October 10, 2009 / / COVERSTORYLIFESTYLE

VANS “Off-The-Wall” X JAHAN LOH “The Great Wall”


10月10日,Vans在北京798旻谷艺术画廊精彩呈现与艺术家JAHAN LOH合作的“长城”艺术展览。JAHAN LOH生于新加坡,现居中国台北,作为一个波普艺术家,他十分善长将传统高端的波普艺术与现代街头艺术在他的作品中充分融合。JAHAN曾经为VANS设计过限量版鞋款,今年新款设计也即将在台湾上市。昨天是展览开幕日,我去798拍摄了一些照片来给大家分享,展览将持续15天,有兴趣的朋友都走起来吧。
Vans is excited to present the Vans “Off-The-Wall” x Jahan “the Great Wall” Exhibit at 798 Ming Art Gallery on Oct.10. Originally from Singapore and now currently residing in Taipei, Taiwan, Jahan is a pop artist, who significantly merges both the traditional presentation mode of ‘high-end’ visual pop art and modern street art, into his paintings.


JAHAN从小时候起,就开始穿Vans鞋,玩BMX,他的创作灵感来自于极限运动,“我的创意在于如何征服自己内心的恐惧,相信你自己一定能做到。重点在于表达把自己内心的魔鬼驱逐出去,恢复心灵的秩序。”
Wearing Vans since he was a kid involved in the BMX scene, Jahan draws his inspiration from action sports. “The idea of conquering the spirit of fear and believe in yourself over a set of false values that tells you what you CANNOT do. The key is to lock out the demons in mind, and have discipline,” says Jahan Loh.


此次,Vans再次携手JAHAN,作为他在中国大陆的首次个展,JAHAN在北京798旻谷艺术画廊为我们呈现了“长城”艺术展。
In his first exhibit in mainland China, Vans has collaborated with Jahan again for an exhibit at BJ 798 called, “The Great Wall”.


巨大的外墙象征着不可征服的长城, JAHAN将它作为一个媒体来展示自己征服内心恐惧的理念,征服那些负面的价值观,以一种别人没有尝试过的方式去表达自己。
The exterior large mural with his art graphics, the Great Wall, demonstrates how he uses it as a medium for his own art is to show his concept of conquering the inner false values, and in a way that no one has ever done before, unique and different.


此次展览,他还创作了6件艺术作品,包含了与Vans “Off-The-Wall”的精神相结合的元素,同时也体现他的内心不断征服自己的历程。
Inside, he created 6 pieces of artworks with those elements, showing his development process and tying back to Vans “Off-the-Wall” attitude, which is also defined as being unique, trying something no one ever dares to do.


画廊中间的展示台陈列着他与Vans合作推出的最新联名鞋款,Mountain Mid. 鞋款的设计很低调,除了鞋舌有紫色背景映衬的透明骷髅图案、后跟还有Vans “Off-The-Wall”的标识。
A standing booth inside the gallery is showcasing Jahan’s new collaboration product, the Vans Mountain Mid X Jahan, low profile style except the shoe tongue, pad and heel with the transparent skeleton logo on the purple color.
这是Jahan在2008年与VANS合作推出的鞋款,因为Jahan自己在台湾也有一间鞋店,这款鞋子的第一批货在自己店内一天时间全部售完!然后他买断了这款鞋子的全部200双在店内继续销售,只用了2个星期再次售罄.


这是今年VANS马上要在台湾推出的新款鞋子,还是由Jahan设计,鞋跟部分有很多锯齿状图形,鞋舌上也有骷髅图案,这表示生命中会有各样邪恶与魔鬼与你纠缠,而鞋子上多出采用了紫色,Jahan解释说因为他笃信宗教,紫色在宗教中是保护色,可以助你征服内心恐惧,战胜邪恶。


这是Jahan与日本潮流品牌Devilock合作的衣服


而这就是绘画原作了


这个系列是我最喜欢的,让我想起了:2010太空漫游


如果我家里能挂这么一副就太棒了


这是Jahan为香港某DJ定做的作品


看完他的画突然很想学油画了


板面图案画作


因为是新展开幕,主办方也准备了酒水小食


Jahan的作品集现场有售


Jahan的玩偶设计


Jahan在为参观者讲解作品


画作近照

果盘上都精心雕刻了VANS logo

Jahan非常具代表性的雕塑作品

Jahan Loh, 中文名:罗杰瀚
新加坡人
生于1976年11月8日
2000年毕业于新加坡艺术学院Lassalle SIA,并于2003年获得澳洲
新南威尔士大学设计学硕士学位
兴趣爱好:艺术,滑板,BMX等

