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The Shiny Demon...

On-air show packaging for MTV Swag - Click here to view. (quicktime required)

 


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:phunk studio has partnered with LASALLE College of the Arts to operate the TRANSMISSION: LAB within the college's premise. :phunk hopes to transmit / share their experience and knowledge with the younger generation of creative talents. The objective is to form a collaborative experimental laboratory, a talent incubator, an atelier studio of sorts in which young artists and designers from different backgrounds and disciplines come together to develop the TRANSMISSION: 2010 project. :phunk will select and appoint 10-15 promising young talents to participate as apprentices and members of the TRANSMISSION: LAB. :phunk will collaborate and mentor the members. The TRANSMISSION: LAB will also invite creative individuals from the international creative community and network to collaborate in the development of the project.

Application for the TRANSMISSION: 2010 program is open.

For more info, please visit www.transmission.com.sg


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Please Steal This Watch...

A very limited run of :phunk x G-Shock GW-6900 watches are exculsively avaliable at White Room, Black Market, Asylum and Leftfoot.

 


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SHOCK THE WORLD TOUR...

Main Visual for G-SHOCK's 'SHOCK THE WORLD' Tour Singapore.

 


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JUXTAPOZ...

The January 2010 issue of Juxtapoz magazine did a 14 pages feature on :phunk.

 


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The Design Society of SIngapore...

:phunk will be speaking at THE DESIGN SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2010 on 23 January 2010 at the National Library Building, Singapore. For more info, please visit the THE DESIGN SOCIETY website.

 


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:phunk worked with Uncommon on a series of iPhone 3G cases. Uncommon has launched a revolutionary digital 3D TATT™ process that allows for permanent and personal customization. Launching with the iPhone 3G case, Uncommon allows you turn an ordinary, blank, case into anything you like. Uncommon will donate 2% of all profits towards the pursuit of the arts and arts educatio. Avaliable here.

 


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Stills from the Open House exhibition.

 


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Animamix Biennial 2009-2010

:phunk will be participating in the Animamix Biennial 2009-2010. :phunk's artworks will be exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai.

The Animamix artists of the 21st century are not just the people who are engaged in creating animation and comics products; rather, Animamix artists are found in all the fields of the creative industry. Unlike the pop artists of the previous century who simply appropriated visual symbols from comics and animation, 21st century Animamix artists are a new generation of Neo-Aesthetics who are already completely submersed in the aesthetics of Animamix. The multifarious styles of Animamix art actually are the very archetype of artistic creation. In other words, Animamix art has become the most important source of inspiration for the global art scene in the 21st century.

Venues: Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai, Taipei and Kaohsiung & Today Art Museum, Beijing

Dates: November 2009- February 2010

Museum Directors: Samuel KUNG, J.J. SHIH, Beatrice Peini HSIEH, ZHANG Zikang

Curators: Victoria LU, Beatrice Peini HSIEH, Maple Yujie LIN, PAN Qing, LIU Chunfeng

 


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Open House!

:phunk will exhibiting at Open House! Held from Dec 4 to 6, the event will see eight shophouses opening their doors for strangers to view art.

 


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50 by 70

:phunk was invited to contribute to 50x70. Designed by Tim Fishlock for Habitat, this is a limited edition collection of images by some of the world's most celebrated artists, illustrators, photographers and designers, presented in a screen printed box. Each poster is perforated and fits perfectly into any of our 50 x 70cm frames. This is a limited edition print run of 4000 books only and each book is numbered. Available here.

 


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Browsing Copy

:phunk is part of the Browsing Copy exhibition at Useless Gallery. Nobody buys a “Browsing Copy” It is the most read. It works the hardest. But it never leaves the shop. Customers leaf through it, put it back on the shelf and take the book next to it. This project seeks to elevate the status and worth of these rejected books. Designers, illustrators and artists are invited to use them as a canvas for their creativity. The Browsing Copy exhibition is at Useless Gallery, Suntec Singapore, Hall 403 till Friday 27 Nov 09.

 


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:phunk x UT

:phunk designed a series of t-shirts for the 'UT Next Graphic is>>>' project. They are available at uniqlo.

 


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:phunk x Gas

:phunk x Gas As Interface t-shirt avaliable here.

 


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Hermès Present P.S I Silk You Exhibition

:phunk was invited by Hermès to part take in the P.S. I Silk You exhibition features postcards personally handwritten by over 100 local personalities. The P.S. I Silk You postcard is both a celebration of individual style as well as a way to remind a friend of how much they mean to you. The photograph on the front of the postcard captures your own unique look in Hermes silk, while the back has sentence left open for you to compose a personal note of love and encouragement to your inner circle. Postcards are sold in sets of 10, with proceeds benefitting Beautiful People.

Beautiful People is a volunteer platform that connects professionals and skilled persons with teen girls from various welfare organisations to positively impact lives through mentoring, life-skills development, work exposure and friendship. Find out more at www.beautifulpeople.org.sg.

Date : 30 Oct 2009 11am - 15 Nov 2009 8pm
Venue : Orchard Road
in front of Wisma Atria and Ngee Ann City.

 


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BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL...

We're currently moving our studio to the new LASALLE College of the Arts buliding. Our new mailing address - :phunk Studio, LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally Street Singapore 187940

 


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Stills from the Around the World / Across the Universe show in Barcelona.

 


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Asymmetrical Symmetry...

:phunk was comissioned by MTV to produce a series of 18 stingers for their 2009 on-air channel revamp.

 


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AROUND THE WORLD / ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

:phunk will be exhibiting a solo show at Vallery, Barcelona. Around the World / Across the Universe takes you on a journey into :phunk's imaginary universe. The black and white presentation is a close-up study of :phunk's artworks from the 'Universe' and 'New World' series. :phunk's has developed an original vector illustration technique that is inspired by the halftone screen and shading techniques of comic books and mangas. It is an evolving visual system that seamlessly references and reinterprets their diverse influences such as traditional Chinese philosophy, craft and folklore, Hong Kong pulp fiction, Japanese manga and otaku subculture, Western popular culture, art and design movements into the creation of a universe populated by its own world of creatures, objects, people, ideologies, buildings, landscapes, cities, and natural forces. It reflects the collective's multi-cultural identity, background and environment.

Opening Reception: Thursday, 17TH SEP 2009, 8 pm
Exhibition Dates : 17th SEP to 7th NOV 2009

Venue : Vallery, Calabria, 85, 08015 Barcelona, Spain

For more info pls contact : T +34935396430 or E info@vallery.es

 


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The Peacock & The Beast...

:phunk was commisioned by New Balance to create 2 artworks for the recent launch of New Balance's 999 Feral Creation pack. The artworks will be on display at Leftfoot until September 9 than it will be brought over Japan for the Mita launch.

 


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Stills from the NEW WORLD show in Singapore.

 


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NEW WORLD | A :PHUNK SOLO EXHIBITION

Inspired by collective memories of visits to Haw Par Villa, the New World Amusement Park, and their continued fascination with Disneyland, this exhibition is :phunk’s very own imaginary theme park where escape and education walk hand in hand, and where one is bound only by the limits of one’s imagination. NEW WORLD is :phunk’s second solo exhibition in Singapore following the success of 2007’s Universe.

"To all who come to this happy place - welcome." - Walt Disney

Opening Reception: Friday, 28TH August 2009, 7pm
RSVP T +65 6741 6366 E rsvpsg@artseasonsgallery.com

Exhibition Dates : 29th AUG to 27th Sept 2009

Venue : Art Seasons Gallery, Kaki Bukit Road 1, Eunos Technolink, Block 7, #02-12 Singapore 415937

GALLERY HOURS : TUE to SUN: 11am - 7pm
Closed on Mondays & Public Holidays

In addition, ART SEASONS and :phunk are proud to launch a new book -

Around The World | Across the Universe | Artworks 2007 - 2009

This book will feature artwork by :phunk from 2007 to the present. It will be unveiled at the Opening Party.

New World music soundtrack by Vivian Wang & Leslie Low of The Observatory.

Please visit www.artseasonsgallery.com for more info.

 


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Walk on the Wild Side...

:phunk was featured in Fefè Visual Magazine #9, Italy.

 


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Shock The World Tour 2009

Kicking-off their Shock The World Tour 2009 party in Asia, the event is coming to Hong Kong this week (26 June). The worldwide project visits 12 cities over six months, from London to Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, Taipei, Singapore, Tokyo, Paris, Barcelona, Mexico City, Seoul and Berlin.

 


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:phunk x G-Shock

CASIO G-SHOCK recently kicked things off for their six month “SHOCK THE WORLD” campaign. In honor of the South East Asia leg, CASIO G-SHOCK produce a limited run of :phunk x G-SHOCK DW-6900 model. :phunk was invited by G-shock to start a blog page on their website. Check out our blog here.

