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Hundreds of Artists Scale Down Their Work for Giant Robot’s 14th Annual Post-It Show
Image via Mark Todd
This December marked the 14th annual Post-It Show held by Los Angeles-based gallery Giant Robot. Each year the exhibition gathers thousands of scaled down artworks from emerging and established artists, and sells each one of the 3 x 3 inch pieces for $25. Over four hundred artists participated in this year’s exhibition, including works by Yoskay Yamamoto, James Jean, Huntz, Anthony Zinonos, Hayley Powers Thornton-Kennedy, Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and many, many more. Although a majority of the included artists decided to simply paint or draw directly onto the miniature canvas, others like Sean Chao add their own spin, placing a miniature clay raccoon through a small hole in the orange paper as if the sculpture is bursting through.
Despite the creative takes on the exhibition’s premise, each artist starts with the same prompt and medium, and their work is sold for the same flat fee. “I think Post-its are great since they’re ubiquitous items that people doodle on and at the same time provides a great medium that confines but at the same time challenges,” Giant Robot owner Eric Nakamura told My Modern Met.
Post-It Show 14 ended earlier this month, but you can still browse works created for the exhibition on Instagram. (via My Modern Met)
Work by Sean Chao, image via @giantrobot
Post It Show 14 installation, image via @giantrobot
Post-it by Huntz
Image by @apbozalis
Image by Mark Todd, post-its by Anthony Zinonos
Post it by James Jean and Hayley Powers Thornton-Kennedy
Post It Show 14 installation, image via @giantrobot
Post-its by Yoskay Yamamoto
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