Jahan是一个内心叛逆,从小独钟于艺术远胜于书本的人。尽管生于艺术不被重视的年代,他却另辟蹊径,但也许正是艺术本身选择了他,任由他来展示自己的灵感和创作。

Jahan早期从事城市波普艺术绘画,做视觉设计。在他那些引人入胜的作品中,它将传统表现波谱艺术的手法和现代街头文化大量融合。他将一种中西结合的美学观带入街头喷绘艺术,尤其在他与新加坡举办的“CHERRY POP“艺术秀中,这种美学观渗透进了全球Fine Art的领域。他不是在工作室的油布上作画,就是活跃在全球不同媒体或秀场上。Jaha的艺术作品很多都对外销售,包括近期和新加坡的Esplanade CRASHONE(Bronx)的合作,还经常进行国际性的个人绘画、雕塑和油画展。

尽管涂鸦(街头喷绘)仍然在现今属于非法行为,但Jahan一致认为是它令自己摆脱很多麻烦,并让他非常认真地对待自己的学习。目前,他在台湾MACHI Entertainment 公司工作,他坚信自己的艺术(油画、雕塑、漫画等)是展示真实的自己。

这是一个不属于任何一个体系的艺术家,因为他只创造自己的艺术。他那多样性的静态艺术作品正是一个反映他真实理念的静态媒介。

Jahan Loh’s BIO
Jahan Loh
NIRC: S7636170C
Born: 08 November 1976
St Michael’s Primary: 1983 – 1988 (PSLE)
St Joseph’s Institution: 1989 – 1992 (O Levels)
Catholic Junior College: 1993-1994 (A Levels)
LaSalle SIA College of the Arts: 1998 – 2000 (Diploma in Fine arts)
University of New South Wales: 2000 – 2003 (Masters in Design)

Jahan, A rebel at heart, choosing art over books. At an environment that does little to sustain artists, He has taken the road less travelled, but perhaps Art has chosen him to represent his inspiration and craft.
Jahan is a visual artist who works primarily in the field of urban pop painting. In his visually spectacular work, he significantly merges both the traditional presentation mode of ‘high-end’ visual pop art and modern street art, into his paintings. He introduces a fusion of east meets west aesthetic into urban aerosol painting in the streets, which penetrated into world of fine art through his controversial CHERRY POP art show in Singapore. When’s he’s not in his studio painting on canvases, he can be found painting his name across different mediums and shows round the globe. Jahan has had several sold out art shows including a recent joint show with CRASHONE (Bronx) in the Singapore Esplanade. His drawings, sculptures and paintings exhibit internationally

Although graffiti was illegal at the time, Jahan credits it with keeping him out of trouble and making him take his education a lot more seriously. Currently holds a day job working as the creative director for MACHI Entertainment in Taiwan. He considers his art (painting, tagging, sculpture and comics) as a reflection of his true self.

This is an artist that does not belong to an umbrella body as he is capable of creating his own art. His diverse styles of artworks are just a static medium for expression of his concepts.

[AWARDS]
1996 Singapore Press Holdings Arts scholar / Singapore
1997 EMND Special Award of Excellence / Singapore
1998 Nokia Arts Competition Winner 1998 / ASIA
1998 Thames & Hudson Arts award Winner / ASIA
2004 Concept & Design for best MV, GMA Finalist / TAIWAN
2005 TIAF Taipei Special Award / TAIWAN
2006 BEST CD ART DESIGN / GTV / TAIWAN
2006 BEST CD COVER/ MTV / ASIA

[EXHIBITION]
1997 Singapore Art / Japan Embassy / Singapore
1998 Urban Echoes/ Arts Centre / Hong Kong
1998 NOKIA AWARDS / Central Arts Academy / Beijing
1998 NOKIA AWARDS / Elite Bookstore / Taipei
1998 NOKIA AWARDS / National Arts Gallery / Kuala Lumpur
1999 Singapore Art / City Hall Chambers / Singapore
1999 B-boy Toyshow / 360 toy group / New York
2002 Cherry Pop *Sold Out* / Solo exhibition / Utterly Art / Singapore
2006 MACHI SUPERMAN SHOW / WARNER VILLAGE / Taipei
2006 COLLISION 1 / Jahan X Crashone(NYC) / Concourse, Esplanade
2006 COLLISION 2 / Jahan X Crashone(NYC) / Jendela, Esplanade
2006 Shin Tanaka - T Boy N.Y Exhibition / New York
2006 TREXI - Customs / Toy Cube / New York
2006 Sketch / AMPM Gallery / Taipei, Taiwan
2007 No Comply / Federation Square / The Atrium, Melbourne
2007 13th show / AMPM Gallery / Taipei
2007 NIKE AF1 show / LEFTFOOT Gallery / Taipei
2007 Dragon Chasers / Vans artshow / Taipei
2008 Cherry Pop(Taipei) / Mingart Gallery / Taipei
2008 Joint-3 Art show / 798 / Beijing
2008 Seoul Art Biennale/ Korea
2008 8Q- RATE (Opening Art show) / 8Q Contemporary Art Museum / Singapore
2008 BOTHANSPY / RECOAT Gallery / Glasgow

