Junichi Tsuneoka. Born and raised in Japan and he has arrived in US at the end of 20th century.
Then He studied graphic design at Cornish College of the Arts and he was hired by Seattle based design company, Modern Dog as a graphic designer right after graduation.
The co-founders of Modern Dog, Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger taught Junichi everything from design basics to the meaning of the word mullet, almost everything you need to live in USA.
There he developed design skills and encouraged to use a lot of his own illustration in his design projects. Over the past several years, he developed the style often described as cross between Japanese Comic (Manga) and graffiti. Some people also call it California Roll Stylie. This particular style has been getting a lot of media attention and Now he is an independent illustrator and he started his own illustration focused business (STUDIO STUBBORN SIDEBURN) in Seattle.
Junichi will also be teaching upper level illustration class at Cornish College of the Arts in fall 2006.
Junichi Tsuneoka online:
California Roll Stylie
Junichi Tsuneoka
My work is often described as very unique yet somehow familiar
. It is a perfect mix of Japanese pop culture and US urban culture and created something totally new. The technique involves both hand drawn and computer.
I always try to hide the computer aspect of it. Most of my work is intended to be printed as silk screen print. So the work tend to be bold and less color, very flat yet very eye catchy. And I always enjoy the accidents during the process.
