Pho-dobo-rrito at GR2

Pho-dobo-rrito at GR2, January 20 – February 14, 2007
Reception: Saturday, January 20, 2007

Giant Robot is proud to present Pho-dobo-rrito at GR2, a group show that will include drawings, sketches, prints, and other work by Martin Cendreda, John Pham, and Albert Reyes at the GR2 gallery.

Since Martin Cendreda self-published the cute-yet-melancholy Dang! and Zurik Robot mini-comics, his work has evolved into longer forms of storytelling. He made the jump from stapled-and-folded pieces to the indie comics elite when Top Shelf published a collection of his strips in 2004. In addition to his solo work, Cendreda has contributed to indie-comics anthologies including Project: Superior, Hi-Horse Omnibus, and MOME, as well as magazines such as Dazed and Confused and Giant Robot.

John Pham entered the indie comics scene when he won a Xeric Foundation grant to publish the first issue of his well-designed, manga-influenced Epoxy comic magazine. After being forced by a Canadian design company to change the publication's name, Pham has produced mini-comics, zines, a sketchbook, and 1-Up magazine under the Substitute Life banner, as well as provided illustrations for CDs, posters, and magazines.

Albert Reyes is a Los Angeles-based San Francisco Art Institute graduate who has developed a style equally influenced by graffiti, comics, and fine art. Among other media, he draws and prints on the inside covers of old books and mixes traditional Mexican imagery, popular culture icons, and political suggestion. His work has been collected in a book, Don't Give Up, and his name can be seen on public walls as GIVE.

The opening reception for the artists will take place from 6:30-10:00 on Saturday, January 20.