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小林誠 makoto kobayashi

japanese / english

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1968

Born in Okazaki Aichi.

1990 Strongly impressed by creations by Hiro“Wildman”Ishii and decided to be a professional creator. 6 years training in sign maker started.
1996 Established M&K CUSTOM SIGNS Studio.
1998 Joined the first event "Pinstripe Gathering " in 「7th YOKOHAMA HOT ROD CUSTOM SHOW 」.
1999 Joined 「RatFink Reunion 」held in U.S (MOONEYES USA) as a first time.
2001 Held solo art show, 「MADE IN JAPAN」as a first Japanese Kuston Kulture artist by BURNOUT MAGAZINE PRESENTS in Santa Monica, CACAO COFFEE HOUSE.
2002 Joined "Von Dutch an American original" in U.S (California University Northridge Art Gallery) as a only and first Japanese artist.
Won the first KOOLADD AWARD by “BURNOUT MAGAZINE” which was published by Mr. THE NASH.
2003 Held 「KUSTOM CITY」produced by myself at the face-pop-art-gallery in Kariya.
The American under ground art magazine called "JUXTAPOZ" highlighted my work.
Joined 「Ed"BIG DADDY Roth Tribute」at COPRONASON GALLLERY.
2004 Joined 「JUXTAPOZ 10th Anniversary party」in San Francisco(MINNA GALLERY).
Held solo art show 「TRADITIONALISM」(DETROIT JUNK GALLERY TOKYO).
Won the “3rd KOOL ADD AWARD” by BURNOUT MAGAZINE.
2005 Joined Japanese Kuston Kulture Artist Group Show 「BURNOUT NET WORK」(ROQ LA RUE GALLERY).
2006 Held own producing solo art show 「KUSTOM CITY 2」at the face-pop-art-gallery in Kariya.
2008 Made a presentation at 「IN SEARCH OF TIKI」which was held at Forest Lawn Museum in California, US.
2009 Designed the package of 「LIFEGUARD」for Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd.
2011 Held 「KUSTOM CITY3」(Kariya Face-Pop-Art Gallery)
2012 Awarded 「 BEST HUB CAP CUSTOM PAINT CONTEST」at 「21th YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW 」(Japan)
2013 Made a presentation at 「RAT FINK'S REVENGE」which was held at LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY in LA, US.
Made a presentation at 「KUSTOM KULTURE ?」which was held at HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER in California, US.

Representative work

  • Designed the bottle package of 「LIFEGUARD」for Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd. (Japna)
  • Designed the bottle package of 「CHEERIO MEGA 700」for Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Painted the campaign car, TOYOTA 86, for 「LIFEGUARD」for Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  • Designed merchandise for 「JUXTAPOZ 」ART MAGAZINE (U.S)
  • Designed official apparel for 「ZZ TOP」 (U.S)
  • Done graphic design for shoes for 「RYZ 」(U.S)
  • Designed cover art for 「PINSTRIPE PLANET 2」(England)
  • Done graphic design for Limited edition of「'66 DODGE A 100」for 「HOT WHEELS」JAPAN CONVENTION 2011(Japan/U.S)
  • Won award BURNOUT MAGAZINE 「KOOL AD AWARD」in 2002, 2004, and 2006 (Japan)
  • Won award 「 BEST HUB CAP CUSTOM PAINT CONTEST」at HUB CAP CUSTOM PAINT CONTEST in 21th YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Japan).

Art show& Events

1998

YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)

1999 YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
RAT FINK REUNION (Santa Fe Springs,CA)
2000 TOKYO GROOVY (Tokyo,JAPAN)
GASP FOSK (Yokohama,JAPAN)
AUTO ART SHOW (Dana Point,CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)(SPEED KING CHAMPION)
2001 TOKYO GROOVY (Tokyo,JAPAN)
AUTO ART SHOW (Dana Point,CA)
MADE IN JAPAN (SantaMonica,CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2002 Von Dutch an American Original (Northrige,CA 2002) 
FAR EAST NET WORK (River Side,CA)
AUTO ART SHOW (Dana Point,CA)
MAN'S RUIN (Atsugi ,JAPAN)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2003 KUSTOM CITY (Aichi ,JAPAN)
Ed "BIG DADDY" Roth Tribute (Culver City,CA )
ROCK OF AGES TATTOO FESTIVAL (Orange County ,CA)
RUST SATIN & KROME (Orange County ,CA)
CUT'N DRIVE (Burbank ,CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2004 JAXTAPOZ 10th Anniversary Art Show (SanFrancisco,CA)
TRADITIONALISM (Tokyo, JAPAN)
TIKI ART NOW (SanFrancisco,CA)
STEEL PARTY (Tokyo, JAPAN)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
MOONEYES X'mas PARTY (Norwarlk, CA)
2005 PSYCLE DELIC TENDENCIES (Studio City, CA)
BURNOUT NETWORK (Seattle,WA)
TRY POWER (Pasadena, CA)
TIKI ART TWO (SanFrancisco,CA)
BRUSHES NEEDLES & BURNOUT (Boldwin,NY)
THE SPOOK SHOW (Long Beach, CA)
CUT'N DRIVE (Burbank ,CA)
VIVA LAS VEGAS Shifters CAR SHOW (Las Vegas, NV)
PASO ROBLES CRUISIN' NATIONALS (Paso Robles ,CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE Anniversary Party (Santee, CA)
AUTO ART SHOW (Dana Point,CA)
PRIMER NATIONALS (Ventura, CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2006 CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' (El Segundo, CA)
HATE THE LIVING (Studio City, CA)
ROD & BOBBER ALLEY SHOW (Pasadena, CA)
Von Dutch TRIBUTE 2 (Santa Monica,CA)
KUSTOM CITY 2 (Aichi ,JAPAN)
BRUSHES NEEDLES & BURNOUT (Boldwin,NY)
ED"BIG DADDY" ROTH
THE ORIGINAL RAT FINK (Los Angels, CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE NOW (Atsugi, JAPAN)
PASO ROBLES CRUISIN' NATIONALS (Paso Robles ,CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE Anniversary Party (Santee, CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2007 VIVA LAS VEGAS Shifters CAR SHOW (Las Vegas, NV)
VIVA LAS VEGAS 8 BALL ART SHOW (Las Vegas, NV)
SEXY BEASTS (Los Angels, CA)
BRUSHES NEEDLES & BURNOUT (Boldwin,NY)
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' 2 (El Segundo, CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE NOW 2, 3, 4 (Atsugi, JAPAN)
PASO ROBLES CRUISIN' NATIONALS (Paso Robles ,CA)
BACK TO THE BEACH (Ventura, CA)
BOTTROP KUSTOM KULTURE (Bottrop, GERMANY)
GALA TIKI (Chicgo, IL)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2008 CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' 3 (El Segundo, CA)
BEAR IN MIND (Milano, ITALY)
KUSTOM JAPAN (Santa Monica,CA)
IN SEARCH OF TIKI (Glendale,CA)
MADE IN JAPAN (El Segundo,CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE NOW 5 & SPECIAL (Atsugi, JAPAN)
SANTA MARIA CRUISIN' NATIONALS (Santa Maria, CA)
BOTTROP KUSTOM KULTURE (Bottrop, GERMANY)
CUSTOM PART & WEAR OPEN HOUSE (Mellingen,SWITZERLAND)
2009 THE NEW YEARS NUISANCE (El Segundo, CA)
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' 4 (El Segundo, CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE NATION (El Segundo, CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE ART SHOW (Milano, ITALY)
Enlighten ! (Culver City, CA)
BOTTROP KUSTOM KULTURE (Bottrop, GERMANY)
CUSTOM PART & WEAR OPEN HOUSE (Mellingen,SWITZERLAND)
WINFIELD & WATOSON'S CUSTOM CAR GATHERRING (Mojave, CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2010 THE NEW YEARS NUISANCE 2 (El Segundo, CA)
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' 5 (El Segundo, CA)
MITZI STUDIO ART SHOW (San Dimas, CA)
Tribute to ROBERT WILLIAMS (Yokohama, JAPAN)
AGAINST THE GRAIN (El Segundo, CA)
ENAMEL (El Segundo, CA)
BOTTROP KUSTOM KULTURE (Bottrop, GERMANY)
CUSTOM PART & WEAR OPEN HOUSE (Mellingen,SWITZERLAND)
KUSTOM MANIACS & SPEED FREAKS (Empoli, ITALY)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2011 DESTINY (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
THE NEW YEARS NUISANCE 3 (El Segundo, CA)
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' 6 (El Segundo, CA)
KUSTOM CITY 3 (Aichi, JAPAN)
THE BEAST IN THE EAST (Odawara, JAPAN)
R-255 (Odawara, JAPAN)
KUT OUT & AIR BRUSH (Odawara, JAPAN)
SURF & SK8 (Odawara, JAPAN)
SAVE THE ART (Odawara, JAPAN)
ENAMEL 2 (El Segundo, CA)
SANTA MARIA CRUISIN' NATIONALS (Santa Maria, CA)
BOTTROP KUSTOM KULTURE (Bottrop, GERMANY)
CUSTOM PART & WEAR OPEN HOUSE (Mellingen,SWITZERLAND)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2012 THE NEW YEARS NUISANCE 4 (El Segundo, CA)
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN' 7 (Los Angels, CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE PRODUCTION (Orange County,CA)
YEAR OF DRAGON (Odawara, JAPAN)
KUSTOM KULTURE NOW (Odawara, JAPAN)
THE SKULL SHOW (Odawara, JAPAN)
BOTTROP KUSTOM KULTURE (Bottrop, GERMANY)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2013 KUSTOM KULTURE PRO (Campbel,CA)
GRAND NATIONAL ROADSTER SHOW (Pomona, CA)
MIXED NUTS (Osaka, JAPAN)
THE KUSTOM KULTURE SHOW (Odawara, JAPAN)
RUN WHATCHA BRUNG ! (Bakersfield, CA)
MOTOR BREATH ALLEY
ORION MUSIC FESTIVAL (Detroit, ML,USA)
CUSTOM HARLEY ART EXPERIENCE (Taipei, TAIWAN)
RAT FINK'S REVENGE (Los Angels,CA)
KUSTOM KULTURE 2 (Huntington Beach,CA)
KUSTOM ISLAND (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
KUSTOM KULTURE FOREVER (Herten, GERMANY)
FULL OCTANE ART IN MOTION (Bakersfield, CA)
YOKOHAMA HOTROD CUSTOM SHOW (Yokohama,JAPAN)
2014 BURNOUT NETWORK (Bakersfield, CA)
HARF CAB "Birth of an Icon" (San Jose, CA)
THE KUSTOM KULTURE SHOW (Helsinki, FINLAND)

 

 

 

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