Giant Robot 15 Years Biennale 2 Exhibition

I have been a fan of Giant Robot since I was in college and have been lucky enough to be involved in numerous exhibitions at GR2 in Los Angeles, GRSF & GRNY.. I am even more honored to be a part of the Giant Robot 15 year anniversary exhibition taking place on October 24, 2009 - January 24, 2010 at the Japanese American National Museum. I just want to thank Eric, Michelle & Luke @ GR for all their love and support over the years... Such a tremendous achievement, congrats you guys! Looking forward to another 15 years of GR!!!

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First St
Los Angeles, CA 90012

OPENING RECEPTION on October 24 from 6-10 PM

Here's my piece for the show


info about the exhibit & the participants:

In 1994, Giant Robot was born with the purpose of documenting and
promoting new, up-and-coming, underdog, overlooked, and hybrid Asian
and Asian-American popular culture. Fifteen years later, the self-
published magazine has not only evolved from a stapled-and-folded zine
into a full-color, glossy publication with an international following,
but also opened trend-setting shops and influential art galleries in
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. To celebrate the
magazine's longevity, energy, and loyal readership, the second Giant
Robot Biennale is being hosted by the Japanese American National
Museum in Downtown Los Angeles from October 24, 2009 to January 24,
2010. The event will feature several exhibits, including the following:

To provide a visual overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic, publisher
Eric Nakamura is curating artwork by individuals who have contributed
to shows at Giant Robot's galleries, been featured in the pages of the
magazine, or even contributed cover art. The main hall will include
installations by David Choe, Theo Ellsworth, James Jean, kozyndan,
Stella Lai, Jack Long, Albert Reyes, Souther Salazar, Rob Sato, Jeff
Soto, and Deth P. Sun. A second hall will include the contributions of
more than 50 others.

Here’s that list:

Aaron Brown
Aiyana Udesen
Ako Castuera
Allison Cole
Andrew Holder
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Andrice Arp
Ana Serrano
Apak
Ben King
Bigfoot
Brian Rush
Bwana Spoons
Christine Castro
Christopher Bettig
Dan-ah Kim
Daria Tessler
Ed Trask
Edwin Ushiro
Eleanor Davis
Emilio Santoyo
Esther Pearl Watson
Hannah Stouffer
Hellen Jo
James Kochalka
Jay Ryan
Jeffrey Brown
Jen Corace
Jeremy Tinder
Joe To
Jon Burgerman
Kaori Kasai
Katherine Guillen
Kelly Lynn Jones
Kerry Horvath
Luke Chueh
Marci Washington
Mari Inukai
Mark Todd
Matt Furie
Megan Whitmarsh
Mike Perry
Munkao
Nikki McClure
PCP
Phil Lumbang
Prodip Leung
Rama Hughes
Renee French
Robert Bellm
Scrappers
Sidney Pink
Steven Weissman
Yellena James

BLOGGGG LOVE

I've been making some appearances as a quest blogger for Busy Being, C1RCA & Moytoy.. I don't have much to say so it's pretty much the same info as on here... which is a bad sell on my part, but there are others blogging on those sites and there is a lot of rad stuff going on, so you should check them out.

Also, I wanted to thank the blog Share Some Candy for the nice post they did about my work and studio.

Design Box Collective

I was asked to design some promo materials, a poster (above) & a postcard (below) for a new project called Design Box Collective. Each edition will be themed, this theme being "sky" for witch I did some cloud/rain graphics because I figured clouds are the only somewhat permanent things in the sky. Info about the project is below and is from the DBC website.



"Design Box Collective presents a unique, themed collection featuring rising indie artists and designers from around the world. This limited edition collection illustrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement, promoting each contributer and their craft, as well as providing a stage for new perspectives and purposeful design."

This incarnation features works from : Sebastian Bandin, Christopher Bettig, Smantha Cotterill, Chrissie Fullick & Vicky Charlton, Kristen Couse, Tracey Hatcher, Alexandra Merlino, Leticia Maguire, Lee Mezaros, Kerry Scheen, Kate Sutton, Sayuri Taga & Rebecca Tegtmeyer.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

I was lucky enough to work on creating a pop up shop for Where The Wild Things Are at Urban Outfitters' Space 1520 in Hollywood. Here are some finished photos of the environment we created as well as some progress shots from my iphone..






You can read all about the art/inspiration & news about the film on Spike Jonze's blog



Where The Wild Things Are is in theaters on October 16..

Foreverever & Mind | Spirit exhibition

My friend Joel Speasmaker and I are having an exhibition together in Long Beach, CA at DDR Projects on October 9th. My half of the exhibit is called Foreverever, and Joel's is called Mind | Spirit. The show is sponsored by Threadless and we both did some Threadless Select T's which will be released in conjunction with the exhibit. The shirts will be available for sale online but we'll have 50 shirts to give away at the opening... both Joel and I will be there, so come on out and see some art and get 2 free shirts!

OPENING RECEPTION:
7 - 10 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 9

DDR Projects
3403 East Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803





and big BIG thank you to Threadless!

3 NEW PRINTS!

I've got 3 brand new print editions available!

This one is called "Whale Of A Tale" and is a one color, 18 x 24 inch, signed and numbered edition of 50 screenprint which was printed by my amazing printer Nat @ Bloom Press.


This one is called "Pears" and is a one color, 18 x 24 inch, signed and numbered edition of 50 screenprint which was printed by my amazing printer Nat @ Bloom Press.


This one is called "Please Do Not Forget About Me" and is a two color, 7 x 8.5 inch, signed and numbered edition of 5 printed by me. It also comes in a pink and blue version on grey paper.

Vannen Watches

VANNEN is a new amazing watch company that just launched... they feature amazing limited edition artist designed watches, with a some of mine coming out in the upcoming months..

VANNEN WATCHES

Berkeley, Oakland & San Francisco

Just got back from an amazing trip up to the Bay area.. SF, Berkeley & Oakland.. love love love the East Bay. Got to meet up with some amazing friends; Zach, Rachel, Lisa, Dave & Grace @ Grain Edit, Luke @ GRSF, Nat @ Bloom Press.. see you guys again really really soon.

C1RCA v. Christopher Bettig

This teaser ad was just released in Vice & Antenna etc.
2010 = some good things from C1RCA & me...

Giant Robot 2 // Junk In The Trunk

I've got some work at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles at the Junk In The Trunk show which opens on Saturday 15 August.

Giant Robot 2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025