 


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Beyond Comfort

Beyond Comfort is an exhibition whose art is not meant to be consumed lightly. The artists are, in their own ways, somewhat extreme. The art of Zhang Peng, Hui Xin, and :phunk are visually unique, unforgettable, and certain to get under your skin.

Venue: Art Seasons Lake Zurich
Hurdnerwaeldlistr.24
8808 Pfaeffikon Switzerland
Switzerland

Opening reception: Saturday 6 June 2009, 4-8pm
Exhibition Dates : 6 June – 21 August 200

 


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SELF-PORTRAITS

:phunk will be exhibiting in Self-Portraits. The idea of this exhibition is to approach the historical theme of self-portraits and to bring it into a contemporary art context. A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 1400s that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves as either the main subject, or as important characters in their work. With better and cheaper mirrors, and the advent of the panel portrait, many painters, sculptors and printmakers tried some form of self-portraiture... In this respect it will be an interesting and new experience to show the vision of the "self-portrait" by contemporary urban artists from all over the world. For more info please visit Circleculture Gallery.

Opening reception: friday june 5th, 7-10 pm
until july 4th 2009 / tue-sat 2-6 pm

Circleculture Gallery
Gipsstrasse 11
Berlin Mitte / Germany

 


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Open up and say....Arrtt!

:phunk's cover art for the art issue of Time Out magazine, Hong kong.

 


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QUOTATION No.3

:phunk is featured in issue 3 of Quotation magazine, Japan.

 


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Kanye West and Malik Yusef present G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night.

:phunk is proud to announce we are teaming up with G.O.O.D. Music, MY Music, Kanye West and Malik Yusef on the upcoming album “Kanye West and Malik Yusef present G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night”
“101 Distribution is releasing the first authorized independent release from Kayne West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. The 30 song double disc is calledG.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night and features KRS-One, Twista, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Bun B and of course almost every other G.O.O.D. Music artist.” Frogchildren’s Kevin Hanna and Barnaby Ward are bringing together 30 of the top artists and illustrators to create a unique image for each song off the album to be used as Album Art, T-Shirt designs and limited edition prints. Artists include: Tony Philippou, :phunk, Jeff Matsuda, Andrea Innocent, Christian Ward, Ronald "D-pi" Wimberly, Corey Lewis, and more!

 


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ArtHK 2009

:phunk will be exhibiting in ART SEASONS's booth at Art Hong Kong 2009.

Date : 2009/05/14 ~ 2009/05/17

VIP preview : 2009/05/13

Venue : Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Booth L 08

For more info please visit :www.hongkongartfair.com

 


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our fondness for periodicals...

:phunk's work were recently exhibited at the 'We Love Magazine Library' show at Omotesando Hiills in Tokyo. Following it success, a second show 'We Love Magazine Library returns' at ROCKET will begin from May 22nd to June 2nd at in Harajuk.For more info please visit here.


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dictionary 126

:phunk are featured in issue 126 of Dictionary magazin, Toyko.

 


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Stills from the BMW Young Asian Artists Series II show here. More images on prints here

 


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Art Fair Tokyo @ TOKIA

:phunk will be exhibiting in Gallery J Chen's booth at Art Fair Tokyo 2009.

Date : 2009/04/02(thu) ~ 2009/04/05(sun)

VIP preview : 2009/04/02(thu)

Venue : Art Fair Tokyo @ TOKIA, Booth # T16

For more info please visit : www.artfairtokyo.com


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BMW YAAS II: The Singapore Edition

:phunk was invited for a two-week residency at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute last year to produce new works on paper with STPI's printmakers. These works will be editioned and exhibited at the BMW Young Asian Artists Series II show.

Venue: Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236
Dates: Feb 18 2009 to Mar 07 2009

Selected works will be exhibited at Pulse New York Art Fair on 5 - 9 March #G-01.

For more info please visit : www.stpi.com.sg


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Eye Candy...

:phunk are featured in The Garden of Eye Candy, a new book by Big Bros Workshop / Gingko Press.

 


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Computer Arts Projects issue 118

:phunk are featured in issue 118 of Computer Arts Projects magazine.

 


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Stills from the NEW WORLD show in Beijing.

 


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TDC 28th Annual

:phunk are featured in the TDC 28th Annual.

 


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Point East...

:phunk are featured "Point East - Explore stunning talents in Asia". The East, which is famed for its business saviness and get-go attitude, is now seizing the international media’s attention for its burgeoning creative scene. From design to art, fashion to architecture to film, Asia’s creatives are scooping awards and earning critical acclaim. Their style is distinctive, a celebration of traditions, an indulgence in the present and a wink at the future. The book salutes the 46 most impressive talents include fabled Keiichi Tanaami and Wabisabi from Japan, MEWE Design Alliance and Chenman from China, anothermountainman and IdN from Hong Kong, Singaporean collectives :phunk studio and Me and Mister Jones, Zinoo Park from Korea, and OSISU from Thailand showcasing their refreshing portfolios comprising graphics, packaging, fashion and furniture designs with exclusive interviews. For more info on book, please visit www.victionary.com

 


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Why can't we be friends?


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La Bourgeoisie d'societies...

:phunk are featured in the november issues of Talter Singapore & Hong Kong, augest issue of The Peak Singapore and The Business Times.


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:phunk was awarded 3 golds at the 2008 Promax/BDA Asia for MTV Top 100 Hits.


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Art Seasons Beijing presents:
Phunk Studio's NEW WORLD

:phunk's new universal theme park
:phunk studio explores deeper into the creation of their own imaginary universe to build a new globalised theme park of our inner world. The multi-media collection of artworks collectively illustrates a dysfunctional tale of an apocalyptic society where good and evil co-exist. It is a world inhabited by both man and god with its own contradicting system of universal truism and values. :phunk studio has infused its own unique visual language, iconography and wit to create an urban mythological tale informed by social satire and popular culture. It reflects the collective's multi-cultural identity, background and environment. :phunk studio has developed an original illustration technique that is inspired by the halftone screen and shading techniques of comic books and manga to illustrate this ‘Universe’. It is an evolving visual system that seamlessly references and reinterprets their diverse influences such as traditional Chinese philosophy, craft and folklore, Hong Kong pulp fiction, Japanese manga and otaku subculture, Western popular culture, art and design movements into the creation of a universe populated by its own world of creatures, objects, people, ideologies, buildings, landscapes, cities, and natural forces.


Venue: ART SEASONS Beijing - North 3rd Street 798 Art District No. 2 Jiu Xian, Qiao Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100015
Dates: Nov 22 2008 to Jan 03 2009
Opening Reception: Nov 22, 3 to 6pm

For more info please visit : www.artseasonsgallery.com

 


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The Contortionists...

:phunk contributed a pair of laser etched skate decks to The No Comply 2008 exhibition. The Melbourne exhibition will be held at No Vacancy Gallery, Red Cape Lane in QV, Melbourne. Launch party, Friday the 7th of November, 7pm until 10pm. The exhibition will be on display for 3 weeks, 10am until 7pm, Tuesdays to Sunday, until the 23rd of November. The show will also be touring to Sydney on the 12th of December and will be hosted at Red Bull Gallery in Alexandria.

 


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FUCK PEACE LET'S FIGHT

IHMDJ!™ x :Phunk Studio - collaboration tee, available only in New York & Singapore (White Room @ 37 Haji Lane)

 


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phunk + Levi's Blue F08 tees are featured in this month issue of i-D magazine.

 


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Gallery J. Chen presents:
Phunk Studio solo exhibition at KIAF 2008, Korea International Art Fair

:phunk will be exhibiting their new series of work New World :phunk studio's new universal theme park in KIAF2008 - Korea International Art Fair 2008, Seoul. The Korea International Art Fair, held at COEX., is a special project organized by the Galleries Association of Korea. The KIAF Committee will screen the participating galleries based on strict criteria, and select potential galleries with good projects to participate in this show on invitation basis.


Venue: COEX, Seoul, Korea
Dates: September 19 -23, 2008
Hours: 11 am - 8 pm
Press / VIP Preview: September 18, 3 pm

 


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Citizenship...

Part social experiment , part art project, :phunk was asked by The Peak to redesign the the identity card and the passport for Singapore.

 


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PANOS 2013

:phunk was invited to participate in Panos 2013, a collaborative project that takes the work of artists from around the world, in the form of fake road signs, and turns the streets of Lyon, France into an enormous gallery without walls.The round red and white signs look enough like real European traffic signs that you might take them for granted, but weird enough if you notice them to make you stop and think.This project has a delightful sense of humor, lots playful absurdity and a wonderful scale.

