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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=11O3AMWN (the link option makes this disappaer, so you'll have to copy paste it into your browser, sorry!)

Internship!

Sachi Komori - SOWR

Where:

VIVO Media Arts Centre on Main Street in Vancouver

Intent:
I would like to hopefully gain some experience in working with other artists.

I’d like to also be able to create a visual work about an issue that VIVO is concerned with that speaks to people.

Role:

I am currently researching the funding cut to the arts and coming up with some form of visual message to present to people around us to make them aware. I am meeting and talking to people who are upset about the funding cut and I also am getting info from Alliance for Arts and Culture. I sort of act as security to make sure no one steals the displays inside of the building

Stats:

We are getting an 85-92% funding cut.

2008/2009 - 47.8 million

2009/2010 - 42.219 million (as of February)

2009/2010 - 23.075 million (suddenly, as of September)

2010/2011 - 3.749 million (not including Gaming funds)

2011/2012 - 3.675 million (not including Gaming funds)

In Progress:

I am currently deciding whether to create apparel and/or posters or an animation. There are many pros and cons to either decision, as animations mean where I post it could affect how many or how few people actually view it. Youtube was a good idea, but it seems the average user of Youtube has a very short attention span and may not sit through it unless I can make it captivating or very quick. The flash animation may be a bit too ambitious at this point and I’m not sure if it’s even the best route to go about getting the message out there. Apparel was an idea since if even a few people wear it and use public transit, the message is out there and people can see it. The image itself is going to be something drawn that is only 8-15% completed. I may also photograph some art pieces and edit them out of photos to make a point of what we could be losing or not have had at all due to the funding cuts.

Problems :(

Ahh problems problems problems :(

I definitely have searched high and low and cannot find any work I did in the last 2 years, the only work I could find was in previous posts shown :(


I have tried my best but alas, I cannot find any, but here is my work thus far!!

Thank you for taking the time to read all of this crazy randomness, this is Sachi signing off <3

Digital Design Work!

So here is my digital design work for my final project which ties into my future plans !!

Okay, so originally I had bought my favorite car in the world, the Honda S2000 Roadster. I specifically wanted it in white as it was an "open canvas" to me for my own work!
I had a heck of a time finding a white model with solid black interior since there are only about 30 of those brought into Canada a year (this was when they were being produced).
My model is a 2006 model. My digital design project tied in nicely, I had been wanting to design decals (original work) for my car, and was going to make it on a model, and then this project came up to give me the incentive to actually go and DO IT!

So what I did was I started off with making my own version of the "Great Wave" piece and did it in a more contemporary and simplistic design. I then drew it onto my car and colored it on. I then last minute decided to add some cherry blossoms that flowed towards the wave. I bought the s2000 car model (unfortunately its a 2002 model ..can't find anything newer then 2003) and I painted it..this took a few weeks and was just horrible. I can't believe people ENJOY doing that, it's so tedious....I lost my patience quite a few times with it...
80$ model
200$ paints

Then I bought some decal paper, and decal solution and printed my decal designs
18$ decal paper
7$ solution

I finally got everything together, took it outside and photographed it. I then made a wallpaper that's made to almost be a "sales pitch" idea/appearance them thing. It's now done! I will post up the photos and the progress, please check below :)