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My good friend Ryoichi Maeda, who is presenting my Tokyo exhibit, is having his own solo exhibit in NYC Sat. 8th August – Sun.16th August 2009 @ THE BODY ARCHIVE GALLERY.

“EXTREME BODY MODIFICATION IN JAPAN” Ryoichi “Keroppy” Maeda Sat. 8th August – Sun.16th August 2009 @ THE BODY ARCHIVE GALLERY #9 Ninth Ave. 2nd Fl. NYC (Bet little west 12 / 13th Street) Opening reception : Sat. 8th August 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Show open 4:00 PM – ) Weekday party : Wed. 12th August 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Please call to view the exhibit other than party days.Contact : 917-282-5086 / 212-353-8413 / speliotisphoto@yahoo.com Sales of Prints / Books / DVDs Artist’s Lecture : Fri. 7th August 8:45 PM – 10:45 PM Place : Paddles (250 W 26th Street [Bet 7th/8th Ave]) Contact : 646-319-2780 / info@DomSubFriends.com Ryoichi “Keroppy” Maeda : Ryoichi is photographer and journalist who has been reporting the cutting edge of Japanese underground scenes, tattoo, piercing, modification and fetish etc. He is well known for remarkable works at legendary magazine “BURST”. He is translator of Modcon book Japanese edition and has published several books featuring body modification in Japan. “Scar Factory” (Creation Books / UK), ”Body Modification Freaks” (Wailea Publisher / Japan), etc. More info. www.myspace.com/keroppymaeda Contact : 917-703-1616 (in NY) / keroppymaeda@gmail.com Ryoichi “Keroppy” Maeda Bron 1965 in Tokyo,Japan Lives and works in Tokyo Solo Exhibitions 2008 “Body Modification Laboratory” Subterreneans, Osaka 2007 “Modified Generation” Hyaku Gallery, Tokyo 2005 “Bloody Red : body modification” Vanilla Gallery, Tokyo Group Exhibitions 2008 “Hakuchu-no-Dai-Misemono Exhibition” Vanilla Gallery,Tokyo

I’ve been using Wacom graphic tablets for years. It’s like having hydraulic disc brakes on your bike, there is no better performance. I spend more time working on the computer than behind the camera, so I couldn’t imagine having the streamlined computer workflow I have today without this tool in my arsenal.  There’s no way I would even bother trying to assemble my mannequin series with a clunky mouse.

Wacom was looking for a bilingual artist to represent them in the north-east and I got signed on as a Pro-Artist. There is no greater compliment than to be sponsored by them with the launch of the Intuos4.

I’ve been using my new Intuos4 tablet for more than three months. I love it, it’s insane. The illuminated OLED displays are such an amazing improvement to my workflow – I can have a million different shortcuts customized into the ExpressKeys for different applications and never lose a moment trying to remember what shortcut was where.  The pen and work surface are sleeker and more comfortable, the touch ring with 4 functions per application has a great dynamic to it and is much more practical in day-in-day-out use over the previous vertical touch strips.  What else can really be said about such an intuitive input device?  Check out the video:
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Another haunting shot from Dominique’s sunrise cemetary shoot, along with a really cool I took of my friend Paul, from the most amazing band Cynic, while he was in town with the band this February.  I love these two shots together.  There is so much that can be read into Dominique’s shot, the image is filled with so much intensity.  I think the shot of Paul captures everything I possibly could to represent an evening of great conversation with a long-lost friend.