Sunday, February 28, 2010

It's getting closer...!!! Official Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland gallery show at Arludik in Paris.


Hi everyone,

It's almost here!!! Tomorrow Kei and I will leave for Europe. Then on March 4th Kei Acedera and I will be at our "Alice in Wonderland" gallery show at Arludik in Paris, France. We will be showing a whole bunch of our character designs from the movie as well as a collection of our own Alice in Wonderland tribute pieces.

We're so excited to show everyone our pieces. Stay tuned for more images throughout the week!

Mark your calendars and we will see you there!

Visit the gallery website here http://www.arludik.com

Friday, February 26, 2010

Curiouser and Curiouser

Nucleus Gallery is putting on an Alice in Wonderland show in California on Saturday Feb 27, 2010. Kei and I have contributed one piece each to this show.
Here is mine.
Title: Smoke
Medium: Watercolor
Artist: Bobby Chiu


Here's Kei's.
Title: Advice from Caterpillar (Drawing)
Medium: Pencil and Ink
Artist: Kei Acedera


Here's a link to the gallery show

Also we'll be in Paris for our main gallery show at Arludik March 4th!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Kei & Bobby giving a talk at Sheridan College today (Wed Feb 24)

Hi All,

For those of you that attend Sheridan College for Animation, I'm going with Kei Acedera to Sheridan college to give a talk for the animation students tomorrow at 1pm. SCAET building lecture room. Spread the word and we'll see you there!

Bobby

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Michael Kutsche is holding an art contest.




Hey everyone! I'll be interviewing Michael Kutsche next on the CHIUSTREAM! Join his contest!

MICHAEL KUTSCHE IS HOLDING AN ART CONTEST! This contest is free to join!

PRIZE: AN ORIGINAL CATERPILLAR ILLUSTRATION by Michael Kutsche (Character designer on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland!)

DIRECTIONS: Make YOUR OWN version of the Caterpillar and submit it to Sketchoholic.com --> LINK

DUE: Thursday Feb 25, 2010 - 8:59pm PST/11:59pm EST/05:00 GMT

WHERE: LINK

Vote on your favorite entry!
VOTING STARTS: Thursday Feb 25, 2010 - 8:59pm PST/11:59pm EST/05:00 GMT

VOTING ENDS: Friday Feb 26, 2010 - 7pm PST/10pm EST/03:00 GMT

The winner will be chosen by Michael Kutsche LIVE during his interview on Sketchoholic.com on Feb 26th 8pm PST/11pm EST! Good luck everyone! CONTEST PAGE

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Kei on the Chiustream!

Thanks for tuning in everyone! We'll have the interview posted early next week!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Cheshire Hat

This is the prize for my contest on Bobby's CHIUSTREAM!
It's been truly fun to see all the entries and a lot of them are REALLY fantastic. It's going to be a very tough choice!

Tune in this Feb 20th 2pm PST/5pm EST to see who wins :)




"Cheshire Hat"
9.5 x 13 inches
gouache


Kei

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Advice from Caterpillar




18 x 24 inches
gouache and oils

I'm thrilled to go back to Paris for our 'Alice in Wonderland' show with Arludik, this March 4th!! Its been a blast working on this show and we can't wait to unveil the collection.
So check back, there's more to come :)...

<3 Kei

Sunday, February 14, 2010

KEI ACEDERA IS HOLDING AN ART CONTEST!

KEI ACEDERA IS HOLDING AN ART CONTEST! This contest is free to join!

PRIZE: AN ORIGINAL CHESHIRE CAT ILLUSTRATION by Kei Acedera (Character designer on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland!)

DIRECTIONS: Make YOUR OWN version of the Cheshire Cat and submit it to Sketchoholic.com --> LINK

DUE: Thursday Feb 18, 2010 - 2pm PST/5pm EST/22:00 GMT

WHERE: LINK

Vote on your favorite entry!
VOTING STARTS: Thursday Feb 18, 2010 - 2pm PST/5pm EST/22:00 GMT
VOTING ENDS: Friday Feb 19, 2010 - 2pm PST/5pm EST/22:00 GMT

The winner will be chosen by Kei LIVE during her interview on Sketchoholic.com on Feb 20th 2pm PST/5pm EST! Good luck everyone! CONTEST PAGE

KEI ACEDERA iPhone App Sketchbook



Kei Acedera has a new iPhone App Sketchbook! 33 pages of illustrations. Many of which are exclusive for the iPhone App only!
Cost for iPhone App Sketchbook: $2.99
Checkout some more samples from her sketchbook here: ARTISTSKETCHBOOKS.COM

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland concept art - White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Bandersnatch and Baynard

Disney has just released some of concept paintings from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. The character designers of this film were Kei Acedera, Michael Kutsche and myself (Bobby Chiu). Jason Seiler, Peter Chan and Thierry "T-Bear" Lafontaine assisted me as well at times so big shout outs to these individuals.

This first character is called a "Bandersnatch". This version should be credited to my friend Michael Kutsche. I painted the initial painting and Michael painted on top of mine But Disney released the image as being mine... please take some time and check out the super talented Michael Kutsche when you have the time. Special shout out to Jason Seiler who also collaborated with me on another version of this character that I will show after the movie is released.