 


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New Wave

:phunk was invited by CCC (the center for creative communications of Shizuoka, Japan) to exhibit in "New Wave", an exploration of the recent emergence of Singapore’s contemporary design culture. Situated at the crossroads between east and west, Singapore`s young multi-cultural society is highly cosmopolitan and open to embracing and adopting diverse ideals and influences. Since the last decade, there has been a rise of a young generation of Singaporean creators. Working across design disciplines, they are inspiring a "New Wave" of contemporary cultural movement. They are shaping and re-defining Singapore’s new visual aesthetics, identity, language, vision and culture. At the heart of this lies a new culture of design. The exhibition captures an exciting phase in Singapore`s culture as the island-state repositions itself as a new global design centre. It will showcase the works of designers who are establishing themselves as part of the "New Wave". The exhibition will also explore the conceptual theme of “New Identity” to captures the sprit and vision for the future of Singapore's design land NEW WAVE - Singapore’s Contemporary Design Culture.

Date: 2008 September 6 (sat.) – November 29 (sat.)
Time: 10:00–20.30 (closed on Sundays & holidays)
Venue: the center for creative communications; Shizuoka, Japan
Organizer: the center for creative communications (CCC)
Support: DesignSingapore Council
Sponsor: Singapore Embassy
website: www.c-c-c.or.jp
Admission is free.

 


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Working Class Heroes...

A new series of :phunk + Levi's Blue F08 tees will be release in Levi's Europe soon.

 


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Title: From the Bottom of My Pencil Case
Medium: Site-specific installation – Wood, Chalk, Silkscreenedt & Various objects

:phunk was invited by 8Q (Singapore Art Museum’s new wing for contemporary art) to participate in their inaugural exhibition 8Q-Rate. In 8Q-Rate, eight artists work with eight museum curators to realise works that reference school, whether as a personal or a generic experience.

8Q-Rate : School exhibition
Venue : 8Q Singapore Art Museum
8 Queen Street, Singapore 188595
Date : 16 Aug 2008 - 9 Jan 2009

Curatorial Statement - Joyce Toh

Thus we cover the universe with drawings we have lived.

When we think of school – of heady youthful days, of the time of growing up – how deep do our memories go? Stepping inside a classroom bursting with images of skateboards, comics, soccer, rock ‘n’ roll magazines, graffiti declaring teenage love, it appears we are taking a nostalgic and rosy trip down memory lane. Yet this room is not quite like most others: entering it is a slide down Alice’s rabbit hole. A little smaller than the usual classroom – 50% smaller to be precise – this room-within-a-room is also a site that embodies the collective consciousness of the creative outfit known as :phunk studio. With its scaled-down door, desks and chairs, the miniature classroom forces the (adult) viewer to squeeze smaller and smaller, in making that journey back in time. On the outside, chalk scribbles, drawings and silkscreen printed white text cover an exterior which is all ‘blackboard’. On the most immediate level, the work is a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of shared experiences when the :phunk members were half their current age. It is personal, even autobiographical. Yet in line with :phunk’s recent works which have explored the theme of universality, this interpretation is expanded through the participation of other teenagers who have been invited to participate by writing or doodling their own thoughts about teenage life as they live it here and now.The allure of youth has been with humankind through history and its civilizations. However the preoccupation with teenage culture is a more recent urban phenomenon: witness the rise of the ‘kidult’ over the last decade or so. Nonetheless the period of adolescence is a strange one: it is a time when childhood has started to shed its innocence, yet it has not acquired the armor of adulthood. What then is the space that can embody this perplexing age and time? Standing in this room, there is a certain unease, though not one that is easily apparent. In essence, the space does not offer the reassurance of a miniature for it is not as small as what a true miniature should be, neither is it big enough to offer the comfort of a normal size room -– its neither/nor (or is it either/or?) nature perfectly echoing the in-between state of teenage years. The work is a movement back across the years paralleled by a shift down in size -– a simultaneous, double-barreled space-time action. This space-time feat however, is accompanied by a third transformation. With its pointed roof, this classroom bears the features of the classic house. Befitting perhaps, for the house is also, in Bachelard’s words, “[O]ur corner of the world, [...] our first universe.” Even before the school and the classroom, the house is, for children, the very first space they encounter and thus remember. A place of shelter and protection, the house is the first building where refuge is sought and memories made. As home, it is also the first space where dreams are projected onto and ideas about the world are gradually explored. Armed with the pencil, children embark on these explorations foremost through drawing and even the earliest scribbles and doodles often dwell on images of the house. As a projection into the future and/or an expression of events into the past, drawing and illustration thus adorn the surfaces of a work that is both house and classroom: two sites collapsed into one. However like young Alice’s adventure, few things can be taken for granted once the imagination is set loose and starts to re-think the universe. :phunk’s work is situated within a gallery and takes some of its physical attributes, namely its size, in relation to the larger room. Initial appearances suggest this to be a mise-en-abyme, a room-within-a-room, but even so, Alice learnt a better than to trust looks. For we are not presented the former, or even room-within-a-house, rather it is a house-within-a-room. The formal architectural relationship is upturned, suggesting some of the turbulence of teenage years.

Central to this work is the notion of memory: the individual, the collective, the shared and the personal, how real memories seem, how unreliable they often turn out to be. In its initial unmarked state, the work’s exterior is a tabula rasa – a blank surface awaiting the imprinting of memories and experiences of younger days even as it anticipates the grown-up future. Yet this curious space – with its blackboard exterior and attendant fake shadow covered with half-erased chalk scribbles words – also call to mind the Freudian wunderblock imagined as a house. It is a three-dimensional embodiment of that mysterious and miraculous device that records every experience as mark and memory, yet appears to offer a clean slate each time it is wiped over. Though some drawings and words are erased, they leave a mark and a fine film of white dust – these transitory memories overlap and contrast with the more permanent recollections. How deep can memories go? :phunk might suggest, as deep as the abyss of a pencil case.


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these pens are not made for writing...

:phunk x PEN'ZGEAR AID pen is avaliable here.

 


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:phunk's artworks are showcase at MAM cafe in Hanada Airport, Japan.


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MAA 2008...

:phunk was comissioned by MTV to design the show packaging for the MTV Asia Awards 2008.

 


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Preoccupations: Things Artists Do Anyway

:phunk contributed to 'Preoccupations: Things Artists Do Anyway', a bookwork that explores the preoccupations of artists when they are not making art. It is conceived, compiled and edited by artists Cornelia Erdmann and Michael Lee Hong Hwee, jointly published by laiyanPROJECTS and Studio Bibliotheque. For more info please visit here.


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Print Not Dead...

Part of BMW Young Asian Artist Series, :phunk was invited by Singapore Tyler Print Institute for their annual artist in residency.


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The Strokes...

Giordano has recently invited 12 artists from around the globe to participate on their latest project called “World Without Stranger - Giordano Tee Project.” It will be on sale around Asia in all Giordano shops.

 


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M is Back...

:phunk was comissioned by MTV Asia to produce a series of animation for the MTV Asia Awards 2008.

 


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Electric Dreams

:phunk contributed artwork to W+K Tokyo LAB's TOKYO.TEN : EXHIBITION. Show will be running from 06.27 FRI to 07.27 SUN 2008 at the Claska Gallery inTokyo. For info please visit TOKYO.TEN : EXHIBITION.

 


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Levi's Art Session 3

:phunk was invited by Levi's France to hold a solo exhibition at the rue Etienne Marcel Flagship shop in Paris. The show will run from May 30 to June 24 2008.

 


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:phunk was invited to participate in the Mupi project at this year GDFB (Graphic Design Festival Breda) in the Netherlands.


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Not quite a Vox Phantom...

:phunk was invited to customise a Joy Division inspired Les Paul for the premiere of CONTROL in Singapore. The guitar will be auction on ebay and all proceeds will be donated to the Samaritans of Singapore.

 


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A tale of two cities...

:phunk collaborated with Victor Low (The Observatory) to cotribute to Dual City Sessions 2008:Art with Sound. Part of the DMY 2008 - International Design Festival Berlin, 21-25th May 2008.

 


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Levi's Europe x :phunk studio collaboration site here.


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:phunk was invited to be part of this year Design Juries for the Cannes Lions 2008.


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:phunk was invited to speak at the Love Design Conference - part of the Kaohsiung Design Festival 2008, Taiwan.


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I've a vision... television.

:phunk was commissioned by MTV Asia to re-design the on-air graphics for it's new channel revamp. The new look was launched on April 1st on MTV Asia.

 


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Internship

We're currently looking for a intern to assist us on video documentation of our work. We are looking for motivated individuals with a strong desire to learn and to use their creativity in practical and productive way. Knowledge on operating video cameras and editing softwares are a plus. Please submit your portfolio electronically either by sending an enclosure (PDF preferred - under 5mb) or by send us a URL where you work can be viewed. Please put “Internship” in the subject line and send it t info@phunkstudio.com. No phone calls, please.


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The Power Of One....

:phunk was invited by Nike to contribute a 6 by 6 canvas on our vision of "HOPE" for The Power of ONE Charity Show. The artwork will be sold off in an silent auction and proceeds will go to the Playwright foundation which helps children through act of play, Hong Kong.


