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7.02.2009
Bwana Spoon WTF tour comes to LA.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - WTF Summer Tour with Bwana Spoons
Book release at GR2
Sunday, July 19, 2:00 - 5:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to present the Los Angeles stop of the WTF Summer Tour by artist Bwana Spoons, held in celebration of his first monograph, Welcome To Forest Island.
Spoons is a Portland-based artist whose freewheeling style was developed under the influence of underground comics, '60s rock posters, and Japanese rubber monster movies. Starting out with stapled-and-folded zines like My Friend the Micronaut and Ain't Nothing Like Fucking Moonshine in the early '90s, Spoons has become a regular in the Northwest street art and indie music scene. Endangered animals caught in mid-thought, kung fu wizards with gravity-defying eyebrows, and swirling psychedelic backgrounds are only some of the elements found in the well-composed anarchy of his paintings and sculptures. He is also involved in the Grass Hut art collective and gallery.
The 144 hyper colored pages of Welcome To Forest Island include paintings, maps, sketches, comics, and more--all dedicated to the wild, hyper chromatic paradise Spoons has been constructing for several years with his art. The denizens of this mind-bending setting include sweet whale-gators, boozy super-cicadas, arrow-slinging, basket-weaving bearded love tribes, an ex-hobo mushroom farmer, and one brutally intense bat that plays drums in a proto-metal band and would do just about anything to make a bagel relinquish its jelly filling! Cloth-spined and case-bound, this collection of jaw-dropping artwork is a true coffee-table gem.
Along with books to sign, Bwana will bring custom toys and some sold-out goodies, as well as small editions that are site specific, brand-new sculptures, original art, prints, T-shirts, and more wares for everybody's eyeballs. (And a barbecue for their stomachs.) Lastly, Bwana will come ready to rumble; prepare for battle with pencil fights and a big game of four square in the gr/eats parking lot.
The event will take place from 2:00 - 5:00 on Sunday, July 19. For more information about Spoons, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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Book release at GR2
Sunday, July 19, 2:00 - 5:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to present the Los Angeles stop of the WTF Summer Tour by artist Bwana Spoons, held in celebration of his first monograph, Welcome To Forest Island.
Spoons is a Portland-based artist whose freewheeling style was developed under the influence of underground comics, '60s rock posters, and Japanese rubber monster movies. Starting out with stapled-and-folded zines like My Friend the Micronaut and Ain't Nothing Like Fucking Moonshine in the early '90s, Spoons has become a regular in the Northwest street art and indie music scene. Endangered animals caught in mid-thought, kung fu wizards with gravity-defying eyebrows, and swirling psychedelic backgrounds are only some of the elements found in the well-composed anarchy of his paintings and sculptures. He is also involved in the Grass Hut art collective and gallery.
The 144 hyper colored pages of Welcome To Forest Island include paintings, maps, sketches, comics, and more--all dedicated to the wild, hyper chromatic paradise Spoons has been constructing for several years with his art. The denizens of this mind-bending setting include sweet whale-gators, boozy super-cicadas, arrow-slinging, basket-weaving bearded love tribes, an ex-hobo mushroom farmer, and one brutally intense bat that plays drums in a proto-metal band and would do just about anything to make a bagel relinquish its jelly filling! Cloth-spined and case-bound, this collection of jaw-dropping artwork is a true coffee-table gem.
Along with books to sign, Bwana will bring custom toys and some sold-out goodies, as well as small editions that are site specific, brand-new sculptures, original art, prints, T-shirts, and more wares for everybody's eyeballs. (And a barbecue for their stomachs.) Lastly, Bwana will come ready to rumble; prepare for battle with pencil fights and a big game of four square in the gr/eats parking lot.
The event will take place from 2:00 - 5:00 on Sunday, July 19. For more information about Spoons, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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6.25.2009
Printed Matter 6 art show July 11 - Take home prints!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Printed Matter 6 art show opening
Group show at GR2
July 11 - August 8, 2009
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to present Printed Matter 6 at GR2.
The latest installment of the popular Printed Matter series of art shows will feature nearly 50 artists with a wide variety of aesthetic styles and printmaking techniques. Limited-edition prints are one of the best ways for budget-minded and new collectors to acquire artwork and support independent artists, and we are committed to providing this venue on a recurring basis.
Participating artists include the following:
Apak!
Sasha Barr
Christopher Bettig
Bigfoot
Blinky
Sean Boyles
Ryan Bubnis
Buff Monster
Rob Corradetti
Eleanor Davis
Liam Devowski
Dutch Door Press
Matt Furie
Susie Ghahremani
Katherine Guillen
Michael Hsiung
Martin Hsu
Yellena James
Andy Jenkins
Jeremiah Ketner
Ben King
Heisuke Kitazawa (PCP)
Olaf LaDousse
Le Merde
Little Friends of Printmaking
Alex Lukas
Mats!?