One of the earlier drawings for the Bandersnatch. THIS one is mine.


The other character that was released recently is 'Bayard the Bloodhound'


Original drawing


Cheshire Cat
Here's the beautiful final painting by Michael Kutsche


Here is an earlier initial painting drawn and directed by Kei Acedera and painted by me.


Original Drawing


White Rabbit
Here's the beautiful final painting by Michael Kutsche


Here are earlier initial paintings and sketch by Kei Acedera.






On March 4th Kei Acedera and I will be having our "Alice in Wonderland" gallery show at Arludik Gallerie in Paris France. We will be showing a whole bunch of our character designs from the movie as well as a collection of our own Alice in Wonderland tribute pieces.

Mark your calendars and we will see you there!

Monday, February 08, 2010

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland concept art & gallery show at Arludik



Hi everyone,

On March 4th Kei Acedera and I will be having our "Alice in Wonderland" gallery show at Arludik Gallerie in Paris France. We will be showing a whole bunch of our character designs from the movie as well as a collection of our own Alice in Wonderland tribute pieces.

Mark your calendars and we will see you there!

Thursday, February 04, 2010

The People VS George Lucas World Premiere @ SXSW!!



www.peoplevsgeorge.com
It's been a while since I've had any time to post any new work, most of what I've been doing lately cannot be shared on line for quite some time. I can finally share my most recent project, the official movie poster for "The People VS George Lucas". A lot of work went into this piece. I don't want to go on too much right now, but I do want to thank my pal Otto for shooting great reference pics for me and of course my models, Nathan Cameron, Josh Helle and my father-in-law Vic Williams, who sort of looks like George Lucas. And last but not least my wife and kids for putting up with all the late nights and long hours! I should also say that my friend Thor did the layout and design of the poster, and I think he did an excellent job!







THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS will finally world premiere, fresh off the editing press, at the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas (March 12th to March 21st 2010)! They included the film in their prestigious Spotlight Premiere section, alongside the latest releases from Steven Soderbergh, Michel Gondry, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Shane
Meadows!








Click here to watch the 2nd Teaser Trailer.





GROUNDBREAKING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY “THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS” IN SESSION AT SXSW FILM FESTIVAL

DENVER, CO-February 4, 2010-THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS has been selected for the prestigious Spotlight Premiere section at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas, which runs from March 12th to 21st 2010.

“The team is ecstatic to be screening at SXSW for the film’s world premiere,” says Director Alexandre O. Philippe, “it’s the ideal platform for our launch, as the festival brings together indie films, music and interactive in a unique way that very much reflects the participatory nature of our doc.”

THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS explores the titanic struggle between a Godlike filmmaker and his legions of fans over the most popular franchise in movie history. “At its core, PvsG is the examination of a high-profile, dysfunctional love story”, says Philippe. “George created this humongous and intricate sandbox for us to play in; but is he the sole owner of it, or does it now belong to the ages? And what happens to your role as a creator when your audience claims it owns your art? We basically looked at the conflicted dynamic between George and his fans from a cultural perspective, and asked ourselves those questions.”

The documentary features key testimonies from the likes of Gary Kurtz (Producer of AMERICAN GRAFITTI, STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK), Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN, AMERICAN GODS), Dave Prowse (aka Darth Vader), Anthony Waye (Executive Producer of the BOND franchise), and Dale Pollock (George Lucas’s Biographer, Author of SKYWALKING).

THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS inventively combines these exclusive interviews with fan footage from around the globe, and impassioned testimonies from George’s staunchest fans and foes. “Making this film was a huge investigative challenge, considering how many people were afraid to talk to us. George is a very powerful man. But we stuck to our guns and dug deep to deliver a completely uncensored, no-holds-barred factual account, and, ultimately, what we hope will be recognized as a loving tribute,” says DoP Robert Muratore.

“The obstacles we faced made us really think about the rapidly changing filmmaking landscape, and so we used digital technology to facilitate an open call for contributions - allowing us to make a fully participatory documentary”, says Producer Anna Higgs, known for cross-platform work in the UK and Europe. “In many ways, it’s a tribute to the YouTube generation, which Lucas’s advances in technology helped create,” points out Producer Kerry Roy; “fundamentally, it’s about how new media interacts with old media, as well as ownership and copyright in the digital age; and it was our intent from day one to give the fans a prevailing voice in the doc.”

The crew worked relentlessly for two and a half years to produce the most accurate, thorough, and impartial deconstruction of an entire generation’s love-hate for the man (admittedly) responsible for their childhood’s mythos; and they acknowledge that this project wouldn’t have been possible without the extraordinary support and encouragement from the fans and contributing filmmakers. “63,686 frequent flier miles, 634 hours of footage, 14TB of drive space, 126 interviews, 719 fan submissions, thousands of fan emails, and only three death threats. The positives outweigh the negatives, I suppose,” jests Producer Vanessa Philippe.

“We were driven by our own admiration for George, profound love of his films, obsession for their significance in popular culture, and opinions about their legacy as cultural milestones,” says Alexandre Philippe.
www.peoplevsgeorge.com