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[nggallery id=65] Remember that powerful feeling. 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 the art of Deth P. Sun at GRNY.
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Giant Robot is proud to present the latest work by kozyndan at the Giant Robot Gallery in New York City, Ends and Odds. Saturday, June 24th, 2006 | 6:30 – 10PM at the new Giant Robot Gallery in NYC 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) | http: www.grny.net Upon graduating from art school in Orange County, the artwork of kozyndan (aka Dan and Kazue Kitchens) was uncommonly refined. The duo’s mix of precision European illustration in the style of Moebius and anime-influenced Superflat art from Japan, filtered through Southern California sunshine, immediately found a receptive audience and has been deepening in style and demand ever since. Since making their debut in Giant Robot magazine, kozyndan’s hyper-detailed combination of pencils with digital finishes has been commissioned by the likes of Nike, Sub Pop records, Neomu (Australia), and International Designers Network (Hong Kong). Recent clients have included Converse and the Coachella Valley Music Festival. They have amassed a loyal following of collectors who buy their original art and limited-edition prints, which capture the moods of various locations – Tokyo, Seattle, New York, and Hong Kong – and insert recurring themes such as robots, rabbits, and Japanese schoolgirls. kozyndan’s art show will include new prints, paintings, pencil portraits, and drawings. Themes will include bunnies, sea creatures, and combinations of bunnies and sea creatures, as well as a continuation of their strange takes on Victorian portraits. A reception for the artists will be held from 6:30 – 10:00PM on Saturday, June 24.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art exhibition and reception Saturday, March 25th, 2006 | 6:30 – 10PM at Giant Robot New York 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) | www.grny.net Wounded but not Broken, Caroline Hwang’s first solo show at Giant Robotexplores the nooks and crannies of the heart, the vulnerability of love, the ache of love lost and the healing that follows. Hwang takes the cuts and scrapes of relationships and transforms them with fabric, stitching, paint and collage to create beautifully poignant work. In this show, Indian girls, wounded bears, piercing arrows and protective teepees all represent our desire to help heal one another and the caution with which we move forward. From the quirks of a heart in love to the aches of relationships gone awry, Wounded but not Broken is Hwang at her best: delicately honest, beautifully melancholy and quietly healing. Each piece is sadly comforting: awkward girls, distant boys, the sweetness of a crush, and the loneliness of regret. We are all wounded. These pieces, stitched, painted and crafted, simply offer the comfort that we are not alone. Caroline Hwang was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, grew up in Southern California and earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Art Center College of Design. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York where she paints, stitches, prints and dreams of the day she can bring her dogs to live with her. Hwang’s work is influenced as much by her grandmother’s crocheting and knitting as it is by crafts, graphic arts, quilting, films and music, among other things. Her work has most recently been shown at Clementine Gallery (New York), New Image Gallery (Los Angeles), Motel Gallery (Portland) and 96 Gillespie (London). View her work at www.carolinehwang.net. Caroline Hwang will be in attendance for the opening reception.
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Giant Robot New York announces The Nearest Faraway Place, a solo show by Jack Long opening on Saturday, January 21st from 6:30 – 10PM. Jack will be showcasing original paintings based on his most recent work. Hailing from West Chester, Pennsylvania, Jack Long began his formal art training at the Rhode Island School of Design studying illustration. Moving in a different direction from the Providence art scene, recognized for its use of bright colors, silkscreens, pop-culture reference, and humor, Jack nurtured his craft in oil painting with a more subtle, serious, and darker content. He cites the Northern Renaissance painters Pieter Bruegel and Hieronymus Bosch as some of his greater influences. Jack also takes cues from the mood and intensity of films by Igmar Bergman and Frederico Fellini, compacted with the ever-developing, imaginative style of storytelling that evolved from his illustration background. As a result, Jack Long’s work unfolds a mystical, poetic, and suspenseful tale that captivates the viewer evoking the wonder of where this world stems. “At first it was a subconscious thing that came out of nowhere. Now its become a more refined idea with purpose,” says Jack about the direction and alternate realm present in his paintings. The re-occurring figures used in his art – birds, boats, houses, trees, and wisps, are used to personify life experiences. “Each of my individual pieces work together to tell a bigger story,” a story that many can translate and identify with. Giant Robot New York is pleased to be the platform for the story of Jack Long”s The Nearest Faraway Place, showing January 21st through February 22nd, 2006. http://www.jacklong.com For more information about Jack Long, Giant Robot New York, or Giant Robot magazine, contact: Eric Nakamura Giant Robot Owner/Publisher eric@giantrobot.com
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[nggallery id=50] ART IS A SMILE THAT GIVES YOU A HUG with Andrew Jeffrey Wright Showing Nov 19 – Dec 21, 2005 at Giant Robot New York Opening reception Saturday, November 19 from 6:30 – 10PM Giant Robot New York announces Art is a Smile That Gives You a Hug – an exhibition by Andrew Jeffrey Wright opening on Saturday, November 19th from 6:30 -10PM. Andrew Jeffrey Wright will be showcasing original paintings, drawings, screen prints, photos and collages of his most recent work. As the founding member of Space1026, a creative community / gallery in Philadelphia, Andrew Jeffrey Wright is a front-runner for the Pennsylvania’s burgeoning, underground art scene. Wright’s artwork exemplifies a range of concepts using a kaleidoscope of colors, pop-culture references, and absurd humor. The multi-faceted artist procures his adventurous style working in mediums ranging from animation, video and photography to painting, print making, and sculpture. In keeping with his fortitude for zine production, Wright is creating a limited edition run of hand-made books especially for his GRNY opening. To add to his notoriety, Andrew Jeffrey Wright has worked with an impressive list of artists. Collaborating with Clare Rojas on an animated short called “The Manipulators,” the duo earned awards at the New York Underground Film Festival and New York Comedy Film Festival. Along with Rojas, AJW teamed up with Leif Goldberg and Barry McGee to produce the Outerspace Hillbilly group show in San Francisco. Showing with other high-caliber names such as Marcel Dzama, Jim Houser, Paper Rad, and Ed Templeton, Wright’s artwork is appreciated coast to coast and overseas. Giant Robot New York is grateful to host the mastermind work of Andrew Jeffrey Wright’s Art is a Smile That Gives You a Hug.
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