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Mori Chack

Mori Chack. Biography. Born in Osaka, Japan Worked as a street artist Also took up small jobs Discovered by Pony Canyon Created numerous characters since Currently resides in Tokyo. Gloomy Bear. Gloomy Bear. Extremely violent pink bear Designed to look cute but morbid

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Mori Chack

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  1. Mori Chack

  2. Biography • Born in Osaka, Japan • Worked as a street artist • Also took up small jobs • Discovered by Pony Canyon • Created numerous characters since • Currently resides in Tokyo

  3. Gloomy Bear

  4. Gloomy Bear • Extremely violent pink bear • Designed to look cute but morbid • Reflects Chack’s beliefs • Animals cannot be tamed

  5. Pity

  6. Pity • Gloomy Bear’s owner • Found Gloomy and raised it up • Gloomy turned on him • Word play on his name

  7. Podolly

  8. Podolly • Sheep dressed in a wolf costume • Bullied by her sheep friends

  9. Kumakikai

  10. Kumakikai • Originally a discarded stuffed toy • Found by a garbologist • Body now made of cast iron

  11. Collaborations

  12. Baby the Stars Shine Bright

  13. DevilRobots

  14. Hello Kitty

  15. Inspiration • Wanted to break free from restrictions • Previous jobs were strict with drawing • Had to always draw based on guidelines • Wanted to show freedom within his work

  16. Purpose • Comical/cynical viewpoints • Believes humans are full of contradictions • Firm stance against animal cruelty • Animals getting along with humans is ironic • Animals get along even though humans cause so much destruction • Compares it to “children being forced to hold hands with Hitler, who just exterminated their parents.”

  17. Style • Bold, thick outlines • Vector-like • Bright, cheerful colors • Yellow • Pink • White • Light Blue

  18. Links • http://www.japanesestreets.com/reports/71/gloomy • http://chaxart.blogspot.com • http://kalamarikastle.com/?p=840 • http://www.singaporetgcc.com/stgcc_guest/mori-chack • http://www.tinierme.com/tinierme/gloomyIllustContestDisp.do • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-uIk5AbuZw • http://wn.com/Mori_Chack • http://www.myplasticheart.com/c/MORICHACK/Mori+Chack.html

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