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Friday, February 1, 2013
kozyndan's Love Of The Ocean Is Deep
kozyndan
| Artists Kozue and Dan Kitchens are collectively known as kozyndan. This husband and wife team work collaboratively to create highly detailed paintings and drawings for both illustration and fine art, many of which are based in their obsession with the ocean and underwater life. |
The pair met while majoring in illustration at California State University, Fullerton. Since then, their projects have included CD covers for bands such as Weezer and The Postal Service, clothing (including lines of illustrated shoes), and posters for companies such as Nike, Inc.
Their work is also featured in the books, Urban Myths and The Unknown Portraits.
Kozyndan care deeply about the topic of shark finning. In December 2012, Dan Kitchens posted a controversial statement about finning to accompany an Instagram photo of shark fins for sale.
It is understandable then why in the image below, "The Best Sushi In Town." Set in a bustling kaiten (conveyor belt) sushi restaurant, no one knows just what makes this particular joint's sushi so delicious, all they know is they can't get enough. Everyone in town is raving about it. If ONLY they knew what the secret ingredient really was, and who was really serving it to them!
The couple are so obsessed with the ocean and being underwater that they "hope to someday come to rest at the bottom of the sea and slowly be devoured by deep creatures over many years."
The design was turned into a 10 foot tall fake can of whale meat promoting the show which was installed in several trains stations in the UK, as well as other promotional items.
The "Summer" image in the "The Seasons of the Bunny" series based on old Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Bunnies are another common theme in kozyndan's work.
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This painting current in exhibition at Narhwal Art Projects.
kozyndan contributed the cover artwork for the "Illustration Masterclass" issue. 2 page spread inside in which they talk about the illustration, which was originally created for their Clothing line with Puma.
Adventure Time
pencil, watercolor, and digital
2004
Album cover Frosty and Daedelus' side project, Adventure Time. Released on Plug Research.
SOURCE kozyndan
UK ad agency The Brooklyn Brothers asked kozyndan to design and illustrate a label for can of whale meat as part of an ad campaign for the Discovery Channel show "Whale Wars".
The design was turned into a 10 foot tall fake can of whale meat promoting the show which was installed in several trains stations in the UK, as well as other promotional items.
Medusa Mandala 2
22 x 22 in.
gouache on paper
2011
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This painting current in exhibition at Narhwal Art Projects.
pencil, watercolor, and digital
2004
Album cover Frosty and Daedelus' side project, Adventure Time. Released on Plug Research.
SOURCE kozyndan
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