Ben Qwek Singapore Based Illustrator: customs

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Ben Qwek for ZOUK x DR MARTENS

"God Save The Slut"
My inspiration draws upon the iconic album artwork by Jamie Reid for Sex Pistol's “God Save the Queen”. “Redemption” and “Party Sluts” were the two main elements in the creation which consists of hand pulled silkscreened fabrics snitched like a ransom note and a DIY rosary.

Photo by Ivanho Harlim

ZOUK X DR. MARTENS COLLABORATION IN CELEBRATION OF ZOUK’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY & DR. MARTENS #FIRSTANDFOREVER CAMPAIGN

This October, Singapore’s nightlife Mecca Zouk has tied up exclusively with Dr. Martens to present a unique collection of the latter’s iconic 1461 3-Eye shoe specially designed by 20 of the scene’s players, trailblazers, creatives & thinkers alike in celebration of Zouk’s 20 glorious years of music, dance and culture and Dr. Martens’ #FIRST 1461 3-Eye Shoe Customization in Singapore.

In this union of two world-class lifestyle brands brought together through their mutual love for style, opening minds and pushing boundaries, each personality was given a pair of limited edition Dr. Martens 1461 3-Eye shoe - with their signature stitching in green instead of the iconic yellow - on which they can express their feelings toward the internationally-renowned club, incorporating the Zouk identity on their blank canvases with artistic freedom & creative liberation, thereby adding a quaint and personal touch to each design.

Progress snaps

The footwear, together with photos shot by acclaimed photographer Ivanho Harlim, will then be exhibited in Zouk, a mini art gallery in itself on 7 October 2011 and will be auctioned off post-event from 8 to 25 October 2011, with all proceeds going to Zouk’s adopted charity
for 2011: Make-A-Wish Foundation®.

Link for the auction as follows:
myworld.ebay.com.sg/zouksingapore

Zouk and Dr.Martens would like to extend a very special thank you to Ivanho Harlim, Martin Yeoh and the following contributors for making this collaboration a success.

BEN QWEK

CARACAL

DARKER THAN WAX

EARN CHEN

GUAN MIN

HOLLY GRABAREK
JAHAN

JASMINE TUAN

KUANTH

LARRY LAM

LEFTFOOT

MAX TAN

OWNMUSE
:PHUNK STUDIO

POPTART

SHINICHI OSAWA

SYNDICATE

WEICHOONG

YAN DA

Hope to see ya guys there, peace, B

Deadmau5 Head Design Competition

80sKIDS - Tokyo

Quirky hand illustrated juxtaposition of Japanese elements that inspired me as a kid growing up in the 80s. Nothing beats pin up centerfolds, 8bit video games and Ultraman!

Please head down to the link and like, share, and vote for my design. Head down to the link

HERE!

CAPCOM X IFS X MRB

Ben Qwek(MRB) with customed Viper deck.

Homies with their decks : )

In celebration of the new Street Fighter release, Capcom has generously donated eight skateboard decks, which will soon be auctioned off to benefit Music for Relief. These awesome decks were designed by the Imaginary Friends Studio artists pictured above. All proceeds benefit our ongoing relief efforts in Japan in partnership with Save the Children.

Link HERE.

Stay tuned of more details : ) Peace, B!

SF4: C.Viper Custom Deck for Capcom for SDCC

The deck and some details.

Working on this for 2 days.

Thanks to my homies over @ IFS, I will be presenting a deck for CAPCOM. The decks will be auctioned off and the proceedings will be donated to charity. The deck's was created using silkscreen, maskings, letter transfer, acrylics. I dont need a good reason to draw C.VIPER.
She's HAWT. Will post the event pics soon, peace, B!

SF4: C.Viper Custom Deck for Capcom WIP!

DIY.

HUR HUR HUR. Stuff used: whatever in da studio: Silkscreen, paints, transfers. More soon, B!

BESPOKE CREATIVE SHOW 2010 LDN

Boob shot. heh.

Unboxing the frame!

4B: Ben's Booby Booty Bike

FEAR Singapura

The designs!!

In the association with Luma International and McFaul Studio, 2xanadu is proud to host the Bespoke: Creative Show 2010, with a selection of Luma Originals’ fixed gear bike frames adorned with graphics by ten of the world’s leading and up-and-coming creative designers in the industry.

I was invited to participate in BESPOKE CREATIVE SHOW in LDN together with awesomes such as homie Jasper Wong, Aaron de Cruz, etc. It always good to see your art manifested into something 3D.

Head on to these sites for event pics:

http://fixed-trix.com/index.php/en/articles/25-luma-originals-exhibition

http://milltagcc.com/blog

http://www.bespoke-creative.net/gallery/

peace, B

DC x SBTG "The Fly" Actual

Close Up

The Deck.

Here's the actual deck. A mix of painting and silk screen. It was pretty hard to get the designs on the curved surface but i think i managed to pull it off. Acrylic, aersol and KRINK markers. Be sure to catch the event @ REBEL this Sat. B

嬉游记: MRB x ShadowPlay(CHN) x JASONWOODS

Collab with ShadowPlay(CHN) and JASONWOOD. My version of 嬉游记 made into shadow puppets. It's great to see my art in a whole totally new medium. Can't wait for the actual video! Watch this space for updates.

Live Fresh Bash @ Haji Lane 15NOV Party Pics

ANTZ x MRB

GKS throw up @ Live Fresh Event 15NOV @ Haji Lane.

Thats me, freestyling with a paint marker. Photo courtesy of Antz.

Cool Saturday night @ Haji.

Check out the turn out that night! Live music, beatboxing, free beer and good company, new friends made it a spectacular success. Thanks to all who stopped by to chat or to say hi!

Onitsuka Customs on Display

Mucho garcias to da boys from Hypethetic for the great collab!

Electric Tiger Land GEEKSIGNERS X HYPETHETIC

Onitsuka Tiger

Onitsuka Tiger, Japan’s legendary sports brand, has a great athletic heritage. Famous for its high quality, innovative products for athletes throughout history, Onitsuka Tiger shoes and apparel are made by adapting traditional methods and designs with the contemporary.

Introduced in 1966, the Mexico 66 were the first Onitsuka Tiger shoes to bear the brand’s now-famous stripes. They were worn at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Tiger Translate

Conceived in 2006 by Asia’s leading beer, Tiger Translate has been working with pioneers in the creative industry to uncover over 150 multi-disciplinary creatives from across Asia and form a collective known as Tiger AKAs (Asian Kinetic Artists).

To showcase talents of Tiger AKAs, Tiger Translate has hosted events and exhibitions in cities like New York, Berlin, Sydney, Shanghai and Beijing. Boosting Tiger AKAs’ profile further are a series of East-meets-West collaborations with established international artists like Faile (US), Rostarr (US), Surface To Air (US), Jeremyville (Australia), Ben Frost (Australia), Nomad (Germany), Stefan Marx (Germany) and Jon Burgerman (UK)

MRB x HYPETHETIC : CANDY WALKS

Candy Walks takes inspiration from Japanese Pop Culture. It is companied by Neon blue stripes that represents the neon lights in Tokyo and Tiger Translate signature color. Manga, cute cartoon characters and Sushi are some are elements that makes this pair shoe cute and quirky and all so Japanese.

BID FOR THE SHOE BEFORE 31DEC

ANTZ x HYPETHETIC x MRB : Black Sakura