Updates - Archive - Yuko Shimizu

February 17, 2008

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WORKSHOP IN VENICE?

Also, Teatrio and I are working on possible illustration workshop in Venice in August. If it realizes I will post the details and application information. It will be open to anyone who is interested in studying illustration with me. Let’s talk and make illustrations in one of the most beautiful cities in the world!!

February 17, 2008

MINI-INTERVIEW FROM LOST AT E MINOR

Thank you Lost At E Minor for posting an interview article on me again.Interview was done right before I took off to Venice between Zolton and me.

We talked about my current world travel addiction and how I believe it fuels creativity.

February 17, 2008

FIT EVENT FULL HOUSE!

Thank you so much everyone for coming to last week’s FIT event. It turned out to be a sold out venue! We the panel, Nathan Fox, Eddie Guy, Sam Weberand I, had so much fun, honored, and were happy giving some information to aspiring illustrators filled the theater.Thank you goes to Debra Bishop, Marshall Arisman and Society of Publication Designers.

February 17, 2008

STEFAN SAGMEISTER COLLABORATION IN HIS NEW BOOK

I have been working a lot. I mean, I always work a lot, but this is like an exceptionally a lot of a lot. For example, I drew from 9AM to 1:30AM straight in one day last week, which is about 16.5 hours. I don’t even know how I did it. I was even sick, lost my voice a few times due to cold, and I am still working on curing my ulcer. Popping pills, spraying propolis. C’est la vie.So anyway, I had not had chance to update my site since I went to Venice, but I am posting some news before taking off to another business trip this week. In fact, there are a lot of exciting news!!

Of course Stefan Sagmeisterhas been my hero like any designer’s dream. We have worked on a mural project together, which is still under construction in a public school in The Bronx here in New York.Stefan ‘s latest book Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far (cover on right) features his recent projects as mini-books in a book form. Our mural project Everybody Who Is Honest Is Interesting is featured as one of them.

I will post the actual illustrations on this site soon.

February 5, 2008

I am back from Venice, Italy. Fabulous Colored Pencils show is closed now, but this wonderful show may travel out to another Italian city in near future. I will post any new show info here.

Thank you SO much Giovanna, Oddo and everyone at Teatrio for your kindness and hospitality during my stay.

January 24, 2008

YUKO IS CURRENTLY AWAY

I am on a business trip abroad. I will be back to my studio on Monday, February 4th.

To prevent your message from getting lost in the pile of junk, please wait to call/e-mail until I am back. Thank you.

January 20, 2008

AN EVENING OF TALK AT FIT ON FEBRUARY 7TH…Come By, Come By

A legendary illustrator and chair of MFA Illustration Department at School of Visual Arts, Marshall Arismanis moderating a panel discussion about illustrators and our personal vision.Panel members are: Nathan Fox, Eddie Guy, Sam Weber and myself.
This talk is organized by the Society of Publication Designers and held at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City on February 7th. Please come by!

And.. big thank you to Debra Bishop!!

January 20, 2008

SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS SEQUENTIAL SHOW OPENS JANUARY 29TH

Annual Society of Illustrators competition show kicks off with sequential category on Tuesday, January 29th. Reception is open to public, 6PM to 9PM. The Society of Illustrators is located at 128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) New York, NY 10021-7303.

I have two illustration series in this show. Thank you judges.

Thank you Jordan Poirier of Concrete Design of Canada for giving me an assignment that works with my obsession (space travel circa 1967). And thank you Jonathan Sellers of The Word Magazine of UK, and Matthew Ball of Scotland for choosing me for this monthly album cover project.

For other show schedules, see the SHOW section.

January 20, 2008

January is already more than half way through! How is everyone? I am fighting a tough ulcer yet again (didn’t I have this same time last year??), but otherwise doing OK. Just working a lot before taking off later this week.

As it is in my resolution, I have been working on updating my site more often, a bit at a time. Two new illos are added to ILLUSTRATION section today, and also this NEWS section got reorganized and a link button to Lost At E Minor (where I post random stuff occasionally) was added.

January 10, 2008

INTERVIEW IN A SINGAPOREAN MAGAZINE iSh

Singaporean design and architecture magazine iSh issue 8.5 has four page interview article on my work. Big thank you to all the nice people at iSh: Kelly Cheng, Vivian Toh and Frederic.

Award winning Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts.