G.O.F Magazine

G.O.F Magazine, which was launched in the fall of 2022, is an independent art magazine consisting only of visuals featuring four artists and photographers in each issue.
G.O.F is an abbreviation for Gang Of Four, and is generally known as a word derived from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, but it is derived from the name of the British post-punk band of the same name, and in Europe and the United States, it means (group of four).
Each issue, regardless of career, will publish works that are produced or selected from the archive according to one theme of G.O.F.
 
The theme of the first issue is "Love Like Anthrax". The literal translation is (love is like anthrax), but Motoyoshino sees this as the ultimate love and threw the theme. The artist Dirty-Under-Ground (WATARU KOMACHI) was appointed for art direction, and it is an artistic direction that makes use of the artist's perspective different from that of the designer.
Please take a look at the ultimate love by four artists.
 
FEATURED ARTISTS
Toshin Nakanishi TYCOON TOSH Born in Tokyo,Japan
1956‒2017 Musician, artist A legend in Japan's pop music and club music world. In 1976, he formed the techno pop band PLASTICS with Hajime Tachibana, Chika Sato, etc., and successfully toured the United States and Europe, and received high acclaim both domestically and internationally. After the dissolution of PLASTICS, he formed MELON and further expanded his activities, but in 1988, he dissolved and established the club music label MAJOR FORCE with Kan Takagi, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Masayuki Kudo, and Gota Yashiki. Started producer activities under the name of Tycoon Tosh. Moved to London in 1992 and established MAJOR FORCE WEST. After returning to Japan in 2003, he formed the band PLASTIC SEX with Maki Nomiya (ex: Pizzicato Five) and performed live performances, but passed away in February 2017. Toshio Nakanishi has been drawing since the early days of his musician career, but there aren't many opportunities to come into contact with his work. From his drawings, you can feel the feeling of music at its peak, and a unique view of the world is expanding. The valuable drawings will be published in our magazine with the cooperation of the historic punk shop A Store Robot, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
 
Jeanne Boulet Born in Paris 2000. Lives and works in Paris,France
For the past four years Jeanne, a Parisian photographer, has been photographing people at parties held at various clubs in Paris (Le Palace, Les bains, Le Mikado dancing...etc.) every night. While taking pictures, she lovingly captures the party people who breathe in the fast-changing situation in Paris, and thinks about how a true nightlife, an escape from everyday life, works for them. The people of Paris, who usually work and spend the day haphazardly, dress up as if their daily lives are fictional at night, and are sucked into the clubs and give themselves up to the music. They keep talking and dancing with their friends as if the moment is forever. Contrary to their flashy make-up and costumes, these people who became Jeanne's subjects have many natural and calm expressions, and that gap further attracts and fascinates the viewers. Jeanne, who feels that the party people are enjoying themselves as if they were their own, is waiting for a meeting at a club somewhere in Paris tonight to capture that momentary moment.
 
David Soda Born in Belgrade.Lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia.
Artist and photographer David, who lives in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, coexists with his artistic activities and skateboarding in his daily life. He has participated in many skateboarding festivals in Eastern Europe, and not only has his work exhibited, but he is also highly regarded as a skateboarder. In line with the theme of the first issue, I created a photo collage mainly in blue and yellow that superimposes the calm scenery around me and the people I love. Monochrome photos have a story related to skateboarding, which is his obsession. A glimpse of his calm daily life and sensitive sensibilities can be glimpsed from his works, and they sometimes bring surprises and admiration to us and shake our hearts.
 
Kaishu IidaBorn in Chiba 2000.Lives and Works in Chiba,Japan.
Photographer Kaishu Iida, a photographer of the Z generation, is a notable artist who has been studying photography on his own in the local city of Lyon, France, and has started his career while researching a wide variety of experimental techniques and creating works. The group of color works posted this time expresses the scenery of a live performance in Milan, Italy, where he traveled, through multiple exposure. At first glance, the performers are projected in a landscape that seems unrelated to the live performance, and the bright and clear world that is contrary to the live venue in memory is joined, adding a comfortable sense of incongruity. Iida has the following to say about the monochrome live scenery and the photos of the audience. (When I was thinking about how to put the unique groove created by the audience and the angular noise flying around in the photo/image, I remembered the damaged jeans that young people often saw there, and this is it. I thought !) The work inspired by damaged jeans sublimated the image, and as a result of repeated trials, it was finally created by soaking the print in a container filled with boiling coffee, pasting it together and drying in the sun repeatedly. Ta. Based on his sensitive intuition, he continues to create photographic works every day while searching for experimental processes.
 
Publisher: Motoyoshino
Publication year: 2022
Number of pages pages: 54
Size size: 297x210mm
Format format: Softcover
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