Ka-ra 2: Nothing, but Everything

Bart · September 6, 2007

Do you remember Ka-ra?

Seven years ago, Blender artist Shigeto Maeda created a wonderful Blender artbook for Not a Number called Ka-ra. He has now produced a sequel, filled with strange organic shapes and poetry – check out the preview PDF. You can order the book from blurb.com for $29.95 (softcover version) or $37.95 (hardcover version).

Author Bart

I have a LONG history with Blender - I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then ;-) I also run the Blender Artists forum and I'm Community Lead at n8n.

16 responses

olivS

6 September 2007 at 18:48

oh yes, I remember, and I still have this artbook not so far away from me… The works of Shigeto were already marvellous at the time… I wonder how his skills has evolved with all the new possibilities Blender never ceased to provide, since then, version after version… I’m sure the preview PDF is only a faint glimpse at his organic skills…

VanPelt

6 September 2007 at 18:52

Uh, just these days I was wondering what was of Shigeto Maeda all these years.

masternave

6 September 2007 at 20:16

Whoah, I’m in a zen mode… Very neat.

@ndy

6 September 2007 at 21:13

i remember ka-ra, it was an absolutely awesome book. when i started with blender, shigeto maeda was my big idol… still is. very cool!

.andy

Buson

6 September 2007 at 21:26

I so wanted to like it but the pretentious pseudo zen ramblings are laughable.

And judging by the environment map relflections his ‘perfect thing’ appears to be evolving in some kind of warehouse.

Francisco Ortiz

6 September 2007 at 21:56

@ Buson:

“…Perhaps an imperfect state is necessary for things to begin and evolve…” :)

Congratulations Shigeto. Very beautiful work!

Greetings from Brasil.

Tony

6 September 2007 at 23:39

Excellent work. I’ve seen all the images and they are really outstanding. Congratulations, Shige!

Shige

7 September 2007 at 01:52

Oh, all my good friends! :)
Thanks. I’m still standing on side of Blender. Always I’m getting lots of ideas and stimulus from your activities. So I hope my works will be an opportunity for someone’s work. I’m planning next book now, so see you soon. :)

Sensei

7 September 2007 at 04:51

Shige!

Wow another Ka-Ra book, congrats!
Want to meet up with you and Tony soon, I will be in touch!

Sensei

7 September 2007 at 04:52

Shige!

Wow another Ka-Ra book, congrats!
Want to meet up with you and Tony soon, I will be in touch!

Sensei
PS If this comes out as a double post, sorry.

Shige

7 September 2007 at 05:28

Hi Sensei!,

Wow, how are you doing? :)
Please come to Shibuya event on Sep. 9th. I’ll do VJ set.

Dion Moult

7 September 2007 at 10:47

I don’t remember the first book, but I was slightly confused after reading the first 2-3 pages, but after reading the whole preview, I must say that is some pretty awesome stuff. I do not doubt if the rest of the book is even cooler.