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I don't exactly know why, but I love these two photos... I'm actually behind Heisuke, moderating his talk at GR2 for his show. The people, the smiles, and his slides explained his work just a little bit better to everyone. From commercial work, old work, and new work, and finally to the reasons why this show is what it is, I think blew people away. He ended the talk explaining about his daughter...
I don’t exactly know why, but I love these two photos… I’m actually behind Heisuke, moderating his talk at GR2 for his show. The people, the smiles, and his slides explained his work just a little bit better to everyone. From commercial work, old work, and new work, and finally to the reasons why this show is what it is, I think blew people away. He ended the talk explaining about his daughter who’s growing quickly and he can see it happening, but at the same time, we are growing too and we can’t see it. Then he talked about the shortness of life, and the importance of each day, and he put everyone in their place. If we can make people smile at an art show, then we’re doing a fine job.
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James Jean applies some touches to a "loose painting." In JJ world, what is loose anyway? His work has been going into different directions, and this one is a rickshaw in a world of detritus and waste. Sorry, this is merely a spy photo. I missed the dinner that his wife, Wen cooked.
Taffy has always liked me.
James Jean applies some touches to a “loose painting.” In JJ world, what is loose anyway? His work has been going into different directions, and this one is a rickshaw in a world of detritus and waste. Sorry, this is merely a spy photo. I missed the dinner that his wife, Wen cooked. Taffy has always liked me.
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[nggallery id=67] Group Art Show Opening Devil’s in the Details April 11 – May 6, 2009 Reception: Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. 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 G Giant Robot is proud to present Devil’s in the Details, a 10-person group art show. Contributors range in artistic styles and backgrounds, from illustration and graphic design, to graffiti and fine art. Representing some of the most prolific and engaging voices in the art world today, each artist has created new original works for this show. Participants include: Sean Boyles – Applying his loose, yet honed style to drawings, paintings, printmaking, and even photos and videos, Boyles has the uncanny ability to make carefully composed depictions of the street appear effortless. Ako Castuera – Castuera depicts a hyper-colored, gravity-defying world that is somewhat terrifying but also super fun. When she is not making her own art, she is a character artist for the Metacopalypse animated TV series. French – Utilizing a distinct, finely detailed method to his drawings, French’s subjects include the morbid, the classic, the contemporary, and the strange, all executed with care and precision. Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch – One of the hardest working artists in the art scene today, Holyoke-Hirsch has maintained his artistic vision and expanded on his style while showing in galleries around the world. Andrew Holder – The patterns and shapes of Holder’s art are as distinct as the compositions he creates with both. Continually making work that exemplifies the direction of modern art, Holder most recently graced the cover of Arkitip. Jordin Isip – Isip’s mixed media work combines the look of raw sculpture with simple, modernist design, and graces book covers, album covers, and magazine articles. Yellena James – In her artwork, James combines complex abstract forms to form larger images that take on lives of their own. Her colorful arrangements of organic shapes and tangled lines are at once floral and alien, organic and sci-fi, crafty and fantastic. Jeremyville – Art, product design, animation–Jeremyville seems to do it all, and always with his trademark, innovative style and sophisticated presentation. His work has been shown around the world, and he continues to fill galleries with art that defies definition. David Jien – Still developing as an art student, Jien’s pencil drawings incorporate a dream like world that embraces such elements as graffiti, aliens, and the people around him. Matt Lock – At once, Lock’s colorful, heavy metal-inspired paintings recall the crudest of notebook doodles with the most epic sci-fi landscapes. They are simple, stunning, and thought provoking. The opening reception featuring many of the artists will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. For more information about the artists, GRNY, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com (310) 479-7311
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