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Free JANM Entrance. Come make some watercolor paintings with artist Rob Sato! Attendees will learn watercolor texture techniques and how to use masking in this workshop. Materials provided. Giant Robot Artists’ Entourage Workshop with Rob Sato is happening in conjunction with JANM’s Target Free Family Saturday: Pop Culture There is more info at the Giant Robot Facebook event page.
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Thanks Kat Rivera for some pics. That’s Leecifer and Aaron Brown, both of who will be in an exhibition at GR2 in 2013. [nggallery id=d-con-2012]
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Pal Shohei is exhibiting new illustrations at Tokyo’s Carhartt Store, November 17 – 25. With his intricate ballpoint pen work, Shohei’s managed to carve out some interesting territory and avoid being overshadowed by his superstar dad. I’ve seen Shohei’s work up close a couple times, and it really does defy description. I won’t get near a piece of paper without an eraser in hand, but Shohei does this stuff start-to-finish in ink, with no revision. Not for the faint of heart. Highly recommended! Carhartt WIP presents SHOHEI Exhibition -Layered- 2012.11.17 (Sat.) – 2012.11.25 (Sun.) at Carhartt Store Tokyo Jingumae 4-28-25, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo More information here. Shohei’s HP here.
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“Where I was in Brooklyn, I don’t think I would have even known that there was a major storm happening,” says Adrian Tomine, the artist of next week’s cover, “Undeterred.” He continues: So I spent the whole night glued to the Internet and watching everything unfolding, just being shocked that this kind of dramatic destruction was happening just miles outside my home. And I started thinking about how it would affect the election. This is a first for me in terms of doing [a cover] that’s topical with a quick turnaround; and somehow, these two significant events just came together into that one image for me. Tomine adds: For all its really horrible effects, I feel like the storm has made real a lot of issues in the election that were hypothetical, that were thrown around as debate topics—global warming; and “Is Obama enough of a leader to handle a natural disaster?”; and do we need FEMA? It’s really interesting, and in a way useful, to see a lot of these things become actual issues that are right at hand. Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/11/cover-story-sandy-and-election.html#ixzz2B73WkdWx
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Art by Stella Im Hultberg HINT MINT AUDREY KAWASAKI – HOLIDAY SERIES Special holiday varieties of Hint Mint’s popular Audrey Kawasaki series. MICROGIARDINI CAN PLANTERS Simply pop the can open, add water, and place in sunlight. Choose from flowers, herbs, and vegetables. GAMA-GO OUCHLETS OUTLET COVERS Clever bandage like outlet cover for preventive measures. GAMA-GO KITTYKEYS KEY COVERS Cute kitty key covers for your boring keys. GAMA-GO ZOMBIE FOOT DOG TOY If the zombie apocalypse ever comes, your dog will now be prepared! HI-FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE VOLUME 25 Cover artwork by 20 Pieces of Dreams artist Audrey Kawasaki. WORK AND NON WORK SUSIE GHAHREMANI NOVEMBER 17 – DECEMBER 5, 2012 RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 6:30-10PM Susie Ghahremani’s work is eye catching and quickly heart warming. Her painting style is smooth and echoes her life long interests in nature, animals, music and patterns. Ghahremani graduated from RISD in 2002 and continues her own business, “boygirlparty” in various forms including gift items, crafts and more. This exhibition, Work and Non Work (the title borrowed from an album by Broadcast) “emphasizes the experimentation and play of my miniatures and drawings that I’ll be showing juxtaposed with the framed pieces.” Facebook event. More info. GR2 20 PIECES OF DREAMS OPENING NIGHT PHOTOS By GIANT ROBOT NEWS it was an awesome opening night, thanks for coming out. Also, listen to the Sena Song on Bandcamp performed live at the event by the duo Luca Ruca comprised of Ayako Fujitani and Ayumu Matsuki. >> ART EXHIBITION: FEATHERWEIGHT By ERIC NAKAMURA Featherweight at West LA College curated by friend and artist Kio Griffith features a roster of artists including many from Japan who came to LA for an art fair. >> DANIEL DAE KIM VOTE CONTEST By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Vote in next week’s election and enter to win a trip to Hawaii courtesy of Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
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