2009
PICTOPLASMA RESIDENCY
EXHIBITION/ PICTOPLASMA RESIDENCY Open to the most daring, stylistically sure-footed character exhibition proposals, the Pictoplasma Residency in cooperation with DISK/CTM offered young and upcoming artists the opportunity to refine their concept and present their character driven work to a wide, international and interested audience. The awarded artists received free accommodation, a financial grant to help […]
FLAGS OF PICTOPIA
INSTALLATION/ FLAGS OF PICTOPIA To welcome visitors of the 2009 “Prepare for Pictopia” exhibition, Pictoplasma and Wiyumi designed a series of character clan flags representing selected original art-work included in the central group-show. The flags referenced reduced and abstract versions of characters by Motomichi Nakamura, Boris Hoppek, Tim Biskup, Tado, FriendsWithYou, Akinori Oishi and […]
WHEN YOUR SMILING
ANIMATION/ WHEN YOUR SMILING Official opener of the PICTOPLASMA FESTIVAL 2009(Character Corporality Edition) Direction: David OReillyMusic: Bob Gruen 2009
BUMPER CARS
INSTALLATION/ BUMPER CARS As the central installation for the exhibition “Prepare for Pictopia” at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2009), Pictoplasma conceived and produced a series of unique, interactive bumper cars referencing iconic characters by international artists Motomichi Nakamura (US/JP), Boris Hoppek (DE), Nathan Jurevicius (AUS), Tado (UK) and Doma (ARG). Every hour lights […]
FUN HOUSE
INSTALLATION/ FUN HOUSE In 2009 Pictoplasma commissioned Miami based artist duo FriendsWithYou to create new site-specific artwork for spacious foyer of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin.The areal with over 800 square meters was re-designed as a full-grown interactive installation referencing a suburban landscape, including private hide-aways, cheerful picket fences and FriendsWithYou’s legendary bouncing […]
BRILHANTE
INSTALLATION/ BRILHANTE French designer Florent Feys aka Doudouboy has worked extensively for the luxury industry – his luscious, oneiric and crystalline illustration style is the perfect match to brand high-class products such as haute couture or radiant perfumes. In 2009, Pictoplasma commissioned the artist to collaborate on a large-scale, walkable installation, playing on the topic […]
Prepare for Pictopia – Berlin
EXHIBITION/ PREPARE FOR PICTOPIA, BERLIN HKW – Haus der Kulturen der Welt – Berlin, Germany In 2009 the iconic HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt invited Pictoplasma to curate the world’s first large-scale exhibition on contemporary character design and art. “Prepare for Pictopia” playfully explored the phenomenon and offered new and surprising insight into […]
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