Mori Chack

Biography• Born in Osaka, Japan• Worked as a street

artist– Also took up small jobs– Discovered by Pony

Canyon– Created numerous

characters since• Currently resides in

Tokyo

Gloomy Bear

Gloomy Bear

• Extremely violent pink bear– Designed to look cute but

morbid• Reflects Chack’s beliefs– Animals cannot be tamed

Pity

Pity• Gloomy Bear’s owner• Found Gloomy and raised it

up– Gloomy turned on him

• Word play on his name

Podolly

Podolly

• Sheep dressed in a wolf costume• Bullied by her sheep friends

Kumakikai

Kumakikai• Originally a discarded stuffed toy• Found by a garbologist• Body now made of cast iron

Collaborations

Baby the Stars Shine Bright

DevilRobots

Hello Kitty

Inspiration

• Wanted to break free from restrictions– Previous jobs were strict

with drawing– Had to always draw based

on guidelines• Wanted to show freedom

within his work

Purpose• Comical/cynical viewpoints– Believes humans are full of contradictions

• Firm stance against animal cruelty– Animals getting along with humans is ironic

– Animals get along even though humans cause so much destruction

– Compares it to “children being forced to hold hands with Hitler, who just exterminated their parents.”

Style

• Bold, thick outlines• Vector-like• Bright, cheerful colors– Yellow– Pink–White– Light Blue

Links

• http://www.japanesestreets.com/reports/71/gloomy

• http://chaxart.blogspot.com• http://kalamarikastle.com/?p=840• http://www.singaporetgcc.com/stgcc_guest/mori-chack

• http://www.tinierme.com/tinierme/gloomyIllustContestDisp.do

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-uIk5AbuZw

• http://wn.com/Mori_Chack• http://www.myplasticheart.com/c/MORICHACK/Mori+Chack.html