Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
He’s coming Saturday July 2nd to GR2 to spread his figure love. It’s going to be fun. World Wide Panty Flash! [youtube]mAA_v2t2u_8[/youtube]
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The White House rooms are each styled and themed with art, mostly paintings of past Presidents and First Ladies. Here’s a collection of art and antiquities themed photographs I shot during the Asian Pacific Islander Celebration. We did get to wander and I couldn’t help but try and document a bit of the art, the sights, and feel, so you can get an idea of what it’s like inside. Take a look at the entire set at the end of the post.
I can tell you that the cluster of paintings of first ladies are in the downstairs room that houses the women’s restroom. The Jackie O painting is amazing. Her outfit is a bit eerie. The painting of her husband below is also different since he’s in deep contemplation with his arms folded. His portrait shows less of his face than any other.
Many rooms have great chandeliers.
This is the red themed room, there’s also a blue and green, adjacent to this room.
Yeah, the Southern hemisphere folks get their own version. This is it. Merry Christmas in June! Here’s more notes from the staff at Kaikai Kiki NY We’re pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Google Doodle team, two special Google logos featuring artwork by Takashi Murakami have been released to celebrate the Summer/Winter solstice. As part of an ongoing project in which Google commemorates holidays, seasonal changes, the birthdays of famous artists and other noteworthy events, today’s logo features two unique designs for the northern and southern hemispheres. The artwork will appear on June 21 (in America and Europe) and June 22 (in Asia), as each country hits the start of the Summer and Winter Solstices. The Summer Solstice takes place on June 22 in Japan. Northern Hemisphere Version (http://www.google.co.jp/) Southern Hemisphere Version (http://www.google.com.au/) These images were produced over a three month period. It was only after dozens of sketches and minute revisions that the results you see now were achieved. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Google Doodle team for giving us this wonderful opportunity. Our entire staff worked day and night to make it happen. Thank you very much. Staff Credits Design Management: Shinya Kikuchi (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.） Rough Sketches: Yuki Shinbo, Sorahisa Koda, Maeri Makuno（Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.） Data Creation: Reiko Irie, Makito Takagi, Ayaki Yamane Logo Research: Akira Murakami（Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.） Communication: Bradley Plumb （Kaikai Kiki New York, LLC） Communication/Legal：Yayoi Shionoiri（Kaikai Kiki New York, LLC） Design Brush-up: Takashi Konuma Kaikai Kiki New York LLC
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“In honor of the summer solstice – the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere – Google has tapped a guest Doodler, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, to create a special anime flavored kawaii logo for Google’s home page.” (Search Engine Watch)
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Chicago has a lot of great things happening lately. Alinea for high end gastronomy. Pitchfork for your summer time music fest cravings. Half Acre Brewery for well…duh, beer and Hot Doug’s for basically any type of encased meat you probably never even thought of. Lucky for us, we also have Debbie Carlos calling Chicago home. Her modern photography is some of the quietest and simplest (simple in a good way) photography I have seen and I have been obsessed with her photos since 2005. Her photos are actually the only pieces of art up in my apartment other than a few Jay Ryan prints and her Antlers photo has been blogged and re-blogged and blogged again throughout the interwebs. I was lucky enough to sit with Debbie over some pho where we talked about her work and the following questions came from that discussion, our general friendship, and heavy duty emailing back and forth. Photo of Debbie by Devin Higgins other photos by Debbie Carlos SIX QUESTIONS WITH Debbie Carlos GR: 1. You were born in Manila, grew up in LA, lived on the East Coast and have also spent a lot of time in Tapei. How did you make your way to Chicago and what do you dig about this city? DC: I moved to Chicago from Massachusetts in the spring of ‘04 to study photo at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Of the cities I’ve lived in, I think Chicago was the first one I felt a real connection with. There is such a great sense of history, that you can feel everywhere. You get a lot of culture, and the hustle and bustle of a large city, but there is also a really nice Midwestern relaxed attitude. There is also a diverse set of neighborhoods surrounding downtown, and I think it’s these communities that make the city really interesting. Also, the eating is pretty excellent. GR: 2. You got a bachelor’s in psychology and then made the bold decision to attend School of the Art Institute for a second degree in photography. How did you make that leap and how did your family react? Was your mom a “tiger mom”? DC: Even from the moment I finished my first degree, I really wanted to pursue photography, but was held back because I thought I needed a ‘real job.’ And I thought that was what my family wanted for me. When I got laid off from my office job, though, my hope to study art kind of slipped out over the phone to my mom. She told me to go for it. I think I have the advantage of having a mom that studied piano and fashion design during her years in college, so I think she is actually really open to me having a non-conventional job. My dad is supportive, too, but I think he leans more to the side of wanting me to have a real and steady job. They both wish that I lived closer...
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