kozyndan

Where u from?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:46:35 -0700

kozy is from Japan

dan is from California

Flashback to 2006: We were asked by the BALTIC to do a little...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:00:52 -0700

Flashback to 2006: We were asked by the BALTIC to do a little drawing on a long blank wall that runs to the staff headquarters. They plan to have all artists showing at the museum in the future leave something on the wall, so we were honored (generally we don’t paint on walls, but we made an exception).

The piece is, i guess, about the way mankind shows its appreciation of the natural world by killing it, capturing it and caging it. We did the whole piece in about 1 hour 40 minutes (a lot it spent arguing on how messy to do the painting part).

One of our favorite of all our album design projects is...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:19:39 -0700

One of our favorite of all our album design projects is @daedelus_music’s “Throw a Fit” EP from 2006.

Our cat Ami-chan was pretty stoked to be on an album cover obviously.

A shot by kozy from above during Dan’s pool shoot with...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:39:31 -0700

A shot by kozy from above during Dan’s pool shoot with Renee.

Portrait of Renee, by Dan. April, 2013, Hollywood Hills@wrenees

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:25:02 -0700

Portrait of Renee, by Dan. April, 2013, Hollywood Hills
@wrenees

going in deeeep.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:15:38 -0700

going in deeeep.

An Aussie kozyndan opening wouldn’t be complete without a...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:24:07 -0700

An Aussie kozyndan opening wouldn’t be complete without a new kozyndan tattoo presented to us. This girl in Perth had a good one AND is a hottie to boot. <3

“Broadcast”acrylic and resin on board16 x 20...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:01:06 -0700

“Broadcast”
acrylic and resin on board
16 x 20 inches
2013

9 MAGIC NARWHALS!!!

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:34:03 -0700

9 MAGIC NARWHALS!!!

acrylic gouache on board6 x 6 inches2013Painting for our 2013...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:10:00 -0700

acrylic gouache on board
6 x 6 inches
2013
Painting for our 2013 exhibition at Outré Gallery in Australia.

Warmth is coming back to the land. summer abstract, 2012 GoPro...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:09:18 -0700

Warmth is coming back to the land.

summer abstract, 2012 GoPro still.

Infinite Rainbow (Tie-dye) 3acrylic gouache on tie-dye canvas6 x...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:42:46 -0700

Infinite Rainbow (Tie-dye) 3
acrylic gouache on tie-dye canvas
6 x 6 inches
2013

Sydney Memories: under the waves at Bondi Beach. March...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:39:17 -0700

Sydney Memories: under the waves at Bondi Beach. March 2013

GoPro video stills by Dan.

Acrylic gouache on paper27x38 inches2013

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:01:50 -0700

Acrylic gouache on paper
27x38 inches
2013

Aww - brought back memories. Always funny when old images of...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:36:44 -0700

Aww - brought back memories. Always funny when old images of ours turn up on tumblr in a different context. (this isn’t a tattoo though, people!)

✨❤Goodbye OZ❤✨ it’s been real real real real real real...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:42:38 -0700

✨❤Goodbye OZ❤✨ it’s been real real real real real real real!!!!! We love you!!!! (at T1 International Terminal)

Today, I was finally able to teach Kozy how to operate in the...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:42:49 -0700

Today, I was finally able to teach Kozy how to operate in the crash zone of a beach break. Kozy has always been a bit afraid of being crushed by the wave (so fragile!), but we put scuba masks on, attacked the warm, clear water at Bondi Beach while there was pretty large waves and i made her stick to it until she got past the waves. Once in the sweet spot I told her to duck a wave right before it broke and immediately turn around. She got to see a wave go rolling into shore from underneath and behind it. Such a beautiful sight! After that she was hooked and never wanted to get out of the water!

The “wall of kozyndan” erected by Outré Gallery in...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:10:57 -0700

The “wall of kozyndan” erected by Outré Gallery in Perth to accompany our exhibition there incurred a wave of nostalgia for us - each piece brings back memories of a certain point on the 14 year (and counting) journey we have been on together! <3 to Australia! Sydney show opens this Friday, March 22, 2013 in Surry Hills.

We spent the week leading up to our opening in Perth, Australia,...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:50:12 -0700

We spent the week leading up to our opening in Perth, Australia, going out on a boat each morning to nearby Carnac Island to observe and photograph endangered Australian sea lions. Such LOVELY, social, playful creatures! They were easily 400 - 500 lbs, but gentle as could be.

Sadly their numbers seem to be declining on this island. The most we ever saw on the beach was 5 sea lions. We are not sure if they are just moving to some other location en masse, or if something has happened to them. Given their already low numbers, this would truly be a tragedy.

Strangely though, the Australian government allows local recreational boaters to swarm the tiny bay where they come to rest after days at sea. On the weekend the bay on Carnac Island is crowded with dozens of boats filled with drunken passengers who illegally go onto the island itself, kick the sea lions, throw beer bottles at them, put their kids on top of the sea lions for photo ops, and chase them into the water. Doubly strange was the fact that, despite being the ONLY boat there the entire week, and with only 8 people in our group, all of whom are passionate about the marine ecosystem and respect the animals and have a lot of experience dealing with them (and at least one in our number is a professional career underwater photographer specializing in marine mammals), the park rangers saw fit to come and scold us for photographing them, telling us the animals could be vicious and attack us and that we needed to swim away if the sea lions approached us. Meanwhile they let the drunk locals mercilessly harass them every weekend. The world is upside down.

“Every Turn Leads Back Again”acrylic on raw linen6...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:33:24 -0700

“Every Turn Leads Back Again”
acrylic on raw linen
6 x 6 inches
2013

Painting from our current exhibition at Outré Gallery in Australia. If you are in Sydney, the exhibition opens there next week, March 22nd, 2013. Join us!