#sean danconia

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My name is Alex and I'm an 2D Animation Major. I'm a big fan of Pop Art like Roy Lichtenstein or Takashi Murakami. Also other more contemporary Influences are artists like Jamie Hewlett, Sean Danconia, Pendleton Ward, Ilya Kuvshinov etc. I love movies like Raimi's Evil Dead/Spider-Man trilogies, Big Trouble in Little China, Tarantino films, Scott Pilgrim, Total Recall, Ferris Bueller or a variety of 80s/90s flicks. Any Miyazaki film like Cagliostro or Satoshi Kon & Mamoru Hosoda's works. Other shit like the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies or Roger Rabbit and the plethora of comic book films. Also a lot of animation: cartoon, anime or otherwise. Sitcoms, Romcoms and whatever I've re-watched a 1000 times.

I like collecting art pieces that I have the wherewithal to. Like art prints like giclees or canvases. Or art toys or comics. Whatever appeals to me aesthetically. I also collect vinyl's and cassettes. Hip-hop, pop punk, city pop, lo-fi, post-hardcore; just music I'd love to have a dope physical copy of. I really love artists like Gorillaz, Mac Miller, The Wonder Years, Nujabes, MF Doom, All Time Low, Yuji Ohno etc. and just again a bunch of shit but this probably isn't as brief as it should be sorry. I'm more of an indoors kid but I love going to bay areas when I can.

For the main thing that concerns the class. I'd like to learn more about camera work and understanding a different art form I'm really not that all familiar with. I have a base level or understanding and I intend to do a lot of freelance and comission work so it'd be nice to know a wide variety of mediums to work into my repertoire I guess.

Again sorry, this should probably be shorter.

[seandanconia]

CAPTAIN HARLOCK ART (+ STRANGER THINGS + KITARO)

Sean Danconia presents his UltraMod eye on the world of Captain Harlock, GeGeGe no Kitaro, Stranger Things and Ready Player One, culminating in a wild pop-art collage of candescent cyberpunk. “Ready Stranger One” (Mixed-Media, w/ Acrylic on Canvas) was originally released at Los Angeles’ contemporary art destination—Mouche Gallery (February 2022). Current edition offerings are available at the Danconia Gallery. Several distinct releases include: 1) the Mixed-Media original with unique graphic and painted details (30 x 45 in), 2) hand-embellished and standard Limited Editions at 24 x 36 in (with arcade + VHS-influenced side art), 3) Print and Color Proofs at 17 x 22 in (luster paper, archival ink) and 4) Omakase Editions at 8.5 x 11 in (luster paper, archival ink).  https://vimeo.com/749796485 GeGeGe no Kitarō (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎), originally known as Hakaba Kitarō (墓場鬼太郎, “Kitarō of the Graveyard”), is a Japanese manga series created in 1960 by Shigeru Mizuki, who recently passed away. It’s best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as yōkai, a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong to. This story was an early 20th-century Japanese folk tale performed on kamishibai. It has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. (Source: Wiki)

Captain Harlock close-up | Ready Stranger One | Stranger Things-themed Artwork by Sean Danconia Ready Stranger One: B-Movie Storyline Kazuki Sato is a gamer in HorrorScope—a banned quantum metaverse (powered by our dreams / nightmares), based on classic anime and 80’s cult cinema. Sato, famous for his unbeatable avatar—Shigeru Mizuki’s Kitaro and his mastery of Japan’s mythic underworld (Yomi-no-kuni), has his game turned on its head by a player named Kozika (a demonic Frank Kozik-inspired Hello Kitty) who triggers an apocalyptic scenario by importing and opening a self-replicating Lament Configuration puzzle box, made famous in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser.  An invasion of the game at a sub-atomic level takes place, and the Mazone—hellish villains of Captain Harlock fame, begin to destroy everything in their path—both virtually and physically—by infecting the game with a (Go Nagai) Devilman virus. Kitaro must summon the game’s original (now dead) creator—”The Stranger” (striking resemblance to Harlock), who assists him in assembling a team of anime rebels to fight the impossible threat, while the Devilman infection spreads, threatening to turn them all into servants of the evil Mazone Queen—Rafflesia—or whatever force is behind her…

Elements inspired by Megazone 23, Gatchaman, Wicked City, etc. While the art features a full metaverse of icons, iconography and memorabilia, here’s a lengthy list of some of the most notable elements: - GeGeGe no Kitaro, along with Nezumi Otoko (Rat Man), Medama-Oyaji (Kitaro’s eyeball-like Dad), Kasa-Bake (holding a Franken-Kitty), Ittan Momen, Neko-Musume along with several Hello Kitty x Kitaro Gotochi-inspired characters, along with Mizuki’s Ukiyo-E style Japanese wave art - Leiji Matsumoto’s Captain Harlock, the Mazone Queen Rafflesia (with Wicked City nails) and core elements inspired by Kitaro including the Cosmo Dragoon gun - Speaking of guns, Kitaro holds a “Space Adventure Cobra” gun borrowed from a Figma release, modified slightly (it shoots bullets filled with a substance made famous in Phantasm but turned green in recent years) - Go Nagai’s Devilman (which Kitaro is morphing into along with Speed Racer, who rides on Akira’s motorcycle in the background on a Tron-like loop-de-loop) - Kawaii-style Kinnikuman (キン肉マン) cradles a bowl of Medama-Oyaji (naturally) - Harlock is being poked by the iconic Gashadokuro (Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Souma no furudairi (相馬の古内裏)” also known as “Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre“.) - Wicked City’s Makie’s eyes can be seen in the background with a close up on her (and lovely manicure) on the right side. - a Kozik-inspired Hellraiser Kitty-Chan (Kozika) holds a Lament Configuration (designed from actual schematics, with added Golden Dawn symbol for fun) - Mobile Suit Gundam Crossbone(機動戦士クロスボーン・ガンダム) - Mazinger Z’s Koji Kabuto hybrid mash-up with Grendizer x Mazinkaiser (マジンカイザー). - Mach 5 with Back to the Future’s DeLorean license plate. - Koji Kabuto rides a Garland from Megazone 23 - Ken Washio from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and his plane - Ninja Hattori-Kun as Daruma(with his own mask from 20th Century Boys) - Casshan’s robot dog, Friender - Packaged in an 80’s Horror x Stranger Things x Ready Player One x Cyberpunk x Miami Vice x Blade Runner (VHS) colorations + iconography / vibe - Nod to January Wayne of Jacqueline Susann’s “Once is Not Enough”

