Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Giant Robot welcomes the combined efforts of artists Jesse Filllingham and Jeni Yang for Synthesis at GR2! This new show features two amazing artists, presenting 23 pieces of original art work. Jeni Yang is an illustrator who is Taipei-born and living in Los Angeles. Her art brings out the relationships between musical instruments and both humans and animals and explores the effects that each one has on the other. Jeni experiments with a wide variety of materials and mediums, but all ten pieces of her art work for this show incorporate woodwork in order to provide a whimsical and surreal feel and pastels and soft wood stains in order to invoke nostalgia. Jesse Fillingham is a Los Angeles artist who explores themes from nature, mythology, and fantastic worlds. His work in this show addresses the relationship between people and nature by taking real-world practices (such as logging or building dams) and infusing them with personal mythologies and mysteries. Witness more of their work through the following link or click on the photo below! GR2 Synthesis – Jesse Fillingham and Jeni Yang!
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Tomorrow is the monthly Downtown Los Angeles Artwalk, and like everyone else I usually look forward to it. Lately, I’ve been attending the artwalk with friends who are more interested in the liquor and loud music instead of the art and crafts that artwalk has to offer. Occasionally, when we walk to the bars then we do stop and check out the art that we pass by. I can understand their disinterest, since most of the art are commercial prints or photography that I’ve seen before, and the crafts are things I’ve seen at farmer’s markets or street vendors. Working at Giant Robot has its advantages, since I’m exposed to new original art work each month. Not only do I get to see and handle each piece that comes to our galleries, but occasionally I get to meet the artist and speak with them about their work. The latest show at GR2 featured three different artists who each had her own distinct style, which made for a pretty successful show. After taking down the art at GR2 today, I realized that many of the pieces were purchased by satisfied guests, but there are still some incredible pieces that were not purchased. You can check out what we have available from the GR2 Realms show here: Realms at GR2 Our GRSF Power Punch show was just as amazing, since it featured so many of our popular artists like Jeremy Tinder, Martin Ontiveros, Le Merde, Chris Buzelli, Travis Lampe, and many new favorites. The vibrant colors and energized images of the work of Martin Ontiveros and Le Merde always impresses me, while the distinct style of Jeremy Tinder has always been one of my favorites. In this art show, I also discovered two artists whose styles appealed to me – Elizabeth Mamont and Jesse Tisse. I look forward to seeing more of their work in future shows with Giant Robot. You can also see and purchase their work through our Giant Robot Webstore through the following link: Power Punch at GRSF All of our featured art are immediately available for sale. Since both art shows have been taken down, then your art work can be shipped out quickly as well.
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Link to Lost Weekend. 1034 Valencia Street, Mission District, San Francisco.
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The Giant Robot Webstore has recently been invaded by hordes of tiny Takochu! These multicolored menaces washed ashore along with the warm Summer season, and they’re already in popular demand! Their eight little legs and smooth dome heads make stacking them easy! An improvement from the previous design, these Takochu are clear, hard plastic figures and come in a wider array of colors. Ten different colors to collect! Follow the link below to purchase all ten different colors before they run out, because once they’re gone then we may never see them again: Takochu Mascot Figures If you have an amusing photo of your Takochu or any other product from Giant Robot, then please email them to “webstore@giantrobot.com”! We will feature them in upcoming Customer Galleries along with any captions you choose.
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