I’m helping to organize a charity art sale event Bay Area Artists for Japan. More than 100 artists will be participating.

Opening reception is on April 28th, 2011 at Mina Dresden Gallery (Google Map).

Please go to http://www.bayareaartistsforjapan.org/ to learn more.

As a Japanese creative/citizen I wanted to do something for people who were affected by this tragedy, and I made a simple but utilitarian Red Cross Ribbon widget.

You can install the ribbon just by coping one JavaScript code to your website, just like how you embed YouTube video to your blog/website. And the ribbon links to the Red Cross Japan relief donation page.

Only after a couple of days of the launch, hundreds of blogs/websites have installed the widget and it has about 15,0000 ribbon loads a day.

I’d very much appreciate your support for Japan.

Please learn more about this project at http://supportjapan.info

One Pixel One Pushpin

“One Pixel One Pushpin” is a drawing work that creates a representation of Google’s company logo. Each pixel of the company logo has been replaced by one pushpin to bring physical presence to the iconic symbol. Then, the images of the piece were converted into an interactive map to allow visitors online to experience the work. The artist’s intent was to allow people to physically experience pixels, the atomic unit for visual digital communications. The project explores the relationship between the digital and physical spaces in which we live.

http://onepixelonepushpin.com

I’m doing an artist in residence at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside California.

I hope you enjoy my photo blog from my time at Djerassi.  http://www.takashikawashima.com/daily/

Sprint Center Installation Wall project has been awarded Bronze Pencil at One Show Interactive 2010.

AKQA Resotweetion has been also awarded Merit.

Aaron and I are featured in the latest issue of Arkitip titled “Mark of Collaboration“. I am so honored we are featured right next to my favorite film director Gus Van Sant!!

Created in collaboration with Blip Boutique (James Frost & Mary Fagot).
Illustrations by Silvia Rigon.

If you like this piece, you might also find this project interesting.

Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. They hold pretty big concerts such as Coldplay, Britney Spears etc.
This installation has 3 applications; Phone Painter, Now Widget, and Instant DJ. All you have to do is just call the number on display and play by speaking or pressing the keys. It will even send you a text with a link to the song you composed, art you drew after you hang up. Although I was using my iPhone on the demo, it works with any phones of any carriers! (It doesn’t have to be Sprint phones or any smart phones.)

Creative Directors: Christian Haas, Paul Stechshulte (Goodby Silverstein, and Partners)
Art Director: Takashi Kawashima (Goodby Silverstein, and Partners)
Copywriter: Brian Thompson (Goodby Silverstein, and Partners)
Sr. Interactive Producer: Janice Yenpasook (Goodby Silverstein, and Partners)

Flash Development Vendors:
NOW widgets – Mike Kellogg (facefaceface)
Instant DJ – Code and Theory
Phone Painter – Erik Natzke
3D Depth Sensing Tracker: GestureTek, Inc.
Phone Game Controller Technology: Megaphone, Inc.