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Published: 2009-04-02 18:25:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 21237; Favourites: 364; Downloads: 747
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This illustration is inspired by Japanese folktales , the fight between Ushiwaka ( 牛若丸 ) & Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶 ) at Gōjō Bridge in Kyoto .I had changed it to a guitar fight and replaced Benkei with Gene Simmons.
( from Rock Band, KISS).
" A fight to become the NO.1 Guitarist."
*This illustration will be exhibited in FIDI space 台北市武昌街二段89號地下一樓 豪華戲院in89 (Ximen, Taipei) from April 10th to May 3th , 2009 for BU X HI 2 exhibition.
[link] <-- Part one
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Comments: 43
Somehow I could easily see Gene Simmons with an oni mask.
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This is awesome. I was just looking up the story of Ushiwaka and Benkei when I found this. :3
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hey... um can i use this image in an article that i'm doing about why bands break up? not dissing your pic... I'm using a lot of caricatures and liked this one...
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i liked the pic =]
but Gene Simmons is not a guitarist ^^
he's kiss's bassist
anyway good pic
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lol the KISS benkei cracks me up. This is one of the stories I love. As for your style you've done a wonderful job making a modern version of such an old style. My only concern is the "darkness" I guess. I don't know if it would look just as good if it were brighter but it wouldn't hurt to try it out.
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Lmao, nice. It's pretty sweet that you made it look like the old woodblock prints too.
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This is beyond words. You rock so hard that your new name should be Epic. lol. Instant fav.
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I love how you've taken a traditional Japanese folk story and brought it bang up to date! I would never have associated Kiss with samurai but it's a perfect fit
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that NEEDS to go on a T-Shirt. I'd luv to wear that
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I will tried to get it on a T-shirt. Hee thanks
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omg thats so awesome and funnny! Instant fav.
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Gene Simmons 
awesome
i mean it looks fantastic
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