GR2 10/15 – 11/16, 2011 Undercurrents – Martin Hsu and Lawrence Yang
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Exhibition at GR2
Undercurrents
New Artwork by Martin Hsu and Lawrence Yang
October 15 – November 16, 2011
Opening reception Saturday October 15, 6:30-10pm
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Currents are the source of life and death. What lies beneath the surface is unseen and often forgotten, but it’s also where much light and magic can be found. This series of paintings explores the color, vibrancy, and luminosity of the deep. Angelic creatures serve as messengers of life. They examine undiscovered feelings hidden away from the obvious by bringing light to the darkest places. There’s much beauty in the dark and life is brighter than we think.
Martin Hsu is an artist and designer based in San Francisco. He takes much inspiration from nature, animals, and Hayao Miyazaki. The series of paintings he created for Undercurrents is based on the concept of life arising from death. It’s also infused with his fascination for vibrant and fantastical creatures from the deep. At this moment, he’s still pinching himself for having the opportunity to show a body of personal works at Giant Robot. He hopes this is not a dream.”
Lawrence Yang wrestles with informational abstractions by day and paints by night. Influenced by graffiti art and traditional Chinese painting, he employs ink, marker, and watercolor, as the permanence of this media adds a sense of immediacy to his work. Lawrence’s paintings make use of color to communicate atmosphere and emotion, and they are concerned primarily with creating order out of chaos (and vice versa). Lawrence once ate an entire bag of Fun Size Three Musketeers™. He lives in San Francisco with his imaginary pets, Cholo and Binky.
Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles as well as an online equivalent.
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
[...] He made me some tea and showed me his studio area which had his works in progress for Undercurrents, which is beginning at Giant Robot 2 in just under two [...]
[...] very excited to announce my upcoming 2-man show at Giant Robot titled Undercurrents with Lawrence [...]
[...] Undercurrents Opening reception: Saturday, October 15th, 6:30-10pm GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Show runs from October 15 through November 16, 2011 [...]
[...] my partner and I traveled to LA to see our friend Martin open a gallery show at Giant Robot, titled Undercurrents. Martin had told us about his ideas for the show when we visited him in SF a month or so back, and [...]
[...] away) in order to check out new works for Martin Hsu and Lawrence Yang in their current art show, Undercurrents. "Currents are the source of life and death. What lies beneath the surface is unseen and often [...]