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:phunk was awarded the “Certificate of Typographic Excellence” for the work on MTV Top 100 Hits at TDC 54. The winning entry will be included in the Annual of the Type Directors Club, Typography 29, and be shown at the 54th Awards Exhibition in New York.


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The Wild Bunch...

The Gunfighter, the Bandit and the Saloon girl :phunk + Levi's tees. Part of Levi’s Blue Europe Spring/Summer 08 collection, Europe.

 


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Stills from the Universe exhibition at the J-Chen gallery, Taipei.

 


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:phunk + Levi's

:phunk collaborated with Levi's Asia Pacific to release a series of t-shirts for Valentine's Day 2008. These t-shirts will be avaliable in all Levi's stores in selected asian cities.


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Shizuoka Contents Valley Festival 2008

:phunk will be speaking at the Shizuoka Contents Valley Featival, 15th - 17th Febrary 2008 in Japan. For more info please visit here.

 


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Design Asia

:phunk studio are featured in the Design Asia (in Mandarin) television series showcasing Asian designers like Groovision, Tei Shuwa, Muji of Japan, PPaper of Taiwan and etc. Produced by ThreeSixZero Productions, it was premiered on Mediacorp TV Channel U, August 2007, Singapore.

 


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Design

:phunk is the featured designer for the latest issue of DESIGN Magazine, Korea.

 


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Jpeople

:phunk interview in issue 8 of JPEOPLE Magazine, Germany.

 


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Universe II
a :phunk Studio exhibition

:phunk studio's Universe of modern mythology :phunk studio explores deeper into the creation of their own imaginary universe. The multi-media collection of artworks collectively illustrates a dysfunctional tale of an apocalyptic society where good and evil co-exist. It is a world inhabited by both man and god with its own contradicting system of universal truism and values. The concept of "Universality" is a constant theme in many of :phunk studio’s works. :phunk studio examines the concept of “universal truth” through the symbolic relationship between the individual and his “universe” in the age of modern globalisation and technological advance. :phunk studio has infused it’s own unique visual language, iconography and wit to create an urban mythological tale informed by social satire and popular culture. It reflects the collective's multi-cultural identity, background and environment. :phunk studio has developed an original illustration technique that is inspired by the halftone screen and shading techniques of comic books and manga to illustrate the is "Universe". It is an evolving visual system that seamlessly references and reinterprets their diverse influences such as traditional Chinese philosophy, craft and folklore, Hong Kong pulp fiction, Japanese manga and otaku subculture, Western popular culture, art and design movements into the creation of a universe populated by it's own world of creatures, objects, people, ideologies, buildings, landscapes, cities, and natural forces.

Venue : Gallery J.Chen, 3Flr. No. 40, Lane 161, Sec. 1 Dun Hua S. Road, Taipei Taiwan.

Exhibition Period: 19th Jan (Opening Reception) to 10th Feb 2008

For more info please visit www.galleryjchen.com


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Hand job..

Show packaging for MTV TOP 100 HITS - Click here to view. (quicktime required)

 


two thousand & seven : archive (sure was a fucking good year...)

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MTV+ME

:phunk creative & art directed the print, online and on-air show packaging for MTV + Me campaign.

 


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President’s Design Award

:phunk was named the Designers of the year at the President’s Design Award 2007, Singapore’s highest accolade for designers. For more info please visit here.


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:phunk + Zune

:phunk was commissioned by Zune to produce artwork on their new MP3 players. The artwork is laser-engraved onto the player. The player was launched in the US on 13 Nov 2007 and it's avaliable online at Zune Originals.

 


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Say No to Limits....

:phunk is commissioned by AlllRightsReserved to produce an artwork & tracksuit design for the “Say No to Limits” exhibition in Beijing. Say No to Limits is an itInternational art x sport crossover exhibition curated by ARR and hosted by Li Ning is now in Beijing, 798 Art Districts, with art pieces by Mr.A, :phunk studio, KAWS, James Jarvis, Delta, Kuntzel + Deygas invited by colette and Hidekichi Shigemoto.

 


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Fan Art...

Cory joins the :phunk army with his first tattoo.

 


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Art prints...

:phunk collaborated with Maxalot Gallery to produced limited edition art prints for TodaysArt 2007. Using high-end giclée printing technology, the artwork is printed on 100% acid-free cotton archival paper (315grms). Exclusively available via Maxalot, Amsterdam

 


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Across The Universe...

Stills from the Universe exhibition at the ART SEASONS Loft. :phunk studio is currently represented by both Art Seasons and J-Chen galleries.

 


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Animamix Biennial 2007

:phunk was invited by The Museum of Contemporary Art of Shanghai (MoCA) to participate in Animamix Biennial from 14 Oct to 4 Nov, 2007. For more info, please visit The MoCA website.


book launch

Page One Launches Universality
a new :phunk studio monograph

Page One The Bookshop is pleased to announce the launch of Universality, a monograph featuring the latest art and design works of :phunk studio, together with interviews with the collective. Universality will be launched at Page One The Bookshop, VivoCity on 10th October 2007, during which a special one-off 20% discount will apply on all purchases of the book. The book will also be on display at the bookshop from 10th October through to 24th October 2007. There will be a Q&A and book signing session. To confirm your attendance for the launch, please RSVP by 5th October 2007 to Ms. Felicia Hong at felicia_hong@pageonegroup.com or +65 6272 0822 (ext 110).

Venue : Page One The Bookshop @ VivoCity

Date : 10th October 2007, 7.30pm.

Universality is currently available at all Page One bookshops.

 


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Universe
a :phunk Studio exhibition

:phunk studio's Universe of modern mythology :phunk studio explores deeper into the creation of their own imaginary universe. The multi-media collection of artworks collectively illustrates a dysfunctional tale of an apocalyptic society where good and evil co-exist. It is a world inhabited by both man and god with its own contradicting system of universal truism and values. The concept of "Universality" is a constant theme in many of :phunk studio’s works. :phunk studio examines the concept of “universal truth” through the symbolic relationship between the individual and his “universe” in the age of modern globalisation and technological advance. :phunk studio has infused it’s own unique visual language, iconography and wit to create an urban mythological tale informed by social satire and popular culture. It reflects the collective's multi-cultural identity, background and environment. :phunk studio has developed an original illustration technique that is inspired by the halftone screen and shading techniques of comic books and manga to illustrate the is "Universe". It is an evolving visual system that seamlessly references and reinterprets their diverse influences such as traditional Chinese philosophy, craft and folklore, Hong Kong pulp fiction, Japanese manga and otaku subculture, Western popular culture, art and design movements into the creation of a universe populated by it's own world of creatures, objects, people, ideologies, buildings, landscapes, cities, and natural forces.

Venue : ART SEASONS Loft, 7 Kaki Bukit Road 1, Eunos Technolink 02-12, Singapore 415937

Exhibition Period: 5th June to 27th October 2007

For more info please visit www.artseasonsgallery.com


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Set in stone...

:phunk is featured in Graphic Design: A New History. This exciting new history of graphic design explores its evolution from the late 19th century to the present day. Organized chronologically, the book illuminates the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing as well as the roles of technology, social change, and commercial forces on the course of design history. The layout of each chapter reflects the unique style of the period it describes, and some 450 illustrations throughout the volume provide a visual record of more than one hundred years of creative achievement in the field.

 


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Beam me up, Max...

:phunk is invited by Maxalot Gallery to participate in the 4th edition of the Todays Art Festival, 20-21 September 2007. In the center of The Hague, the stylish white city hall by architect Richard Meyer will function as a public space gallery, through hi-end projection equipment, two installations that incorporate world's strongest projectors, the building will be lit up by artworks especially created for this show that uses the elements of the building to change the center city square into an exhibition space for the two nights of the festival. The Hague, Netherlands.

 


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MTV EXIT

:phunk creative & art directed the print and on-air show packaging for the asia pacific MTV EXIT campaign. MTV EXIT aims to increase awareness and prevention of human trafficking through television programs, online content, live events, and partnerships with anti-trafficking organizations.

 


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SELL SELL SELL

WhoreHaus tees exclusively avaliable at White Room.

 


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The No Issue Theme Issue

:phunk contributed to the massive 2nd birthday edition of CANDY MAGAZINE, DUBLIN.


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motion sickness...

On-air spots for MTV.


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GO WEST...

:phunk will be speaking at the QBN Sessions on September 7th, 2007 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, The other speakers are Shepard Fairey, Michael Muller, The Mill, Joshua Davis, Michael C. Place Matt Owens & Mark Owens. For more info, please visit here.

 


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1957 to 2007...

