Spoken word poet Beau Sia showed his support for Giant Robot by saying a few words as only he can. Giant Robot still needs your help. They’re a little over 50% of the way for funding. You can help Giant Robot here. Previously, Daniel Wu showed his support for Giant Robot.
Beau Sia for Giant Robot
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“Heroic Age: Prince of Power” miniseries is in comic book stores now. It stars Amadeus Cho, Hercules’s best friend and the Marvel Universe’s most incorrigible teen genius. (Wow, a comic book with the central character as an Asian American.) Issue #1, written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, and pencilled by Reilly Brown, hit comic book stores last week. Here’s a synopsis of the story line:
THE HEROIC AGE IS HERE The Lion of Olympus has fallen. And as the Heroic Age dawns, the Golden Mace of Hercules passes to a new Prince of Power…who just happens to be Herc’s best friend, Korean-American kid genius, Amadeus Cho. But when Amadeus finally reveals what he plans to do with his new power, the heavens themselves may shatter as Marvel’s mightiest pantheons are shaken to the core! And wait a minute…what’s THOR doing on the cover of this book? Fan fave writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and beloved “Thorcules” artist Reilly Brown bring the thunder with the next essential chapter in the mind-blowing, heart-wrenching, and gut-busting epic that is the “INCREDIBLE HERCULES” experience!
Pick up the fist issue here. Check out some of the rave reviews it got here . Not only is Grek Pak a comic book writer, but he’s also a short film maker. See his work in Mister Green, Mouse, and Super Power Blues. Greg Pak also worked on The Citizen in Secret Identities.
Heroic Age: Prince of Power with Amadeus Cho by Greg Pak (contains spoilers)
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Eric Nakamura (Giant Robot) & Saelee Oh discuss their animated paper art video piece that is currently featured in Scion’s Installation 6: Video national art tour. They give great insight into how they painstakingly created their short over 2 days – lots of freestyle scissor work, late nights, complaining and fun. (It was Eric’s first stop motion animation.) The piece also has music from Goh Nakamura.
Now in its 6th year, this revolutionary art tour, designed to expose established and emerging artists and their work to audiences across the country. The tour focuses on the video medium, which emerged in the 1960s and has since expanded galleries into more experimental, kinetic and interactive spaces. “Installation 6: Video” challenged 10 artists to create non-narrative video installations that will eventually transform five unique exhibitions around the country. Look for the tour in your area here.
Also check out these stop motion videos: Deadline – Post-It Stop Motion and Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection. BTW – this video is not connected to Marie Digby’s album Breathing Underwater.
Breathing Underwater
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More about Eric Nakamura
Eric Nakamura got his start in magazine making through a stint at the Palisadian Post newspaper and Larry Flynt Publications, but worked on numerous punk rock zines in the early 90s. In addition to founding and publishing issues of Giant Robot magazine since 1994, curating the art galleries, and picking products for the shops, located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City, Nakamura has made an independent movie called Sunsets in 1997. He consults companies on Asian popular culture and designs t-shirts for the Giant Robot brand. Recently, Nakamura curated a museum show, “Giant Robot Biennale” at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, and continues to work on projects outside of Giant Robot for different communities and entities. Giant Robot continues to be a leading source of Asian popular culture and is often considered a lifestyle magazine and store for the fans of animation, art, and design.
More about Saelee Oh
Saelee Oh graduated from Art Center College of Design in 2003 and has Been working in Los Angeles, CA in the field of illustration and fine art. Her work incorporates nature imagery to tell roughly autobiographical stories of connectedness, alienation and the female experience. A mix of materials are used to make both 2D and 3D work. She has been featured in Juxtapoz and Giant Robot magazine and has had exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Portland, Tokyo in many galleries including Jonathan Levine Gallery, Sloan Fine Art, New Image Art, GR2 and Tinlark.
Olivia Munn is on a cover of Complex Magazine for a second time. This time for the April/May 2010 cover. (See Olivia Munn’s previous Complex appearance.) Since she’ll be in Iron Man 2, the people at Complex decided to incorporate cartoon characters in an outdoor scene. Marvel Comics illustrator Mike Choi and Sonia Oback added the woodland creatures to the photos. Check her out in this magical world filled with unicorns and rainbows.
You can read the full article here. Olivia Munn’s been on a tear this spring showing up in Accidentally on Purpose, Axe Rise Shower Gel commercial, and Date Night
Olivia Munn in Complex Magazine April/May 2010 (Behind the scenes)
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If you’re at the 2010 Winter Olympics, check out Chairman Ting’s digital graffiti art performances at the Salt Building inside the Athlete’s Village. They were commissioned by The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) using Tangible Interaction’s unique digital graffiti wall technology.
Wow, combining technology with urban art. Do you prefer digital art or the street art like David Choe?
Digital Graffiti by Chairman Ting
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Here’s a fascinating look from the TED series at the 10 young Indian artists to watch. Among the ten artists are Bharti Kher, Balasubramaniam, Chitra Ganesh, Jitish Kallat, N.S. Harsha, Dhruvi Acharya, Rakib Shah, Raqs Media Collective, Subodh Gupta, and Ranjani Shettar. They have a wide range of art from sculptures to digital collages to street art and more. Take a peek of some of the new contemporary art of these 10 artists in just six minutes.
10 young Indian artists to watch
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