Ogi
Artworks
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Untitled Skateboard 1
7.25" x 29.5"
acrylic on skateboard
2005
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Untitled Skateboard 2
7.25" x 29.5"
acrylic on skateboard
2005
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Noam
gouache and acrylic on paper and wood
11.75" x 9.375"
2007
$420 -
White Wing
gouache and acrylic on paper and wood
9.25" x 11.375"
2007
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Deer
gouache and acrylic on paper and wood
9.375" x 11.75"
2007
$460 -
Flying Robot
gouache and acrylic on paper and wood
5.875" x 7.5"
2007
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Skulls (pink)
gouache and acrylic on paper and wood
5.125" x 7.125"
2007
$220 -
Ghost B
gouache and acrylic on paper and wood
4.375" x 6.25"
2007
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Scribble A
pencil and acrylic on paper
9.5" x 11.5"
2007
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Scribble B (Yellow Note Paper)
pencil and acrylic on paper
7.875" x 5.875"
2007
$80 -
Scribble (Skull)
acrylic on canvas
9.375" x 11.375"
2007
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Scribble (Skull B)
pencil and acrylic on paper
9.25" x 11.375"
2007
Artist Products
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Artist Shirt
$20
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Untitled Digital Print 2
18" x 28" (unframed)
archival digital print
2005
$80 -
Untitled Digital Print 4
18" x 28" (unframed)
archival digital print
2005
$80
Artist Interview
- Where are you from?
Tokyo, Japan
- Where do you live, how long?Back in Tokyo since last April. (2005)
- How did you start making art?I can't remember...
- School or self taught?I think both.
- Processes, ideas, or things that make you creative?Bridging the gap between Japanese and American sub-culture. and merging it with my own vision of values based on a new set of information / facts.
- Who are your favorite artists?There are so many...
Mark Rothko, Paul Klee, Alexander Calder, Reiji Matsumoto, Evan Hecox, Takashi Murakami...
- Favorite food?Sushi, Tacos... there are so many... It's easier for me to name things that are not my favorite... like thick pizza, Jerry beans.
- Music you can't live without?Always go back to Kruder & Dorfmeister and Tosca.
- Any hobbies?usual stuff... I think. snowboarding?
- Shoe Size?10.5
- Tight pants or baggy pants?Do I have to pick one?
Biography
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Ogi received a BFA in Illustration from the California College of Arts (& Crafts) in 2003. He now resides in Tokyo. He has exhibited at Cowboys & Angels, Giant Robot, Andeken Gallery, and with the Sneaker Pimps global Sneaker Exhibition. Ogi has designed T-shirt graphics for Poketo and Android 8. His artwork is featured in the graphic art book "Io: Art of the Wired" and in "Evil Monito" magazine.
Exhibitions
- 2006
- DEC. I Think We Better Split Up, Receiver, San Francisco, CA
- DEC. You're a Serpent and There's No Use Denying It, Domy, Houston, TX
- DEC. One and Oh, Park Life, San Francisco, CA
- OCT. The Bliss Express Show, Nucleus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- AUG. Receiver Guest Artists Show SF, Receiver, San Francisco, CA
- JUL. Receiver Guest Artists Show Seattle, Burton Showroom, Seattle, WA
- MAY. Solo Show, FEWMANY, Shinjuku, Tokyo
- MAR. Beast from the East, Project, Los Angeles, CA
- FEB. 10 x 10, BBS Tokyo, Harajuku, Tokyo
- 2005
- DEC. Untitled, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Dec. Fresh Produce, Anno Domini, San Jose, CA
- OCT. Fun With Dead Bodies, Rotofugi,Chicago, IL
- OCT. Toy2R Expo, Fewmany, Tokyo Japan
- OCT. What's Your Vice?, Project, Los Angeles, CA
- SEP. Solo Show, Fewmany, Tokyo Japan
- AUG. Friendless Outsiders, Unknown Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
- AUG. CD-R + Jacket Exhibition, Fewmany, Tokyo, Japan
- MAR. Recent Works - Solo Show, Receiver Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- FEB. Effection: Retrospection, San Francisco, CA
- FEB. Overhung, Bootling Gallery, Oakland, CA
- JAN. Submit to Print, Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO
- JAN. ARTSF, San Francisco, CA
- 2004
- DEC. Sneaker Pimps Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
- DEC. Affordable Art Sale at RX Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- NOV. Solo Show, Kid Robot, San Francisco, CA
- OCT. Urbane Crush, 69 Belcher, San Francisco, CA
- SEP. Inconspicuous Monsters, Giant Robot, San Francisco, CA
- AUG. New Expression 5, RX Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- AUG. Panos - Fake Road Signs,Lyon, France
- JUN. Poketo Art Show, Cowboys and Angels, San Francisco, CA
- MAY. Young Bloods, Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO
- APR. Super Sized Dunnys, Kid Robot, San Francisco, CA
- FEB. Double Happiness, Cassius King Gallery, San Diego, CA
- JAN. Lowbrow Show, Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
- JAN. Check The Halls, Cassius King Gallery, San Diego, CA
- 2003
- SEP. Senior Show, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- JUL. Solo Show, Kid Robot, San Francisco, CA
- MAY. Two Men Show, Something Else, San Francisco, CA
















Ogi's work explores a youthful realm of Japanese girls, playful characters, and decorative graphics. In this creative environment Ogi nods to pop culture, Japanese animation, and manga. His collision of illustration and digital elements is a distinctive expression of the world around him.