:phunk is invited by Blanka and Candy to contribute to the 50 by 50 project. The 50 exhibition imagines the world from the perspective of Helvetica itself, highlighting events and inspirational things it has seen- and been influenced by - during its lifetime, from the lunar moon landing to the first British nudist camp. For the exhibition, 50 leading designers and graphic artists from around the world have joined forces with Blanka and Candy to create a visual diary of 50 separate events from the last half century. The exhibition is a birthday party that pays homage to Helvetica’s massive influence on our visual culture. For more info please visit here, UK.

 


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Universality 5 of 5...

A book published by Pageone entitled 'Universality' was released at the exhibition opening. Available at all Pageone Bookshops.

 


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Universality 4 of 5...

Screen grabs from the exhibition video installation.

 


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Universality 3 of 5...

2 meters in height, "Big Boy" sculpture.

 


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Universality 2 of 5...

2 sets of 12 silkscreen on canvas artwork.

 


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Universality 1 of 5...

Stills from Universality Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei.

 


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The Thunder God II.

An exculsive Universality black and white LeiGong figure is avaliable now. For more information , please email to pixie.sales@gmail.com, Taiwan.

 


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More Tees than coffee too..

Phunk Studio X Pixie Crossover Tee are avaliable at Pixie now,Taipei.

 


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More Tees than coffee..

Jam Project (You are Gifted) artist series tee by :phunk is avaliable here, Hong Kong.

 


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Vision Quest...

:phunk is featured in this month issue of Vision Magazine, China


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The Factory...

Our new series of prints for “Universality” - :phunk's solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei.

 


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Footballer's wives...

New tee for Uniqlo's UT Shop in Harajuko. Available soon.

 


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The Thunder God

:phunk + Pixie 'Leigong' figures are finally available online now. LeiGong (phunkstudio.com Exclusive): Height: 6inches/ 2 replaceable bombs / Limited to 200pcs/ Retail Price: USD$50.00. LeiGong (Original Version): Height: 6inches / 2 replaceable bombs / Limited to 400pcs / Retail Price: USD$45.00.

Shipping info : Shipped via International Airmail, Asia/Pacific: USD$14.00/pc, Europe/North America: USD$17.50/pc and South America/Africa: USD$23.50/pc (EMS upon request, contact Pixie for quote). Please make payment via Paypal to pixie.mail@gmail.com Please indicate which version and include the subject title 'Order from phunkstudio.com'.

For more information , please email to pixie.sales@gmail.com, Taiwan.

 


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We moved to...

69A Haji Lane
Singapore 189262


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It's like dat...

The legendary D.M.C of Run DMC rocking the :phunk + Staple 'Oriental Relation' tee, NYC.

 


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all is full of love...

:phunk + Staple 'Oriental Relation' tee for Spring 2007 - 10th Anniversary collection, available here. NYC.

 


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STASH 30

:phunk is featured in STASH 30, the Monthly DVD Magazine that showcases the most innovative and outstanding commercial animation, VFX and motion graphics from around the world. Canada.

 


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A Far Cry from There...

Album art for The Observatory, 'A Far Cry From Here'.

 


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A Far Cry from Here...

:phunk designed The Observatory new ablum, 'A Far Cry From Here' and other promo visuals.

 


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Public Domain...

:phunk has been commissioned by LTA (Land Transport Authority of Singapore) to develop large scale hanging sculptures for the new MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Circle line, Promenade station. The sculptures will be integrated permanently into the station finishes and structures.


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Universality
A :phunk Studio Exhibition

Phunk Studio has been invited by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei to show their works in a solo exhibition titled “Universality”. The exhibition will showcase Phunk Studio’s new art and design works based on the theme of “Universality”. Phunk Studio will explore “the creation of universal values” through contextual experimentation with different art and design media and applications.

Venue : Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA),Taipei, Taiwan

Exhibition Period: 8th June to 22nd July 2007


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ART COLOGNE

:phunk has been invited to exhibit in Art Cologne. The world’s longest-established fair for modern and contemporary art will take place at the Cologne exhibition center from 18th to 22nd April, Germany.

 


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:phunk is featured in the Jan issue of Arena Magzine, SG and issue 30 of Fused Magazine, UK.


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Mass Error...

Visual ID for the MASSIVE TERRITORY CONFERENCE, Jarkata.

 


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The Jarkata Swing...

:phunk will be speaking at the MASSIVE TERRITORY CONFERENCE on 20th Jan 2007 in Jarkata.

 


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home improvement...

:phunk is featured in Wallpaper, UK.

 


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Books...

New video content for Nokia worldwide Flagship Stores.

 

Bookshelf

The idea was to transform the entire row of screens into a big bookshelf packed with an extensive collection of books of various genres. It is a quirky and interesting animation that gives life to the books, the books magically jumps off the shelves, dancing, moving and rearranging it's order. As the pages of the books flips, it's content starts to come to life. It is inspired by Nokia's technology which brings live digital content and information to enrich our lives.

 


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Tres logos

:phunk is featured in Tres logos, Germany.

 


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Diamonds are forever...

:phunk + Endeavor Snowboards, Diamond Series fO7, available in 143cm, 146cm, 149cm & 152cm. It will be release in 2007, Vancouver.

 


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motion sickness...

On-air show packaging for MTV The Art Of Mixing and MTV Pure Groove.

 


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worm...

:phunk designed the ablum cover for Leslie Low 'Worm', Singapore.

 


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Stills from the Nike Art Exhibition at Tokyo Designer's Week, Japan.

 


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FL.ag 08

:phunk's Nike claw is featured on the cover of issue 08 of FL.ag magazine, Singapore.

 


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moby dick...

The last illustration in the Zouk Artist in Residence series, Singapore.

 


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Homing Pigeon...

The :phunk Birdhouse is now on display at the returning 20/20 Movement Exhibition. The exhibition is located at The National Library (Ground Floor), from the 29th Oct to 8th Nov, Singapore.


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Temperature Rising...

On-air show Packaging for MTV Tata Young show.

 


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born from obsession...

:phunk is part of the Nike Art Exhibitions at Tokyo Designer's Week, Japan.

 


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Dot Dot Dash!

:phunk is featured in Dot Dot Dash! Brought to you by the editors of the Pictoplasma series. Expanding on the widely popular subject of contemporary character design, this definitive volume showcases an up-to-date survey of the personalities and characters that have entered the third dimension, Germany.

 


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The Leisure Pirate...

:phunk collaborated with Freshness, GQ and XBOX360 in creating a special edition Xbox360 solely for GQ Magazine 10th Anniversary 'Fused' event. It will on display at the "GQ Gallery" at Eslite Xin-Yi, from 10 Oct to 22 Oct 2006. After the event, the Xbox360 will be auction off for donations to charities. For more info, please visit freshnessmag, Taipei.

 


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View :phunk's Dublin Translate Tour montage are on YouTube.


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Levis x :phunk

:phunk collaborated with Levis on Surface Underground - Surface Underground was conceived by juxtaposing the comforts of urban life and the tactility of the early gold rush. Life was tough in an era dominated by waist-high overalls, rivets, brown leather patches with plenty of coal and wood - trapped in an art installation, this is a miner's quarters revisited, fused with the convenience of modern inventions. Surface mining, Underground miners... Asia Pacific.

 


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vision 20/20

:phunk is part of the 20/20 MOVEMENT, Singapore Design Tour in London. For more info please visit here, UK.


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:phunk is featured in issue 40 of icon magazine, UK.

 


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our birdhouse...

:phunk's 50 x 50 cm crystal birdhouse for the London Design Festival, UK.

 


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treasure of social pleasures...

:phunk is appointed as Artist in Residence for Zouk Club, Singapore.

 


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among the sharks & the treasures...

:phunk is appointed as Artist in Residence for Zouk Club, Singapore.

 


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our marriage with figaro...

:phunk is featured in the Sept issue of Madame Figaro magazine, Taiwan.


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Nokia Flagship Shops...

:phunk was commissioned by Nokia as content providers for their worldwide Flagship Shops.

 

 

WISHING TREE

This interactive wishing tree is an organism that grows with the amount of text messages it receives, A different number will be assign to each flagship shops around the world for viewers to send their messages. The tree starts bare and as the users text their 'wishes' the tree will start to blossom. The more messages the bigger the tree will grow.

 

TRAIN

Conceptualizing the shop as a traveling train, the screens becomes panoramic windows to the world. This international train stops at different stations and travels to different cities. Subtle reflections of different passages can be seen on the train windows as it travels.


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The Hooded Claw part 3

The Nike SB Zoom Tre Claw. A shoe becomes art like a sculpture, made from the same materials, but with different vision...

 


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The Hooded Claw part 2...

THE SUM OF ALL PARTS campaign by Nike is about creation and performance. The idea would be to give the exact same materials that are used in a shoe and then create a piece of art and content from that. Nike creates to perform. Artists create to exist. When these collide then culture is blurred... Claw = Grip.

 


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The Hooded Claw part 1...

