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Jason Sho Green graduated from the University of Washington in 2002 with a degree in electrical engineering (with a focus in robotics and embedded systems) and a minor in math. Much of his time at U of W was spent doodling in notebooks during boring lectures. He decided 2 years ago that drawing was what he loved to do, and since then he has focused on his freelance graphic design and illustration career. He hadn't taken any art classes since the 5th grade, but honed his drawing skills by doodling in math notebooks. He's only been painting since Spring 04. He plans on giving art school a shot one day when he has the time/money, but he's learning as much as he can right now from experimentation and gleaning off friends.
Josh Sho Green is largely influenced by his childhood. He loves nonsensical kid logic. When he was a kid, he spent his summers visiting his oba-chan in Japan - watching anime, playing with toys in the department stores, and hunting giant horny beetles. There's something about being a curious kid in a land where you don't understand the language - you take in all the visuals and are forced to create your own story. This is essentially the same process he follows now - unable (or not wanting) to understand what's going on around him - and narrating it as he sees fit.
All his art education has come from sketching in the margins of his notes during infinitely boring lectures. It was all about entertaining himself - he didn't realize that it would appeal to anybody outside of his parents until 2 years ago. If you like his drawings, you have the electrical engineering professors at the University of Washington to thank for boring the hell out of him in class.
He trys not to play to obvious emotions. He'd rather make you think for a second than make you blush, fuzzy, shiver, and smile.
Education
Jason Sho Green graduated from the University of Washington in 2002 with a degree in electrical engineering (with a focus in robotics and embedded systems) and a minor in math. Much of his time at U of W was spent doodling in notebooks during boring lectures. He decided 2 years ago that drawing was what he loved to do, and since then he has focused on his freelance graphic design and illustration career. He hadn't taken any art classes since the 5th grade, but honed his drawing skills by doodling in math notebooks. He's only been painting since Spring 04. He plans on giving art school a shot one day when he has the time/money, but he's learning as much as he can right now from experimentation and gleaning off friends.
Josh Sho Green is largely influenced by his childhood. He loves nonsensical kid logic. When he was a kid, he spent his summers visiting his oba-chan in Japan - watching anime, playing with toys in the department stores, and hunting giant horny beetles. There's something about being a curious kid in a land where you don't understand the language - you take in all the visuals and are forced to create your own story. This is essentially the same process he follows now - unable (or not wanting) to understand what's going on around him - and narrating it as he sees fit.
All his art education has come from sketching in the margins of his notes during infinitely boring lectures. It was all about entertaining himself - he didn't realize that it would appeal to anybody outside of his parents until 2 years ago. If you like his drawings, you have the electrical engineering professors at the University of Washington to thank for boring the hell out of him in class.
He trys not to play to obvious emotions. He'd rather make you think for a second than make you blush, fuzzy, shiver, and smile.
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