DR x BB TO-FU [okan] for STGCC 2011

design:

DR x BB TO-FU [okan] for STGCC 2011

details:







To answer our fans requests, we took up pre-commissions
for DR x BB TO-FU [okan] at Singapore Toy Game & Comic
Convention 2011 again!

Thanks for all the local and overseas support!



Pictures by Koto of DEVILROBOTS at STGCC 2011










Pictures by Keng Boon at STGCC 2011







Artist Side Notes: Thanks again to all the fans in
locally and overseas for the support and all who have
commissioned on our DR x BB TO-FU [okan]! We really
appreciate it! Do look out for our upcoming new
collaborations and cheers!


DEVILROBOTS
- Great to have you guys back in Singapore. Catch
up soon and let's get the next waves of
collaborations on!


Play Imaginative
- Thanks to PI, Denise, Darren and Jacky. Hope you
all like the custom Mickey display. Cheers.



Disclaimer:

DR x BB TO-FU [okan] is a collaborative project by
DEVILROBOTS and blackbulb

TO-FU Oyako and DR x BB TO-FU [okan] design by
DEVILROBOTS © DEVILROBOTS inc

Model design by Nicholas Foo (blackbulb ©)

LEGO ® is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group of
companies.

Labels: commissioned works, gifts and presents, limited edition, sculptures

Caterpillar, Monster and Whale

design:

Caterpillar, Monster and Whale

details:



Caterpillar



Monster



Whale


These 3 murals were commissioned by Ogilvy & Mather and
completed in March 2011.

IMAGINE windows to another world.

These murals were mounted in 3 bus stop adshel at
different locations in Singapore. When viewed from the
front, these murals would blend with the background even
in their illustrative and studs-out form.

Working with the creative team, we worked out the technical
details and dimensions before I was given the photo
collages to sketch out and dot inked.

Each piece measures around 1.2m x 1.8m and used a total
of over 97,000 pieces of 1x1 plates.

These 3 murals were submitted as entries in the
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2011.
All 3 pieces picked up a Silver Lion each and the Whale
also made its way into the finals in illustration for
the Design Category.





Artist side notes: This is surely one the more quirky murals
I've done so far. The sketching and dot inking process from
photo collages was quite tricky in some areas but I'm glad of
the final results.


Special thanks to;

Ogilvy & Mather, RedCard
- You guys are great and a pleasure to work with. My thanks to
Alvin. To Greg, thanks for liaising with me throughout the
process. To David, thanks for sticking it out to the end and
joining in the building. Credits to the interns who also helped
out in the building; they are Dash, Inessa and Junjie.

A few sore thumbs for 3 Lions, well worth it I would say.
Congrats again on the win!

Photos and video above courtesy of Ogilvy & Mather, RedCard.


Clear Channel Singapore
- Thanks for providing the bus stops adshel.

Labels: commissioned works, mosaics and portraits

DR x BB TO-FU [okan] for Taipei Toy Festival 2011

design:

DR x BB TO-FU [okan]

details:





We are bringing the highly sought after DR x BB TO-FU [okan]
to Taiwan this July for Taipei Toy Festival!



Pictures from DEVILROBOTS at TTF 2011
Photo courtesy of DEVILROBOTS







Artist Side Notes: Thanks to all the fans in Taipei
who have came to support and all who have
commissioned on our DR x BB TO-FU [okan]! We really
appreciate it! I hope to meet you all again and look
forward to offering more such unique collaborative
pieces in the near future together with Devilrobots.
Take care and cheers!


DEVILROBOTS
- Thanks to my buddies Shin and Koto again for
DR x BB TO-FU [okan] and inviting me to Taipei with
them.


Play Imaginative
- Thanks to Darren and Jacky on the arrangements for
autograph sessions.



Disclaimer:

DR x BB TO-FU [okan] is a collaborative project by
DEVILROBOTS and blackbulb

TO-FU Oyako and DR x BB TO-FU [okan] design by DEVILROBOTS
© DEVILROBOTS inc

Model design by Nicholas Foo (blackbulb ©)

LEGO ® is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group of
companies.

Labels: commissioned works, gifts and presents, limited edition, sculptures

Maritime Week 2011 Mural

Mural building participants at
Maritime Week 2011


design:

Maritime Week 2011 Mural

details:

I was commissioned by Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore (MPA) to design a mural for Singapore
Maritime Week 2011.



The mural measures 4m x 2m and consisted of 115,200
pieces of 1 x 1 plates. Once the mural design was finalised,
I inked out the mural and broke it down into building
instructions.