:phunk was comissioned to produce print ad, sculpture art and a short film (screen grabs of the short film below - worked with INVASION Corp(Taipei) on animation and video production) for Nike SB Zoom Tre. Part of the "Born from Obsession" campaign, Asia Pacific..

 


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MGD...

Comissioned artworks for Miller Beer, Canada.

 


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L.O.V.E

:phunk was invited by Red Magic Creative Lab to designed a original vinyl figures for their Love. Original Project. And the inaugural "Love. Original Project" exhibition will be held at the CWC Gallery LeLe, Tokyo.

 


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shanghai surprise...

After Dublin, 'Electricity' was moved to the Shanghai Sculpture Space to be exhibited at the TRANSLATE Show, Shanghai.

 


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share... feel better

Jam Project (Yourself) artist series tee by :phunk is avaliable here, Hong Kong.

 


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On Tour...

Documenting the first Tour in Dublin under the campaign called Translate which is hosted by Tiger Beer, the publication and DVD published by IdN will be ready shortly. The Tiger Dublin Tour , featured Aidan Kelly from Dublin , Phunk Studio from Singapore and Futon of Bangkok. For more info on the release date of the Translate Box Set, check out the details here, Hong Kong.

 


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trendie wendies...

:phunk are featured in the July issue of Friday magazine & August issue of Harper's Bazaar.


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Whatever...

Show Packaging for MTV Whatever Things. - movie 3.1mb (quicktime required)

 


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untitled...

:phunk is featured in the new "untitled" boxset for the "untitled" exhibition in Berlin and Barcelona.

 


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The Secret House...

:phunk was invited to partake in the Hello Kitty Secret House exhibition, Hong Kong.

 


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The Duke Of Thunder...

:phunk + Pixie Lei-Gong figure will be release at the 2006 Taipei Toy Fare, Taiwan.

 


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Duograph...

:phunk is currently working with Die Gestalten Verlag on a new monograph. It'll be release sometime next year, Berlin.


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Group Dynamics...

Along with Tim Hope and MK12, :phunk will be speaking in innervisions 4, Onedotzero. For more info please visit the Onedozero site, Singapore.


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Us Against The Rest...

Contribution to issue 6 of FL.ag magazine, Singapore.

 


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Muji & We

:phunk was invited by Ppaper magazine to talk about Muji in their Special Muji Issue , Taiwan.

 


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Walk in silence...

:phunk was invited as guest editor for the 2006 Spring/Summer issue of Atmosphere magazine , Japan.

 


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Kick Out The Jam...

:phunk was among the 24 designers invited to take part in T-1 project organized by Itoi Jimusho, Japan. The T-1 website will go live during the FIFA world cup, from June 9, 11:00 to July 9, 11:00 (JST). The Kickheads shirt will be avaliable here from the 9 june to the 10 july.

 


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:phunk + HP...

:phunk design two exclusive skins for the HP Designjet 130 printer. The skins will come with the purchase of the HP Designjet 130 / 130nr printer, Hong Kong.

 


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A Poster Show...

:phunk was invited to contribute in the first installment of the poster show entitled WORKS IN MONOSYLABIK EXPERIMENT. Artists are invited to interpret the theme and submit a one-colour (black) artwork. Artworks will be printed on approx 150 gsm premium archival stock. The poster will be available on a limited run and reprinted only on a made to order basis by click project. KL, Malaysia.

 


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Stills from the Translate show in Dublin. (More pictures at tigerbeer.com)

 


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Advise for the young at heart...

 


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Plastic Knuckle ..

:phunk designed an exculsive MTV Knuckle Bear (by Qee) for the 2006 MTV Asia Awards.

 


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Have a drink with us...

:phunk + chillichilly shooter glass & coasters. Avaliable here.

 


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Beep...Beep...Beep...

:phunk will be holding a workshop in Tainan, Taiwan.

Title : Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll - Codes, Icons, Symbols & Metaphors
Date: 20-21 May 2006
Venue : National Science and Technology Museum (in Kaohsiung)
Duration: 1.5 days
20 May : 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
21 May : 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Organised by The Designers Association of Taiwan.

For more info please visit this site.

 


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LIVE IN DUBLIN...

:phunk is invited by Tiger to be part of the 'Translate' show in Dublin. :phunk will be exhibiting a 4 by 2 meters illustration sikscreened on canvas entitled Electricity on the show.

Electricity is an imaginary city which celebrates the spirit of globalization - the meeting of different minds and cultures. Phunk Studio's wanderlust played a huge influence on the creation of this giant canvas mural. Drawing inspirations from their travel log in cities like New York, Berlin, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and many others, Electricity is a vision of a global city, where diversity is a celebration and there is no East or West. With Aidan Kelly lending a slant in photography, the skies of Electricity drops into a surreal wonderland of floating horses, spiders and butterflies.

Electricity is generated by Tiger

Opening:

Date : 3rd May , 9PM
Venue : The Odeon, Harcourt Street, Dublin, Ireland (
RSVP only)

 


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All you need is Love...

:phunk was invited by Red Magic Creative Lab to create a original series of vinyl figures for the Love Original Project, Hong Kong.


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:phunk was invited to judge The 85th Annual Art Director Club awards, New York.


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:phunk was invited to contribute a style intstallation at Venue : Berlin, Singapore.


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Ident for BEAT! at home.

 


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:phunk recently exhibited in the Midi Convention's Designer Gallery in KL, Malaysia.


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black velvet fly...

To celebrate the release of the next two 6" Stereotype 04: Be My Guest Toys by :phunk and Genevieve Gauckler, Artoyz and Superdeux threw a release party at the Artoys Gallery, Paris.

 


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Pimp Our Ride updates...

Visit CBCNET for the latest 16st design updates. The :phunk x Be.Bike will be available here.

 


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The Butter Factory...

:phunk provide visuals for THE BUTTER FACTORY. The butter factory is a new club that are imaginative, bold and ground-breaking party blend of hip hop, r&b, urban grooves and street art. The Butter Factory promises to be a quality 'urban-driven' venue, with an absolutely crucial mission that their patrons must have FUN! No hang-ups ! No attititudes! No tighty whiteys! THE BUTTER FACTORY is somewhere to get comfortably slouchy - we want you to feel at home and dance your legs down to little stumps!

 


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Now 12...

:phunk mixtape at Nitrocorpz Mixtape.

 


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Main graphic for The “untitled” exhibition for winter 2006 Bread & Butter show in Berlin & Barcelona.

 


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:phunk is featured in issue 032 of Icon magazine, UK.

 


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The Untitled...

:phunk exhibited in The “untitled” exhibition, part of the winter 2006 Bread & Butter show in Berlin & Barcelona. The show presents the roots, the diverse influences from skateboarding, music and street art. The different works represent the core of skate and urban culture, from the first decks to never seen publications, artworks and opinions from people, that had and continue to have a real impact on the last, true challenging youth culture.


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:phunk is featured in Art World magazine, Shanghai.

 


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:phunk x MTV x BAPE

:phunk x MTV x BAPE tee for the 2005 MTV ASIA AID event.

 


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:phunk is featured in Creative Review magazine new book 'Content', UK.


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In depth interview...

:phunk in depth interview with Computer Arts magazine, UK.


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Play...

:phunk is featured in issue 03 of FL.ag magazine, Singapore.

 


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:phunk is listed under the culture section of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).


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:phunk is featured in Communication Arts Design Annual 2005, USA.


 

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depeche mode...

:phunk is featured along side with m / m paris, Undercover, Takashi Murakami & shya-la-la in the Dec 05 issue of Vogue, Taiwan.

 


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Thank You For The Music...

:phunk bow to the following for their help, support and time on the "Decade Of Decadence" exhibition...

Michele & Sandra (Blow)
Adam & Sid (WhiteRoom)
Arthur (Stray)
Tracy Philips (Zouk)
Edmund (Deconstruct)
Wayne (Juice Magazine)
Daniel (
FL.ag magaine )
Patrick Tan (RebelOne)
Patrick Gan (Black)
Fitriah Abdullah
Goh Zhongming
Erasmus William Ess
Benedict Wong
Nicole D’angelo Sim
Nelson Lee
James Liew
Trina Law
Force Vomit
Draven
Astreal
Analog Girl
ShamejoannShame
Slowjaxx


Sorry if we left out anyone but you know who you are...


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Heavenly Party...

:phunk was commissioned to produce a 15 sec cinema ident for Tiger beer, Australia. movie 2.7mb (quicktime required)

 


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fantastic plastic ...

:phunk is invited by Superdeux to work on their upcoming Stereotype 04 - Be My Guest series vinyl figures. The series features Boo and Alban in both 2" and 6" sizes. Other guest artists includes 123Klan, Genevieve Gauckler, Acquired Clothing, Staple Design, Bill Mcmullen and Demo Design.

 


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The "Decade Of Decadence" exhibition will be extended to the 30th of Nov 2005.


