Jahan Loh
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Born 1976
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Born and lives in Singapore
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Early 90’s became involved with street art
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Became involved in the skateboarding scene and drew his artistic inspiration from the skate graphics and graffiti art that adorned these spaces, and
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Went to school in Singapore’s Lasalle – SIA College of the Arts (left in 2002)
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In 2004, he began Invasion Studios, where he became interested in and started designing vinyl toys
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Combines both eastern and western traditions and imagery, both “high art” and street art
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Example – he uses both cartoon imagery, like Mickey Mouse, as well as religious imagery, such as the stigmata and feet of Jesus (the common and the sacred)
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Uses the common Asian symbol of the dragon as both a reference to his heritage and aesthetic, as well as a drug-reference, effectively converging tradition and subversion
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Recontextualizes common cultural imagery and characters to cast these characters in a different light and, consequently, reveal a new way to interpret them
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Blurs the lines between seemingly disparate genres, including street art, pop art, religious painting, and commercial production
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Has exhibited internationally, including NYC, LA, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Korea, among other destinations
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Published a book, Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, of his works that documents his artistic process (2013)
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Designed a small line of tech-cessories (backpack, tote, phone case) for the award-winning company HEX
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Has worked with Singaporean shoe designers Limted Edt. and Reebok to design an exclusive new shoe for the Reebok 25th anniversary (2015)
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Has also provided artwork for collaborations with Adidas, VANS, Sony, Samsung, Carhartt, and Subcre
Sources
http://www.odetoart.com/shop.php?p=artist&a=2422,Jahan%20Loh
http://business.transworld.net/news/hex-teams-singapore-artist-jahan-loh/#bgVyUY6rJvPGWmA4.97
https://theartling.com/artists/jahan-loh/
https://hypebeast.com/2015/4/jahan-loh-x-limited-edt-x-reebok-ventilator-25th-anniversary
https://www.facebook.com/Jahan.Loh/info/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=page_info