Bill McRight
Kiyoshi Nakazawa
Tom Neely
Saelee Oh
Martin Ontiveros
Sidney Pink
Albert Reyes
Brian Rush
Jay Ryan
Emilio Santoyo
Caleb Sheridan
Bwana Spoons
Deth P. Sun
Daria Tessler
Aiyana Udesen
Edwin Ushiro
Marci Washington
Steven Weissman
Chadwick Whitehead
Chelsea Wong
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Madeleine Zygarewicz
A reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, July 11. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
Group show at GR2
July 11 - August 8, 2009
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to present Printed Matter 6 at GR2.
The latest installment of the popular Printed Matter series of art shows will feature nearly 50 artists with a wide variety of aesthetic styles and printmaking techniques. Limited-edition prints are one of the best ways for budget-minded and new collectors to acquire artwork and support independent artists, and we are committed to providing this venue on a recurring basis.
Participating artists include the following:
Apak!
Sasha Barr
Christopher Bettig
Bigfoot
Blinky
Sean Boyles
Ryan Bubnis
Buff Monster
Rob Corradetti
Eleanor Davis
Liam Devowski
Dutch Door Press
Matt Furie
Susie Ghahremani
Katherine Guillen
Michael Hsiung
Martin Hsu
Yellena James
Andy Jenkins
Jeremiah Ketner
Ben King
Heisuke Kitazawa (PCP)
Olaf LaDousse
Le Merde
Little Friends of Printmaking
Alex Lukas
Mats!?
Bill McRight
Kiyoshi Nakazawa
Tom Neely
Saelee Oh
Martin Ontiveros
Sidney Pink
Albert Reyes
Brian Rush
Jay Ryan
Emilio Santoyo
Caleb Sheridan
Bwana Spoons
Deth P. Sun
Daria Tessler
Aiyana Udesen
Edwin Ushiro
Marci Washington
Steven Weissman
Chadwick Whitehead
Chelsea Wong
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Madeleine Zygarewicz
A reception featuring many of the artists will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, July 11. For more information about the opening, the artists, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
6.18.2009
J. Otto Art is live
J. Otto Seibold art is now live and for sale at gr2.net
6.15.2009
GR2 J. Otto Seibold opening photos Jottobots
6.12.2009
J.Otto Game pics
6.09.2009
Jottobots art show opening June 13th.
J. Otto Seibold at GR2
June 13 - July 8, 2009
Reception: Saturday, June 13, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Jottobots, an art show featuring new work by J. Otto Seibold.
Showcased in children's books such as Mr. Lunch, Penguin Dreams, and A Trip to the Getty, the pop-art illustration work of J. Otto Seibold is instantly identifiable and immensely influential. The San Francisco-based artist was among the first wave of modern computer artists to make names for themselves by using vector illustration to craft a hugely popular retro folk style. Considering himself a "digital outsider artist," Seibold also makes personal work that combines stencils, spray paints, and paint pens to create an organic take on his hyper colored, multi layered, and surreal style.
For the opening, a special game featuring Seibold's artwork is being developed by Kyle Pulver of the Attract Mode indie videogame collective. In the 5-minute experience, the player controls a small robot (Jottobot) with the ability to shoot, jump, and fly with the aid of a jetpack. There will be a combo-scoring system and a high-score list, so art show attendees can find out who is the best at the end of the night.
The reception for J. Otto Seibold will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, June 13. For more information about the artist, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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June 13 - July 8, 2009
Reception: Saturday, June 13, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
Giant Robot is proud to host Jottobots, an art show featuring new work by J. Otto Seibold.
Showcased in children's books such as Mr. Lunch, Penguin Dreams, and A Trip to the Getty, the pop-art illustration work of J. Otto Seibold is instantly identifiable and immensely influential. The San Francisco-based artist was among the first wave of modern computer artists to make names for themselves by using vector illustration to craft a hugely popular retro folk style. Considering himself a "digital outsider artist," Seibold also makes personal work that combines stencils, spray paints, and paint pens to create an organic take on his hyper colored, multi layered, and surreal style.
For the opening, a special game featuring Seibold's artwork is being developed by Kyle Pulver of the Attract Mode indie videogame collective. In the 5-minute experience, the player controls a small robot (Jottobot) with the ability to shoot, jump, and fly with the aid of a jetpack. There will be a combo-scoring system and a high-score list, so art show attendees can find out who is the best at the end of the night.
The reception for J. Otto Seibold will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, June 13. For more information about the artist, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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6.01.2009
Secret Identity Signing at GR photos.