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Stills from "Decade Of Decadence" exhibition at the Singapore History Museum.

 


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das model...

A 4 meters :phunk studio "Kraftwerk" statue was erected outside Plaza Singapora Building. The statue was made by the DesignSingapore Council (Ministry of Information Communication and the Arts) to promote the Singapore Design Festival. :phunk studio banners & bus stop billboards can be seem around the city during the festival.

 


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the :phunk tour bus...

A :phunk studio bus will be running around the city during the Singapore Design Festival to take vistors to various festival events, more info here.

 


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Design x Rock = ArenaRockBox

:phunk has created a "ArenaRockBox" at the Singapore DesignEdge conference to celebrate our 10 year anniversary retrospective exhibition "Decade of Decadence." :phunk is widely known and often described as a "Visual Rock Band" for the way we work together. :phunk invited young local bands to jam and perform inside a 3 metres (w) x 3.7 metres (l) x 3.7metres (h) box that was contructed as a temporary concert stage cum music jam studio (equiped with musical instruments, stage lights and sound system) for the duration of the conference. :phunk believes in promoting the young creative spirit through collaborations with the bands and giving them a platform to showcase their talent.

The performing bands are Force Vomit, Draven, Astreal, Analog Girl, ShameJoannShame & Slowjaxx

 


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Pimp Our Ride...

:phunk is working with BE.BIKE Japan to release a limited edition :phunk x 16st bicycle. It'll be release in Japan sometime next year...

 


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Decade Of Decadence
:phunk Studio Parties...
Opening Reception: 4 Nov 05, 7pm
Singapore History Museum
30 Merchant Road
#03-09/17 Riverside Point
Singapore 058282

Opening AfterParty: 4 Nov 05, 11pm
Venue: Home
Official Party: 11 Nov 05, 11.30pm
Venue: Zouk (RSVP only)


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Paper dolls ...

"Decade Of Decadence" promo video for MTV. - movie 2.8mb (quicktime required).

 


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Decade Of Decadence
A :phunk Studio Exhibition

A retrospective exhibition to commemorate creative collective, Phunk Studio’s 10 years anniversary.
The exhibition will showcase works, experiences, and thoughts from their “Greatest Hits” collection.

The exhibition will be presented at The Singapore History Museum

30 Merchant Road
#03-09/17 Riverside Point
Singapore 058282

From 5-20 November 2005

Opening Hours:
Monday 1pm to 7pm
Tuesday - Sunday 9am to 7pm
Friday 9am to 9pm

Admission is free.

 


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OK COMPUTER...

:phunk is featured in issue 116 of Computer Arts magazine, UK. (In-depth interview here)

 


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medium well..

:phunk isfeatured in issue 1 of Medium magazine, Japan.


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Dot Per Inch...

:phunk is featured in issue 77 of DPI magazine, Taipei.


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Grade A1 meat...

After the successful "Baroqracy" exhibition in The Pixie Gallery, Taipei. The "Baroqracy" show is traveling down to the south of Taiwan.

Opening: Sunday, 04th September 2005
Venue: Ham Gallery
Time: 1:00 to 10:00 pm

Exhibition runs till 13th October 2005

Hosted by: HAM Gallery
Co-hosted by: Pixie, Djebala, Designer Association of Taiwan


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THE WANKERS "LIVE" AT TUAMI
A :phunk studio exhibition

Opening: Tuesday, 20th September 2005

Venue: Tuami 2Show
V.E Estrada 603
y las Monjas, 2do piso
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Time: 8:30 pm

Exhibition runs till 14th October 2005


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Some stills from the Nike [co]+Lab Singapore Tee Bar.


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All tomorrow's party...

:phunk is invited to participate in "FUTURE LIFE" the main exhibition of the Gwangju Design Biennale 2005, Korea.

This exhibition is planned to show several scenarios of future living, which has been created by projects of world leading designers and major enterprises. Every exhibit is presented as a part of everyday life scenes, and some of the exhibits include sketches and prototypes to show the process of design. Throughout these contents, the audiences are able to learn what the future would be like and understand the leading role of design by interactively experiencing the contents.

Participating designers and companies from 18 countries includes Syd Mead, Karim Rashid, Naoto Fukasawa, IDEO, Droog design, Mandrina duck, Muji, MIT media Labs, Sony, BMW and etc.


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:phunk x HDLN...

:phunk collaborated with Headline to produce a small run of t-shirts for their Headline Vol. II 2005 - 2nd Anniversary "The Visual Collective in Twelve Chapters". Others artists includes SBTG,
RebelOne, Hooked Clothing & etc. Exclusively available at Collage. For more info on the tees, please contact sales@collagestore.com

 


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coffee, tee or we...

:phunk was invited by Nike to deisgn a new tee for the first season of the [co]+lab artist series project. The first season also consist of work by Tenmyouya Hisashi, Dave White, Groovisions, and Sixstation.

 


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:phunk + Nike will be presenting the [co]+LAB show in Singapore later this year. More info will be available soon...

 


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:phunk joins the Hybreed project, Italy.

Hybreed is a project starting now, focused on the new professional figure that operates in the border zone between art and design, between experimentation and design work, between research and commercial needs; the advent of new instruments such as the computer and the new important potential to communicate through the web; the possibility to create long-distance cooperation in previously unthought of time, and the consequential birth of ?design communities?: these are the elements that characterize a phenomenon born in these last years, which is still in a phase of evolution.Hybreed originates in Italy and becomes a project that develops through a website, a book, an event: it expresses our theory and the concepts that we have been formulating during the course of the analysis of this phenomenon; its main intent is to identify and describe its characteristics, its dynamics and principal protagonists.


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:phunk is featured in issue O6 of PLAY magazine, Singapore.


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eletronische lebensaspekte...

:phunk is featured in the DE:BUG magazine. Berlin, Germany.

 


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Stills from Get It Louder, Shanghai, here.


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where to start...

:phunk is featured in issue 1 of Plugzine, Beijing/Sydeny/Springfield. PLUGZINE NO.1 "Where to Start?" is on sale now

PLUGZINE is a publication on contemporary visual culture by Joyn: and Qian Qian. The first issue titled "Where to Start?" features 20 internationally renowned visual artists with bilingual interviews and their latest work. Each package comes with a 300 page book with extraordinary printing, and specially-designed stickers, book-marks, pins, and posters. The first issue is of a limited 2,000 copies.For more information or buy online, please visit:www.q2design.com/plugzinet


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Louder Than Bomb...

:phunk will be giving a talk on May 21th at Get It Louder, Shanghai.
For more information, please visit www.getitlouder.com

 


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Stills from the "Baroqracy" exhibition in Pixie Gallery, Here.


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A very small run of the "Baroqracy" boxset was produced for the "Baroqracy" exhibition in Pixie Gallery, Taipei.
Available exclusively at the
Pixie Gallery (Boxset includes t-shirt, stickers, pin buttons & poster)

 


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Lei Gong Prototype...

:phunk is working with Pixie on a new doll, it's based on one of our "Control Chaos" characters. The "Lei Gong" figure will be release later this year (this image is an early prototype model).

 


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:phunk's interview on a Taiwan website.


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Bang...

:phunk is featured in the May issue of Bang magazine, Taipei.


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:phunk's interview on The Designers Association of Taiwan website.


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From Hell With Love...

Get your :phunk wallpaper here.


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The april issue of China Advertising magazine did a 12 page feature on :phunk.


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We've moved to a new studio and this is our new address -

21a Arab Street
Singapore 199722


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:phunk will be holding an exhibition in Pixie Gallery Taipei, called Baroqracy.

Date : 07 May to 12 June, 2005.

PIXIE GALLERY 
1F, NO 46, LANE 51,SEC.1,  

DA-AN RD, TAIPEI,TAIWAN. 

Ph: 886-2-27118289

For more info on the show, pls mail to: pixie.mail@gmail.com


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Ride baby ride...

QBN and CreateItSkateIt bring you an All-Star Exclusive Line up, designed by :phunk, Demo and Build. A single-run skate deck will be shipped to 3 randomly selected Newstoday Citizens that have the “Keep me notified” option within their profile selected. If you have not applied for your Newstoday Citizenship, Apply now!

 


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menthol...

:phunk was commissioned to design a LE packaging for Salem, Japan.

 


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alex in wonderland...

:phunk collaborated with Stray to produce a promo flim for Salem, Japan.

 


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The world in a suitcase...

:phunk is part of the Place: exhibition in the MuViM museum, Valencia, Spain. Book with artworks of the show are avaliable here.

 


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The Pretty Petty Thieves....

Singapore Fashion Festival "Satellites"
Fashion Meets Music feat. PhunkStudio
HMV at The Heere, Singapore
24 March - 3 April 2005


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Explosive Home and Decor...