[LIVE PAINTING]
1995 FRESH / SINGAPORE / ZOUK
1997 "SCHTUNG" Frontallabs / SINGAPORE / ZOUK
1999 QUIETSTORM / SINGAPORE
2001 Missy Elliot Live / Singapore
2002 8 mile Movie Launch/ Singapore
2002 MACHI Hip Hop TV Show/ GTV/ Taipei
2003 MACHI Concert / Kaoshiung
2005 MACHI MTV LIVE / Taipei Soccer Stadium
2005 Royal Elastics Art Centre / Taipei Artist Village
2005 ADIDAS Fashion Show
2006 NIKE / AF1 Show / Nike concept store Tpe
2007 EDISON CHEN / CLOT / Taipei
2007 LEFTFOOT / ft. SYAN / Taipei
2008 8Q Opening/ Singapore contemporary Art Museum
2008 Franklin Graham Taipei 2008/ Chinag Kai Shek memorial hall, 55,000 audience
2009 ADIDAS 60th anniversary with STAN SMITH, Taipei

[TV]
2002 CTI Channel / Taiwan
2003 TVBS / TAIWAN
2004 GTV / TAIWAN
2005 MTV / Taipei Concert / Asia
2005 Channel U / Street Arts / Singapore
2005 TVBS / TAIWAN
2005 GTV / TAIWAN
2005 Channel [V] / Taiwan
2005 TVBS / TAIWAN
2005 GTV / TAIWAN
2006 CCTV / TAIWAN
2007 MTV /Asia
2008 Channel News Asia / Asia
2009 AXN Channel/ Sony Style

[COLLABORATION]
1997 Channel [V] / Comics
1999 Vestax Audio Equipment / Toy
1999 Adidas / Toy
2000 ZOUK Club/ Mascot & Toy design
2000 Sony Minidisc/ Mascot design
2001 MACHI / Toy
2004 Shin Tanaka / Toy
2007 Pixie - Artist T-Shirt Series
2007 Adidas - My Adidas Show
2007 Medicine Magazine - Cover Design
2008 NIKE / One Love Art
2008 SOL / T-Shirt Series
2008 Carhartt / T-Shirt Series with CRASH, FUTURA, DAZE, STASH
2008 VANS – Sneakers
2009 Adidas/ 60th anniversary artwork
2009 Subcrew/ Toy
2009 360 Toygroup NYC/ Toy
2009 VANS/ Toy
2009 Trivimvir LA/ Apparel
2009 DEVILOCK/ Apparel

[MAGAZINE]
1998 Mass Appeal / USA
1998 LODOWN / Germany
1998 Popeye / Japan
1998 En [V] / Singapore
1999 8 Days / Singapore
1999 East Touch / Hong Kong
2004 Herworld / Singapore
2005 idN / Hong Kong
2005 DPI Magazine / Taiwan
2005 3D User / Taiwan
2005 Cool Magazine / Taiwan
2005 Bang Magazine / Taiwan
2005 Hipper Magazine / Taiwan
2006 Men’s Cool / Taiwan
2006 DPI Magazine / Taiwan
2006 IS magazine / Singapore
2006 Cool Magazine / Taiwan
2005 XFUNS Magazine / Taiwan
2006 Medicine Magazine / Taiwan
2007 Men’s Style Magazine / Taiwan
2007 MILK Magazine / Hong Kong
2007 Cool Magazine / Taiwan
2008 Smart Max / Japan
2008 Cool Magazine / Taiwan
2008 MILK Magazine / Hong Kong
2008 Contemporary Art News / BEIJING
2008 Chinese ART / Taiwan
2009 JUNGLE design/ Taiwan

[NEWSPAPER]
1995 The Straits Times / Singapore
1996 The Straits Times / Singapore
1996 The New Paper / Singapore
1997 The Straits Times / Singapore
1998 The Straits Times / Singapore
1999 The Straits Times / Singapore
2001 The New Paper / Singapore
2004 Lian He Zaobao / Singapore
2007 Apple Daily / Taiwan
2007 Liberty News / Taiwan
2008 Apple Daily / Hong Kong
2008 China Post / Taiwan
2008 The Straits Times / LIFE Cover / Singapore

[BOOKS]
2001 Transmission 02 (Singapore)
2003 The year in comics (Singapore)
2003 Zouk Book (Singapore)
2005 Flying Cat Book (Hong Kong)
2006 Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan)
2006 Dot Dot Dash (Germany)
2008 Cherry Pop Book

展览地址:北京市798艺术区中二街Ming Art Gallery
Address: Ming Art Gallery, Zhong Er Road, 798, Beijing

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