It Will Blow Your Mind
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
Guro artist Shintaro Kago’s illustration for the February cover of Vice Magazine which, I think, perfectly encompasses my feelings on Japanese culture in the sense that its over-saturated awesomeness is enough to cause my head to burst.
Shintaro Kago on the Cover of Vice Magazine [SAME HAT! SAME HAT!]
Categories: Artists, Horror, Comics, Japan, Art
Posted at 3:02 pm on February 19, 2008
6 Comments -
Reminds me of the running bet in my office: What will come out of my boss’s skull when it finally explodes from too much enthusiasm.
Comment by Giania — February 19, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
Thanks for the link! We’ve also posted the entire article and scans online here:
http://samehat.blogspot.com/2008/02/shintaro-kago-in-vice-scans.html
enjoy :)
Comment by Ryan — February 19, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
to anybody else realize that guro is basically gory comics and Japanese gore is quite a different perspective than normal gore much more …intellectual in some cases
Comment by the file clerk — February 19, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
Mothafuck yeah. Kago helps me realize that I can get a whole lot weirder and still be successful in art.
Comment by Rit — February 19, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
paprika loses it
Comment by j.henry — February 22, 2008 @ 8:26 am
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