:phunk was invited by Maxalot Gallery ,Barcelona to design large-format wallpaper for their upcoming project Exposif. To be launch in April with a exciting series of exhibitions in cities around the world. Each venue is assigned one or more designs to exhibit for a limited period. The confirmed show so far is as follows:

Rocket, Tokyo
Date: 1 - 6 April 2005

Soso Cafe, Sapporo
Date: 10 - 31 April 2005

Maxalot, Barcelona:
Date: 8 - 30 April 2005

Mousonturm, Frankfurt
Date: 13 - 17 April 2005
Comme des Garcons Guerilla Store, Berlin
Date: 15 April - 30 May 2005

Het GEM, Galerie 1646 and <TAG>, The Hague
Date: 4 June - 9 July 2005

From April 15th the designs will be available to custom order online at www.exposif.com. Pre-ordering will be available from April 1st. Visitors will be given a choice of 3 media: Water-resistant canvas, 130g matte paper, and 340g vinyl. Costs are calculated within the website according to the client's size and media choices. Prices start at around 30 euro per meter square.


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GRAPHICS DECIBEL FESTIVAL...

:phunk is invited by Copyright Magazine to part take in the 2005 GRAPHICS DECIBEL FESTIVAL - Madrid, Spain.


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fused...

:phunk is featured in issue 20 of Fused magazine, UK. Available here.

 


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Stills from the Yut Chi Mah opening at Nike Spiritroom, Berlin... the show runs until the 11th of march 2005.

 


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Graphic Poetry

:phunk contributed to Graphic Poetry, a book of modern poetry from contemporary writers around the world. Leading international designers, illustrators and image makers accepted the challenge of creating a visual response to these poems, their ideas running through the book in a series of double page spreads. With its diverse mix of styles and ideas, Graphic Poetry is a unique volume, which will delight both the eye and the mind. Other contributing designers/illustrators are: Big Active, Blue Source, Marc Boutavant, Build, Delaware, Marion Deuchars, Fellow Designers, FL@33, Michael Gillette, Angus Hyland, Intro, Alan Kitching, Non-Format, Powergraphixx, Rinzen, Tomato, Why Not Associates and etc.The Foreword is written by Paula Carson, deputy editor of international communication arts magazine Creative Review.

Pre-order Graphic Poetry here


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The Berliner

A small run of :phunk x SBTG Nike trainers were produced for the Yut Chi Mah Show, Berlin.

 


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Achtung Baby...

A Big Thanks to Arthur (Stray) for his help and support!!!


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mark II

:phunk's work are featured in DOS LOGOS, Germany.

 


two thousand & four : archive


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nine to the power of two...

:phunk is featured in the Vol 26/ Winter 2004 issue of +81 magazine, Japan.


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one nite in Beijing...

:phunk is invited by Nike to present a co+[lab] dialogue sessions at The Bed (club) on 11th of November, Beijing.

 


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Meetings...

:phunk x Dominic Fernandez contributed to WERK X (Meetings - In collaboration with Colette).

 


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Characters At War...

:phunk is invited by Pictoplasma to participate in Characters At War exhibition.

Opening: October the 1st, 6PM
ZENTRALBUERO
Spandauer Str. 2
10178 Berlin - Mitte Germany


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math...

How many people makes up :phunk studio?


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music for the masses...

:phunk is featured in issue 2 of AUDIKT.


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dot dot dot...

Galactica Love (Guerillafonts) is featured in the Sept issue of Computer Arts, UK

 


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Res...

Phunk Studio is featured in the july/august of RES magazine, US...


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Synthetic Weekends

New mp3 track from :phunk audio...2.7mb- (Download)


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a word from our sponsor...

Phunk Studio is happy to announce (mt) Media Temple is currently serving our critical data!


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Creative Review

:phunk is featured in & on the cover of the August Issue of Creative Review, UK.

 


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Wall of sound...

Stills from the synthetics...

 


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Viva La Sneaka...

:phunk contributed artworks to Sneaker Freaker Issue 4...

 


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THE SYNTHETICS "LIVE" Installation

23 July 2004, Friday COMME des GARÇONS GUERRILLA STORE +65
26A Temple Street Singapore 058581
Tel +65 6224 3226

 


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Mocha???

:phunk was comissioned by Coccolatte to create a 9 metres mural for their Latte Lounge.

 


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I'm not a digital artist, I'm a _____________.

:phunk will be speaking at the OFFF '04 in Valencia, Spain. For more info, please visit OFFF '04.

 


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mom...

New show packaging for MTV's Movie of the Month...

 


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Sandakan Threnody

Comissioned artworks for Sandakan Threnody - A cross-media collaboration between Singapore, Japan and Australia artists based on war-crimes trial records, survivors' accounts of the death march in Borneo at the end of World War II. It metaphorises the experiences of war and brutality as a journey into the heart of darkness. TheatreWorks Singapore.

 


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Visual ID for Lau Photos.


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che fine fahho gli stirati...

:phunk is featured in this month issue of Stirato Magazine, Italy.


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Refill issue no.3

Get your free tiger :phunk poster in Refill issue no.3...


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vision 20/20

Stills from the 20/20 exhibition...

 


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the Circus was in town...

:phunk contributed works to both the TEKKO 03 // Future Beautiful & the 20/20 exhibition in IdN MY FAVOURITE CONFERENCE 2004, Singapore.


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:phunk interview is featured on issue 10 of Green Donkey.


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world graphic design

:phunk contributed works to World Graphic Design - a book by Geoffrey Caban, Merrell Publishers, London.


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where's our bloody camera...

In collaboration with French fashion label Agnes b, Lomography Singapore is excited to showcase 6 customized Colorsplash cameras by the likes of 4 Dream So Much artists Dalek, Misk, MatzuMTP and Kenji Hirata from New York, Hong Kong's Computerhead and :phunk. Also on exhibition will include a selection of the masterpieces we received from all over Asia for our Street Life competition.

 


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black + white

:phunk is featured in this month issue 72 of Black + White Magazine, Sydney.


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Art and Design

:phunk is featured in this month Art & Design Magazine, Beijing.


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YEN

:phunk's work is featured in this month issue 10 of Yen Magazine, Sydney.


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idanda

:phunk is featured in idanda.net, New York .


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Greatest Hits & Misses...

 

 

MONO NUMBER ONE :PHUNK STUDIO, A DECADE OF DECADENCE
Trying to remember a decade’s worth of random and forgotten memories...

:phunk is pleased to announce the release of our retrospective book A Decade of Decadence — a celebration of a decade’s worth of accidents and experimentations. Published by
RebelOne.

ON SALE NOW

MONO IS AVAILABLE AT
ANALOGUE BOOKS (EDINBURG UK)• BASHEER BOOKS (SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, MALAYSIA, THAILAND & INDONESIA) • BEINGHUNTED.COM (BERLIN GERMANY) • CLUBCARD (VANCOUVER CANADA) • COLETTE (PARIS FRANCE) • HALCYON (NEW YORK USA) • HOW & WHY BOOKS (MALAYSIA) • IdN PROSHOP (HONG KONG) • MAGAZZINO (AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND) • MAGMA BOOKS (LONDON UK, MANCHESTER UK) • OFR BOOKS (PARIS FRANCE) • OUR SPOT, SYDNEY • PAGEONE BOOKS (SINGAPORE, HONG KONG) • TURNTABLE LAB (NEW YORK USA) • UBERDOG.COM.AU (PERTH AUSTRALIA) •

For sales & more information about the book, please visit RebelOne.


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CHAOS IN DOWN UNDER

After 2 successful exhibitions in New York & Singapore, Control Chaos is going down under - Sydney, Australia.The title of the exhibition is called Control Chaos III. It is a place influenced by the pugilistic world of 80's Hong Kong TV serial. Using :phunk's own visual vocabulary, the collective renders a dysfunctional/apocalyptic take on the classic tales of good versus evil set in the backdrop of heaven, earth and hell. :phunk has injected their distinctive style of illustration to create a mural. The mural is made up of 12 pieces of custom-designed canvases made from corrugated boxes. The limited edition artworks are individually silkscreened. 

Venue :

Our Spot
Shop 5
256 Crown Street Darlinghurst 2010
Tel: # 61 2 8354 0300

Opening - 15th April (RSVP - info@ourspot.com.au)
Till 4th May 2004


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Semi-Permanent 04

:phunk will be speaking at the Semi-Permanent Conference 04 in Sydney. For more info, please visit Semi-Permanent

 

VENUE:

Harbourside Auditorium
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre

Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia.

www.scec.com.au

DATES : Friday 16 April 2004 - 10:45am - 6:30pm
Saturday 17 April 2004 - 11:00am - 6:45pm


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Captain Planet...

:phunk is featured in the march issue of PLANET MAGAZINE , NYC.


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XXXFUNS...

:phunk is featured in this month XFUNS Magazine, Taiwan.


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Stealing from thieves is still stealing...

:phunk designed Edison Chen's "Please Steal This Album" album cover.
 


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