May 29, 2012

I am currently working on images for Digby & Iona for their new line inspired by 200 years old etchings. Here is some images I’ve done, which were art directed to be simple and line-based figures wearing their products, with brown color scheme. Fashion illustration is always fun. 

I really love their diamond cufflinks!  check their website out at www.digbyandiona.com

©You Jung Byun

May 25, 2012

Bar Sauce

This project was done for Bar Sauce’s mural in April 2012. 

Sauce is a bar that celebrates the imagination & magic of fairy tales. It, however, steers away from the overtly fantastical & childish depiction of fairy tales. At Sauce, the Disney version of fairy tales are replaced by the grown up versions with cheeky & mischievous twists. The mural images contains playful, with a tinge of dark humour, while at the same time keeping it magical for our audiences’ inner child. 

Art Directed by Creative Director Bobby Luo of The Butter Factory Pte Ltd., Singapore. The work is scheduled to be featured in CAMPUS MAG Magazine of the Summer 2012 Issue. 

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This was so much of fun - I’d love to have more mural projects!

Special thanks to bobby, yen, and jon :) 

May 19, 2012

Thanks to all who came to the opening last night!

Unlike other opening reception at galleries, people who came to the opening could sit around and talk to each other with tea and coffee - which was nice and cozy. I loved that my work will be the part of the community and will be seen to locals whom I won’t be able to see my work normally. 

The show will be up until June 18th, if you are around please stop by! They have great coffee from MUD and wifi :) – Fab Cafe, 75 east 4th street New York 

Now back to the dream book project, I shall lock myself in until I finish the jacket artwork….. 

May 15, 2012
Come to my solo show!
Friday this week – I will be having a solo show organized by an organization Fourth Arts Block(FAB). The show will be held in FAB Cafe (a non-profit cafe which a project of creative collective FAB), located in east village. Please come join me for a good time. I will be showing little experiential(for me) drawings about good friends, nice songs, and summer nightmares.
6pm-8pm May 18th 2012Fab Cafe by FAB map: 75 East 4th street NY 10003 
more about FAB cafe:  http://www.yelp.com/biz/fab-cafe-manhattan http://www.yelp.com/biz/fab-cafe-manhattan
What is FAB? 
Fourth Arts Block (FAB) is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 by cultural and community groups to establish and advance the East 4th Street Cultural District, between 2nd Avenue and Bowery.  FAB provides a variety of services to its member organizations including leading the development and conversion of 100,000 square feet of cultural space, marketing and promotion of the district, as well as offering discount ticketing and other community events and programs.

Special thanks to Keith from FAB for curating this show! 

Come to my solo show!

Friday this week – I will be having a solo show organized by an organization Fourth Arts Block(FAB).
The show will be held in FAB Cafe (a non-profit cafe which a project of creative collective FAB), located in east village.
Please come join me for a good time.
I will be showing little experiential(for me) drawings about good friends, nice songs, and summer nightmares.

6pm-8pm May 18th 2012
Fab Cafe by FAB map: 75 East 4th street NY 10003 

more about FAB cafe:
 http://www.yelp.com/biz/fab-cafe-manhattan
 http://www.yelp.com/biz/fab-cafe-manhattan

What is FAB? 

Fourth Arts Block (FAB) is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 by cultural and community groups to establish and advance the East 4th Street Cultural District, between 2nd Avenue and Bowery.  FAB provides a variety of services to its member organizations including leading the development and conversion of 100,000 square feet of cultural space, marketing and promotion of the district, as well as offering discount ticketing and other community events and programs.


Special thanks to Keith from FAB for curating this show! 

May 1, 2012
I am currently in Korea, visiting my family.
(I still have two days more here, will be back to nyc soon.)
This is what i can see here everywhere not only subway, perhaps. 

I am currently in Korea, visiting my family.

(I still have two days more here, will be back to nyc soon.)

This is what i can see here everywhere not only subway, perhaps. 

March 3, 2012
Lately had a chance to paint with gauche - just a little fun tries…

Lately had a chance to paint with gauche - just a little fun tries…

February 24, 2012
I’ve been working on the last few spreads for Dream Friends (will be published in Spring 2013 by Penguin Books)
and this is how I am making a mess. 
it’s cleaner now…. (i think)
:) 
I cannot believe it’s almost done - many thanks to Nancy Paulsen and Cecilia Yung for encouraging me to squeeze the art work out. 

