Works by Aaron Noble, Alisha Kerlin, Andrew Schoultz, Andy Diaz Hope, Ben Venom, Chris Duncan, David Jien, Devin Troy Strother, Frohawk Two Feathers, Glen Baldridge, Heidi Zumbrun, Jeff Canham, Joseph Hart, Libby Black, Paul Wackers, Richard Colman, Sean McFarland, Steve Powers, Ted Pushinsky & Ala Ebtekar. Going to be a good one for sure..

THIS los angeles is proud to present:

Giant Artists COLLECTION, a multimedia group exhibition

Friday, December 2, 2011 from 7-10 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOS ANGELES, CA — Giant Artists, a Los Angeles-based agency representing photographers, art directors, illustrators, designers, filmmakers, makeup artists, and stylists, in partnership with THIS Los Angeles, is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition entitled, Giant Artists COLLECTION. The exhibition, curated by Giant founder, Jen Jenkins and artist representative, Eleni Peters, will feature a range of recent works of various mediums by artists on Giant’s roster, and coincides with the release of the agency’s new anthology of the same title.

Opening Reception: Friday, December 2nd. 7-10pm.

Participating artists include:
Aaron Ruell, Blake E. Marquis, David Black, Graphic Therapy, Emily Shur, Glynis Selina Arban, Jeremy & Claire Weiss, Jess Holzworth, Keren Richter, Lauren Dukoff, Michael Schmelling, RJ Shaughnessy, Peter Sutherland, and Todd Cole.

Published works to include:
Atlanta by Michael Schmelling (Chronicle Books)
Family by Lauren Dukoff (Chronicle Books)
These Photographs Will Heal Your Soul by RJ Shaughnessy
Some Photos by Aaron Ruell (Nazraeli Press)
The Plan by Michael Schmelling (J+L Books)

There will be a free tote bag designed by Keren Richter to the first 100 people made possible from Incase, and a new limted edition THIS x RVCA shirt designed by Peter Sutherland will be available.
2011 marks Giant Artist’s five-year anniversary. As Jenkins explains, “For the occasion, I wanted to celebrate how each of the artists’ visions has expanded and how their work reveals aspects of their distinctive personas.” Jenkins also considers this year’s theme and the group exhibition format completely in sync with her agency’s ideals, stating, “Giant Artists is a collection – of artists, works, publications, projects, and friends.” Collaboration and creative kinship exist not only between the agency and its artists, but it extends to its clients. Michael Schmelling’s innovative collage techniques that he created as part of his Atlanta project, helped inspire the Converse “I’m With Basket Ball” campaign that he photographed last year. Peter Sutherland’s personal documentary work, which features the hidden beauty in ordinary objects and everyday situations, became the quintessential visuals for Stussy’s Fall 2011 campaign. Lauren Dukoff’s classic black and white photography influenced the retro, yet glamorous vibe of the “Forever Fabulous” campaign for Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The exhibition salutes the agency’s recent past, with all eyes on Giant Artists’ sure to be prized future.
ABOUT GIANT ARTISTS

Giant Artists is more than an agency. We are co-conspirators, collaborators and friends. We are dedicated to all forms of visual arts. In addition to the photographers and designers, Giant’s roster boasts a collage artist, several directors, installation artists, a web designer, a handmade prop designer, and a wardrobe stylist. We are believers.

Some images from the show.

Giant Artists – collection book.

Aaron Ruell

Emil Shur

David Calderly

RJ Shaugnessy

Jeremy & Claire Weiss/Day19

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Noah Kalina, Emily Shur, and Noe Montes all deal with the ideas of borders in the photography they’ll be showing this month at THIS.

Noah Kalina deals with the border between still and video, performance art and photography. He uses the traditional border of a still photo with the camera on a tripod and incorporates a story with movement inside that frame. Each video is 1 shot and no editing; a friend lying on a couch as another friends rides around her in circles; Noah doing pushups in his new studio; a young couple holding hands, knee deep in the ocean staring straight at the camera, still for 1 minute.
http://blog.noahkalina.com

Emily Shur is showing pieces from her “Nature Calls” series, which are photos of cellphone tower trees in their environment. These scenes blur the line between nature, business, the need for communication, and the need to feel as if we are surrounded by nature in the built environment.
www.emilyshur.com

Noe Montes photographed objects around his parents home in Yuma Arizona and scenes in El Paso Texas while visiting these areas which he grew up in and around. These objects represent the border between the hopes and dreams of a new object and the reality of it being discarded or sat on a shelf unnoticed for years. Seemingly mundane, an old boom box on a couch, a broken touchtone telephone, and a statue of a horse head on a shelf, these are the same things he returns to each time he visits, which bring back the memories of home and family for better or for worse before he moved away.
www.noemontes.com

Here is the bag

Keep A Breast announced their Non Toxic Revolution campaign a few months ago. Hopefully you have seen the video and explored the site to to inform and educate yourself about the dangers of toxic chemicals in our environment and food supply and the link to breast cancer. The program focuses on prevention as a means to maintain long-term health and well-being by providing alternatives so that young people everywhere can make educated decisions.

NTR embarked on a 8 city street art campaign to help inspire and educate young people about toxic chemicals infecting our food, products, and environment with help from Shepard Fairey and Studio Number One with limited edition poster sets for the different aspects of the campaign and your life including: Your House, Your Mouth, Your Body, Plastic Sucks, and Heart and Soul.

The tour has come to an end and we are celebrating in Los Angeles! The Non Toxic Revolution Campaign will be erecting 6 separate street art installations from Venice to Downtown as well as raising awareness and planting seeds with a 3 art week installations and street side urban renewal at THIS gallery including imagery from Studio Number One and photography from the NTR campaign by Patrick O’Dell.

The exhibition is FREE, all ages and open to the public! See you here!!

Ben Venom

Saggy Vaughn

Bill McRight

Richard T. Colman

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