Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
[nggallery id=69] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Dinosaur Party at GRSF, November 18 – December 13 Reception: Saturday, November 18, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-876-4773 Giant Robot is proud to present Dinosaur Party, a group art show in honor of handmade toys and games, at GRSF. Everyone loves toys, and there was a time when kids had to make their own. This special show will include objects such as handmade paper models, one-of-a-kind playing cards, mutated action-figures, tweaked stuffed animals, and a custom chess set. Each piece will have the dual purpose of reflecting creativity and imagination, and as well as triggering them.
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[nggallery id=65] Remember that powerful feeling. Giant Robot Gallery 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) | grny.net Giant Robot is proud to present the art of Deth P. Sun at GRNY.
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[nggallery id=74] Evah Fan at GR2, October 7 – November 8 Reception: Saturday, October 7, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 gr2.net (310) 445 – 9276 Giant Robot is proud to present the art of Evah Fan at GR2. Evah Fan’s artwork is often described as cute. She prefers to think of her simple figures, awkward situations, and sparse layouts as conceptual and silly. The Pratt Institute graduate is inspired by weird true events, make-believe worlds, and Twilight Zone-like situations as well as fragmented puns and narrative word-plays. Her work has shown in galleries across the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia and appeared in publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Flaunt, Arkitip, Tokion, and Giant Robot. For I Bacon Powder, the primary theme is food. There will be 25-30 new paintings (mostly gouache on paper) and a few sculptures made out of Sculpey. The show’s title sums up the awkwardness of her outlandish portrayals of food. Say “I beg your pardon” five times fast, and you might get it. A reception for the artist will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, October 7.
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Giant Robot is proud to present the latest work by kozyndan at the Giant Robot Gallery in New York City, Ends and Odds. Saturday, June 24th, 2006 | 6:30 – 10PM at the new Giant Robot Gallery in NYC 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) | http: www.grny.net Upon graduating from art school in Orange County, the artwork of kozyndan (aka Dan and Kazue Kitchens) was uncommonly refined. The duo’s mix of precision European illustration in the style of Moebius and anime-influenced Superflat art from Japan, filtered through Southern California sunshine, immediately found a receptive audience and has been deepening in style and demand ever since. Since making their debut in Giant Robot magazine, kozyndan’s hyper-detailed combination of pencils with digital finishes has been commissioned by the likes of Nike, Sub Pop records, Neomu (Australia), and International Designers Network (Hong Kong). Recent clients have included Converse and the Coachella Valley Music Festival. They have amassed a loyal following of collectors who buy their original art and limited-edition prints, which capture the moods of various locations – Tokyo, Seattle, New York, and Hong Kong – and insert recurring themes such as robots, rabbits, and Japanese schoolgirls. kozyndan’s art show will include new prints, paintings, pencil portraits, and drawings. Themes will include bunnies, sea creatures, and combinations of bunnies and sea creatures, as well as a continuation of their strange takes on Victorian portraits. A reception for the artists will be held from 6:30 – 10:00PM on Saturday, June 24.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jeana Sohn EATING GRASS at GRSF, June 24 – July 26 Reception: Saturday, June 24, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm GRSF 622 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 gr-sf.com 415-976-4773 Giant Robot is proud to present the art of Jeana Sohn at GRSF. Jeana Sohn was born in Korea, where she completed a program in graphic design at a local university. Jeana moved to the U.S to study character animation at CalArts. Her drawings and paintings combine the straightforwardness of children’s book illustration with the subdued color palate of weathered folk signage and free-flowing composition of street art. In 2005, she was commissioned to design t-shirts and buttons for Death Cab for Cutie. For “Eating Grass,” Sohn is painting with acrylic on wood panels, paper, and old book covers as well as wooden eggs. Topics include but are not limited to boys, girls, flowers, awkwardness, stillness, quiet, swimming, and sharks, The 50 pieces will be linked by an implied, non-specific narrative that relates unrelated objects and events. A reception for the artist will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Saturday, June 24.
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