Usugrow and fellow Shinganist artist, Toshikazu Nozaka recently reprised their 2-man show at Melbourne’s Backwoods Gallery. Usugrow has again created a few new drawings combining flowing lines, skulls, stipple and a self invented caligraphy, and is still able to incorporate them in a new way that keeps his work fresh and progressive. Along with the original ink drawings, he also debuted a few new prints of his recent work, as well as a few framed pieces of his caligraphy. Toshikaizu, who is tattoo artist of 20 years and was a pro skateboarder, combines the elements of Japanese tattoo art, skateboarding, punk music and contemporary iconography in mixed media works on wooden panel and ink on paper.
Check out photos of the artwork on display, as well as the setup and opening after the jump…