I’ve been working on the last few spreads for Dream Friends (will be published in Spring 2013 by Penguin Books)

and this is how I am making a mess. 

it’s cleaner now…. (i think)

:) 

I cannot believe it’s almost done - many thanks to Nancy Paulsen and Cecilia Yung for encouraging me to squeeze the art work out. 

December 21, 2011

Last night I was Knock-Off Artist at 2011 Flux Factory Annual Not-So-Silent Annual Art Auction and Gala, the event was held in Chelsea. 

I drew a picture of Daniel Bejar’s work, commissioned by the artist himself. 
Fun time - thank you for Flux Factory and all for coming!

December 15, 2011
so this is how coming along….. 
why do i struggle so much with coloring always? Good color scheme takes just one right color, sometimes. In this case, the green metal thing of the swing. From that color, I will again start adjusting other colors in the scene. Hope I can finish it by tonight. 

so this is how coming along….. 

why do i struggle so much with coloring always? Good color scheme takes just one right color, sometimes. In this case, the green metal thing of the swing. From that color, I will again start adjusting other colors in the scene. Hope I can finish it by tonight. 

December 9, 2011
Remember the post below? This is how it came out from the sketch.
Struggled so much for planning, but now so far it’s my favorite spread. 
Cannot wait to color it - Great art direction from Cecilia Yung and Nancy Paulsen, they gave me a suggestion that the real world should look like a real world, which has lead me to get real references and researches for this spread. I tend to draw everything like a fantasy world, so it was quite of fun to draw in a different way. 

Remember the post below? This is how it came out from the sketch.

Struggled so much for planning, but now so far it’s my favorite spread. 

Cannot wait to color it - Great art direction from Cecilia Yung and Nancy Paulsen, they gave me a suggestion that the real world should look like a real world, which has lead me to get real references and researches for this spread. I tend to draw everything like a fantasy world, so it was quite of fun to draw in a different way. 

December 5, 2011
Lately I am working on a children’s book - and I’ve just realized, I drew 4 different scenes which are held in playground with all different perspectives. Struggling to figure out a perfect playground layout that satisfies all 4 scenes, and this is a almost-final sketch for a playground design. I hope none of playground professionals would pick my book up and email me that it’s wrong to layout like this….  

Lately I am working on a children’s book - and I’ve just realized, I drew 4 different scenes which are held in playground with all different perspectives. Struggling to figure out a perfect playground layout that satisfies all 4 scenes, and this is a almost-final sketch for a playground design. I hope none of playground professionals would pick my book up and email me that it’s wrong to layout like this….  

October 23, 2011

(left: poster) (right: my ink drawing of birds GREATER ‘AMAKIHI)

I will be in a show in London;

The work was made for a charity based bird colouring book, organized by Matt Sewell.

The book will be launched at the London leg of the “Ghost fo Ghost Birds’ touring exhibition

and will be sold online through spottingandjotting.co.uk
100% of the profits are to go to BirdLife International.

The UK based charity helps to protect birds and conserve there habitat around the world.

thank you jon and matt.

September 30, 2011
I am in a book Illustrators Unlimited

The Essence of Contemporary Illustration, by gestalten.
If you happened to be in a book store, find one with this cover :) 

I am in a book Illustrators Unlimited

The Essence of Contemporary Illustration, by gestalten.

If you happened to be in a book store, find one with this cover :) 


September 13, 2011
 
Past weekend I’ve had a chance to use spray paint
it obviously(?) reflects my fear i had for hurricane hit nyc which turned in to a storm.
this will be in Giant Robot ROBOT Show, LA. (so i heard)
Thank you Michelle of GR2, and Jon.

Purchase is available here

Past weekend I’ve had a chance to use spray paint

it obviously(?) reflects my fear i had for hurricane hit nyc which turned in to a storm.

this will be in Giant Robot ROBOT Show, LA. (so i heard)

Thank you Michelle of GR2, and Jon.

Purchase is available here

September 8, 2011
This is done by Inkling, available mid-september. 
Thank you Jon for letting me use it

This is done by Inkling, available mid-september. 

Thank you Jon for letting me use it