Captain Harlock (Ref. The Cockpit)

Gundam Crossbone

Gashadokuro

Hell-O-Raiser Kitty “Ready Stranger One” was created by Sean Danconia as a commission for a Kitaro + classic anime / manga fan. The collage itself (and final mixed-media painted original) utilizes a range of techniques including but not limited to: acrylic paint, acrylic gel, pigment markers, archival ink, spray paint, hand drawing (digital and traditional), photography, 3D / CGI effects, iconographic collage, silver bullet cuttings, typographic art and lettering, etc.  Feel free to get in touch with us for any commission concept and quote. We have various price points available depending on size, complexity, medium and time frame. Make your art dreams come true today!

Color Proof (Luster Giclee, Archival Ink) of "Ready Stranger One" (The Danconia Gallery, Dallas TX) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWAtSxvoe4g Read the full article

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"THE LONE RACER“—Mad Daddy D. and Sean Danconia

[astroboyart]

Art collab between Tezuka Productions and Sean Danconia.

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[holdtightposts]

Finally hung some prints now that I'm in a bigger house. These will be in the kid's playroom. From left to right: Shu Todoroki VS Lightning Mcqueen (Dinoco Version) By Sean Danconia. From what we were told, there's only 2 in California, the other is at Pixar Studios. Toy Story (variant), Finding Nemo, & Wreck it Ralph (variant). All 3 by Tom Whalen. One of my favourite gig poster artist.

[johnny-dynamo]

O-Ren Ishii by  Sean Danconia

[theandyellis-blog]

Sean Danconia you have invaded my new phone.

[kogaionon]

O-Ren Ishii by Sean Danconia / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

13" x 19" giclée print, edition of 18. Available here.

[rebel6]

by SEAN DANCONIA

[crossconnectmag]

Sean Danconia: Secret Asian Man

Sean Danconia has built a seductive visual universe by marrying cult-cinema & animation to a wild pop-art aesthetic. Born in Montreal, Canada, Danconia was named after another “Sean”-Connery, by his mother, an intrepid James Bond fan. This early “Bondian” bullet would fire itself throughout Danconia’s life & creative pursuits. After living & working in Italy, Hong Kong, Vancouver this iconoclast Canadian designer/artist/animator burst onto the LA art scene in 2008, lending his iconic style to Disney, Hello Kitty, the Bob Marley Estate, The Nisei Week Foundation, Anime Expo, King Features, Warner Bros & Marilyn Monroe, among others – in addition to various independent projects.

More Sean Danconia: Facebook / Twitter / Store

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[shadow27]

James Bond (by way of Golgo 13)

"They call me Bond-San" by Sean Danconia 18x36 giclee print $250

[seandanconia]

HELLO SPRING, KAWAII DREAM (Hello Kitty-inspired art)

Created as an ode to the stunning Hoshinoya Onsen, Matsuo Bashu's spring haiku poetry and the 2006 theatrical version of SAKURAN, "Hello Spring, Kawaii Dream" (originally titled "Hello Onsen, Kitty Garden", 2015) is another well-loved Hello Kitty-inspired artwork by Sean Danconia, created as a semi-sequel to "Memoirs of a Kitty". The original Mixed-Media canvas painting (pictured here) was created in a combination of acrylic paint, photography, illustration, graphic design, archival ink, etc. It had its premiere at Blooming Art Gallery, situated in Japanese Village Plaza.

(above and below) The Mixed-Media Original of Hello Onsen, Kitty Garden (2015) by Sean Danconia. Photographed at the Japanese Garden (Tokyo Villa) in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.

The art features a Hello Kitty-inspired Maiko (geisha-in-training) with Pocky x Sakura-infused Oiran Hair ornaments + Geta, accompanied by a Japanified gathering of Daruma, Kokeshi, and various gotochi-kitty-ish tomodachi (including nods to Japan's live-action monster flicks), with some SupaPop friends (like Jozilla and SupaPup) in the background, playing in our own (ukiyo-e) great wave of Kanagawa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgdNUUMiMP8 Original Trailer for Sakuran with a fantastic score by Shiina Ringo Some of the inspirations for the art come from Mika Ninagawa's film—Sakuran—and the original manga by Moyoco Anno, on which it's based.

Sean first saw an image of Sakuran (above) on a research trip to Tokyo in 2008.

The new "Kawaii-Cut" version of the art, now titled "Hello Spring, Kawaii Dream" features a beautiful Haiku by Matsuo Basho located at the bottom right hand corner along with honorable mention of the onsen and resort in Kyoto which inspired the piece. There are other subtle improvements but nothing that changes the original structure, coloration and energy of the first edition, which used various line thicknesses, photographic perspective and pastel hues in order to create a vintage 60's Show-era feel to the art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_saO7cbpxzs Please enjoy this short feature on the stunning Hoshinoya Onsen Read the full article

[astroboyart]

Original artist: Sean Danconia

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[johnny-dynamo]

From Dusk Till Bond by Sean Danconia