THE MODERN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
WHAT
THE MODERN AMERICAN TRAGEDY – AN EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY MIKE GIANT
WHERE
MONSTER CHILDREN
20 BURTON ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN
UNTIL 10 OCT
OPENS 20 SEPT, 6PM
HOW MUCH
FREE
CONTACT
02 9332 2040
If life’s a cocktail, then Mike Giant is living a dirty martini. Born colour blind and nearsighted, Mike grew up in New Mexico immersed in hot rods, heavy metal and the skulls, saints and snakes of Catholicism. After years studying architecture, Mike moved to ‘Frisco to take up a role as a graphic designer for Think Skateboards where, through the painstaking process of manually transferring his designs from paper to film to boards, he learned to eliminate pencil marks and imperfections from his illustrations.
In San Fran Mike also got involved in a whole bunch of’ zines, and graff posses, with his infamous ‘Giant’ tag scoring him props from counter-culture kids in the States, France and Japan. In 2003 he set up Stay Gold, a tattoo parlour in Albuquerque, where he experimented with Hispanic, Japanese and religious influences to develop the meticulously sharp, noir style that defines his work. These days the vegetarian and photo-blogger spends his time designing streetwear for REBEL8 and watching bills from his various publishing deals roll slowly in.
Mike Giant makes art that’s strangely flawless, yet so ugly and alive it’s almost sweating. That’s why this show will rock. Hard.
By Jade Warne
Gallery Type: Contemporary Art Space
Location: Eastern Suburbs
Medium: Illustration
Keywords: Mike Giant, Think Skateboards, Stay Gold, REBEL8
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