA
This month's SHIFT cover "Dead web triptych and counter" was designed by REALA, a design team since 1998 based in Stockholm and London. Not only designing, but they are also marked as eminent filmmakers producing lo...
SUPERSTUDIO
The Superestudio members are graphic designers, but they are also curious filmmakers who produce their own movies. And they also belong to a punk band. And they play awfully, but they like it so much. They embrace...
PETER VOGEL
Bitforms gallery just had an excellent show presenting Peter Vogel's first New York solo exhibition in over 20 years. Peter Vogel (b. 1937, Germany) is a pioneer in the field of interactive electronic sculpture. H...
MOZARTBAND
So you thought the Viennese might have had enough of celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday? Ha! Quite the contrary! The party will go on for a while. Whereas you can still enjoy the famous composer's ...
CATALINA ESTRADA
Born and raised in Colombia, Catalina lives in Barcelona where she develops many art works at the same time. She is a freelance graphic designer and Illustrator, a teacher in at the Barcelona Design School IDEP. ...
ANTONI & ALISON
"I should have bought that one." We must have many of these feelings of regret for not buying something at "that time" and at "that place". In my case, the item is a bright colored cotton skirt with two cats printe...