Staffs, guests and families from the different maritime
industries were invited to partake in the building of the
mural and it was completed over the period of one day.































Singapore Maritime Week 2011 was officially launched on
10 April 2011 by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.







The mural will be housed as a permanent art piece in the new
Maritime Museum when the construction is completed in 2012.


Artist side notes: It was great seeing all these people from
the maritime industries, young and old getting together to
build the mural. I hope everyone had fun!





Special thanks to;

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
- Credits to the staff of MPA for their planning and
participation in this event. Thanks to Elfian of MPA too
for liaising with me throughout the process from inception
to launch. Cheers!

All photos above courtesy of MPA.


atelier oost
- My thanks to Lien for providing the artwork.


Pico Global Services Ltd
- My thanks to Mark from PICO for his effort and hard work.

Labels: commissioned works, events and shows, mosaics and portraits

My Heart Beats For You

design

My Heart Beats For You

details

Sometimes it races, at times it is soothingly peaceful.
Only you can make me feel excited and calm at the same
time.



Front



Back



Automata animated (you may need to turn
on the option to play animation in webpage to see it.)


Artist side notes: This automata measures 11cm in width,
8cm in depth and 18cm in height.

Cranking speed determines both the speed of the throbbing
and sound of beating heart. Two mechanisms in one turn of
the crank.

Labels: automata series, gifts and presents, limited edition

Jess

design:

Jess


details:






A studs-up style portrait. Design is sketched out from a
photo before piecing it together using a mixture of bricks
and plates. Measures 72cm by 102 cm (width x height) with
frame.

Labels: mosaics and portraits

TO-FU Mobile

design:

TO-FU Mobile



details:

Surprise gift for my friends Shin and Koto from DEVILROBOTS
to commemorate our first well-received collaboration.

This tofu tub on wheels is powered by LEGO® Power Functions
and remote controllable.





DR x BB TO-FU [okan] should have no need for worries if
she is zipping around within the speed limits (if case anyone
wonders why sometimes TO-FU characters have a frown or
look sad, it's because they are nervous about falling and
breaking their tofu heads...) :)








Pictures of TO-FU Mobile on display at STGCC 2010
Photos courtesy of DEVILROBOTS

Labels: gifts and presents, limited edition

DR x BB TO-FU [okan]

design:

DR x BB TO-FU [okan]



details:





This is a very special collaborative project with the famed
DEVILROBOTS of Japan! It is likely the first time two artists
of different genres have got together to present a creation
such as this.

This project took us about two and a half years to realise
and it was finally revealed in November 2010. It was a
limited release and exclusive model only available by
commissioning, not for direct or retail sale in any stores.

Fans got to meet Shinichiro (of DEVILROBOTS) and me during
this year's Singapore Toy Games Comic Convention when they
collected their commissioned pieces. We had a great time
meeting the fans, taking pictures and autographing for them.

Although this model was initially for commissioned by fans
in Singapore and Japan, we hope to extend it to fans from
other countries in the near future (please keep a look out
for news on DEVILROBOTS website, their facebook fan page
or my site for any announcements!)

A huge thanks to all the fans again for the awesome support,
cheers! :)



Pictures from DEVILROBOTS at STGCC 2010
Photo courtesy of DEVILROBOTS



















Artist Side Notes: I would like to thank all who have played
a part in this really exciting crossover project;


DEVILROBOTS!
- Shin, Koto and all at Devilrobots! It has taken us a long
time to finally get to this point and now we can share our
joy with the fans. Without you guys coming up with all these
wonderful and fun characters, this project would not have
happen.



Cheers to our friendship and I sincerely appreciate sharing
this journey together with all of you! More to come!! :D


Play Imaginative
- To Denise, Darren, Jacky and friends at PI, thanks for all
the support and effort given throughout this project!


Photo courtesy of PLAY IMAGINATIVE


FEWMANY
- Thanks to FEWMANY for aid in taking commissions from Japan
/overseas and getting this into the hands of fans outside our
sunny island.


iweekly
- Thanks to iweekly magazine for doing a feature on me, Shin,
and covering our collaborative piece. That's to you Dion for
your time and Kelvin for taking pictures, cheers!


Photo courtesy of Dion, at STGCC 2010 :)



Disclaimer:

DR x BB TO-FU [okan] is a collaborative project by
DEVILROBOTS and blackbulb

TO-FU Oyako and DR x BB TO-FU [okan] design by DEVILROBOTS
© DEVILROBOTS inc

Model design by Nicholas Foo (blackbulb ©)

LEGO ® is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group of
companies.

Labels: commissioned works, gifts and presents, limited edition, sculptures