Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
He’s signing soccerballs, and perhaps other ephemera. The artist behind Tokidoki will be in the house from 6-8pm following his Comic Con insane signing endeavors. Good with the fans and friends, Simone is a very giving and nice guy. Meet him if you have the time.
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[nggallery id=56] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Opening Crocodile Tears: Small Works of Art by Over 50 Artists GRNY, July 19 – August 13, 2008 Reception: Saturday, July 19, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 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 Giant Robot is proud to present Crocodile Tears: Small Works of Art by Over 50 Artists at the GRNY Gallery. Following up on 2007′s hugely popular Look Behind You and Snack Isle group shows, Crocodile Tears will feature a large assortment small works that measure 5″ x 7″ or smaller. Each of the over 50 artists will be contributing two to five pieces in his or her own eclectic style. Mediums will range from painting to stitching to drawing to sculpture. Participating artists include (but will not be limited to): Lart Cognac Berliner Joe Buzzell William Buzzell Jeff Canham C.F. Charles Chatov Jen Corace Louie Cordero Rob Corradetti Vanessa Davis Michael DeForge Mark Delong Eamon Espey Edie Fake Ray Fenwick AJ Fosik Noel Freibert Lukas Geronimas Matt Haber Jenny Hart Joseph Hart Andrew Hem Lizz Hickey Caroline Hwang Jordin Isip Rich Jacobs Misaki Kawai Kim Kelly Cat Lauigan Matt Leines Isaac Lin Matthew Lock Arnaud Loumeau Jeremiah Maddock Sakura Maku Lionel Maunz Taylor McKimens Jesse McManus Garrett Morin Christopher Silas Neal Molly Colleen O’Connell Kate O’Connor Martin Ontiveros Chauney Peck Luke Ramsey Martha Rich David Sandlin Emilio Santoyo William Schaff Daniel St. George Crystal Stokowski Mike Taylor Thesis Peter Thompson Matthew Thurber Chris Uphues Damian Weinkrantz Eric White
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I met with Mr Revelli of Upper Playground at a studio in downtown. It's not anything ordinary, it's the studio of artist / tattoo artist Mr Cartoon and photographer Estevan Oriol. Conventional wisdom says that it's dangerous there, but no, Estevan is the nicest guy around, and didn't hesitate to show me a cross section of his work including some folks who are no longer with us. He even...
I met with Mr Revelli of Upper Playground at a studio in downtown. It’s not anything ordinary, it’s the studio of artist / tattoo artist Mr Cartoon and photographer Estevan Oriol. Conventional wisdom says that it’s dangerous there, but no, Estevan is the nicest guy around, and didn’t hesitate to show me a cross section of his work including some folks who are no longer with us. He even photographed the portrait for the poster. I’m sure he freaked out the two big stars, since Estevan isn’t an ordinary photographer. Part of what you get is his raw style and eye. The weird thing is that a part of his youth was spent very close to my house. His day lived 4 or 5 blocks up, while he lived in Santa Monica. He said, the kids of the old school gangs are back. See his site and his works. Here, he shows me what camera he likes to use. It’s a simple Canon. He was showing me other cameras too. His first one that he liked using was an old Polaroid. That’s a Mr Cartoon thing. Yeah he hates being photographed. The more you hate it, the better it is. This is what a CEO looks like. The cars… a bunch of them. The studio is like a car shop. Evidently, Mr Cartoon was in their shop tattooing Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns. The high profile may happen in their new shop on Skid Row. There’s an Upper Playground there too.
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Hard to give this justice until you see it, but the magic of Le Merde, Snaggs, and Scrappers are pretty awesome at GRNY. I have no idea how he makes these and they look effortless and just right. They fit the style, even though they may not be perfectly molded. There's stuff inside them, and he makes that work too. When the world is caught up on manufacturing toys, this dude, Le Merde makes his...