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Yes a bad pun to start the day. Bears mauled two woman keepers in Northern Japan. The bears escaped from the piles of snow which made it easier for them to get out of their cages. 6 bears were killed in all. (msnbc – bears)
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The last shot. Yes I got this close with my iPhone. I’ve gotten this close before. Within the last day or two the second bird took off, so it was a matter of time before the lone bird would leave the nest as well. After I shot the photo and backed away, the bird took off. The nest has been empty since.
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SPRING SALE SAVE 20% IN-STORE // SAVE 25% ONLINE APRIL 6 – APRIL 22, 2012 Online checkout code: grweb25. Artwork excluded from offer. THEY ARE US NEW WORK BY AKO CASTUERA APRIL 7 – MAY 2, 2012 Ako Castuera often shows at Giant Robot in group exhibitions. This will be her first solo effort at Giant Robot. Castuera’s work involves a look into the past which has brought us into the present. Along with her sweeping watercolor hills and valleys are dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Castuera relays their significance as a dreaming point as well as their contribution in our ecosystem. Also in this exhibition will be sculptural work also depicting prehistoric animals captured in a modernistic style. Castuera’s work is colorful, dreamy and captures a concept that explains who we are and where we came from. I AM FINE EISHI TAKAOKA SOLO EXHIBITION MAY 5 – MAY 30, 2012 RECEPTION: SAT, MAY 5, 6:30-10PM Eishi Takaoka’s work is coming back. Although the sculptures of Eishi Takaoka all portray the same serene expression, their outwardly calm façade belies a world of bottled-up emotions. With nowhere to go, these intense feelings manifest themselves in outlandish formations that sprout out of the top of each figure’s head. The uniquely sculpted heads of Takaoka are rooted in a personal fantasy world that is fueled by the emotional ups and downs of daily life in lower-middle class Japan. He instills his frustration with life in Kagoshima and feelings of isolation into each of the pieces, which are comprised of carved wood painted with raw mineral pigments placed atop empty glass medicine bottles. Takaoka’s pieces have been seen in group shows in Tokyo and New York, one-person exhibitions at Giant Robot New York and GR2 in Los Angeles, and on the cover of novelist Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore. For this exhibition, Takaoka will create 34 sculptures at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles. He is currently attending school in his hometown of Kagoshima, Japan and will not be in Los Angeles for the opening. PAUL ROBERTSON*SIGNED* PRINT Fresh from our Diversions! art show at the GR2 gallery. Paul Robertson’s 8-bit style prints are available signed by the man himself. Inspiration for his work is found in popular culture, video games, animation and nostalgia. DOMO 2″ QEESERIES 4 FIGURE New series featuring everyone’s favorite character Domo Kun! These blind boxes have an awesome array of styles that are more rare than the next! JAMES JEANXOXO POSTCARD SET GR contributing artists James Jean has released this wonderful set of postcards featuring images of his much talked about paintings. 30 postcards in the set! JAMES JEANKINDLING A poster book featuring 12 brand new, never-before-published paintings by award-winning artist James Jean. Each of the 11″ x 16″ pull-out prints is bound into a paperback portfolio and features a full-color painting on one side and intricate sketches on the opposite side. ED LINONE RED BASTARD In One Red Bastard, Ed Lin’s thrilling sequel to...
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Happy Birthday. Rad glasses and dont’ worry about that dark spot on your head at this point. (yahoo – Jirouemon Kimura)
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Bird watchers on a cruise ship spotted a boat in distress. Stranded with a failed motor, three aboard waved down the ship. The birdwatchers reported it to the crew and the crew did nothing. Later it was learned that the next day, one of the three on the small boat died. 5 days later, another. Sucks that the crew did nothing. Cruise ships seem twisted. From suicides by the crew to not giving a crap about a stranded boater… C’mon. (NPR – Stranded)
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