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When times are tough, it’s great when a package of love shows up. Bobby Hundreds asked me for my sizes, and just a week later comes a box of goodies. First an apology. These are the worst shots possible. I didn’t do it on purpose, but my camera battery was dying and I rushed through it. Three shots and it died. The Michael Lau figure above is awesome. I never thought I’d get one of these. I thought they were gone by now! The plastic on the hands are still on there. I guess you can call it Chinese Opera version. I got three T shirts. I’m trippin on the middle one. The detail of their spoofs are insane. What fun it would be to design that shirt. I’ll wear that one. The logo one is a no brainer. I think I have 3 or 4 of these now. To sort of quote a song by the Untouchables. I Spy for the FBI. one for when you go out, and another for everywhere you go. Again apologies for the bad photo. These shoes are a lot nicer than these shots. I need some new shoes for when my Vans keel over. These are perfect.
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The Game Over 3 show features some great art. Check out this Team Macho cartridge! It's carved from wood, and painted in the coolest way. There's three versions and if you're a true game fan or game executive, this is a must have. There's plenty of great art on the wall at GRSF and the fans and friends from GDC were there in force.
I dig the pencil sketch mature Mario by the guy pictured: Jake...
The Game Over 3 show features some great art. Check out this Team Macho cartridge! It’s carved from wood, and painted in the coolest way. There’s three versions and if you’re a true game fan or game executive, this is a must have. There’s plenty of great art on the wall at GRSF and the fans and friends from GDC were there in force. I dig the pencil sketch mature Mario by the guy pictured: Jake Gillespie! Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall Petri, a game maker from Europe! LA in the house. Souris Hustler of Culture, Lulu, and Silvio Porretta, game maker and artist, and their friend Wayne. Aww blurrrr. Can’t recognize them? Han Wang, Melissa Hung, and Vincent Pham. filmmakers Jessica Sanders and Suzi Yoonessi Goh Nakamura and Joe To More game art More Team Macho art!
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[nggallery id=88] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Group Art Show Game Over III at GRSF, March 12, 2010 – April 14, 2010 Reception: Friday, March 12, 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 Game Over III, a group show that pays homage to the continuous evolution of videogames and their massive influence on popular culture. The impact and inspiration of videogames will be represented through a wide assortment of styles and genres provided by top artists in the fields of illustration, painting, sewing, indie comics, and videogames. Contributors are scheduled to include the following: Sasha Barr Brandon Bird Blinky Sean Boyles Eric Butler Kris Chau Shawn Cheng Ryan De La Hoz Elayne Dixon E. Dubois Theo Ellsworth Everybody Get Up Matt Furie Mark Giglio Jake Gillespie Girafa Tim Gough Andrew Holder Paul Hornschemeier David Horvath Jay Howell Martin Hsu Mari Inukai Marc Johns James Kochalka Le Merde Phil Lumbang Aaron Martinez Andrew Perry Mike Perry Ferris Plock Silvio Porretta Carlos Ramos Albert Reyes Grant Reynolds Alexander Shen Snaggs Kaz Strzepek Team Macho Daria Tessler Jeremy Tinder Joe To Kelly Tunstall Aiyana Udesen Amy Vazquez Connie Wong Anthony Wu Lawrence Yang Derek Yu 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, San Francisco, and New York City, as well as an online equivalent. A reception featuring many of the artists will be held from 6:30 – 10:00 on Friday, March 12. For more information about the show, GRSF, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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Here's some video I shot at the event. Nara's talk was fun and inspiring. I enjoyed how he intro'd himself by telling the tale of his youth. From being a latch key kid and having no neighbors and enjoying the company of animals, to then growing a bit older, getting a bike, and having friends. It's a fun talk, and his work is always cool to see. The talk went well over an hour, and this is just...