This May First Thursday Floating World is growing twice as awesome. Grass Hut Gallery is sadly closing down their east Burnside location. But Grass Hut lives on as they will be moving their gallery into Floating World this month! We will both continue to curate monthly shows.
This May features the artwork of Adrian Riemann, who has designed a series 16 prints with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – except they’re all wearing and modeling current fashions and designer labels. We also invited the following artists to do their interpretations of cartoon or comics characters in modern fashions: Matt Furie, Nick Gazin, Brandon Graham, Corey Lewis, and Angie Wang.
http://www.behance.net/Gallery/MASTERS-OF-THE-UNIVERSE/213057
LISTING INFORMATION:
WHO: Adrian Riemann, Matt Furie, Nick Gazin, Brandon Graham, Corey Lewis, Angie Wang
WHAT: PROJECT R.U.N.W.A.Y. – cartoon fashion show
WHEN: Thursday, May 6th, 6-10pm
WHERE: Floating World Comics, 20 NW 5th Ave #101
BIO INFORMATION:
Adrian Riemann – Born 1988 in Stuttgart, Germany. Grew up in various cities in the southern regions of Germany. In 2002 lived in Melbourne for almost a year. Graduated from school in 2007 and started studying graphic design at the State Academy of Arts in Stuttgart the next year.
Adrian has been drawing since he can remember. He grew up with a pencil in his hand and has practically never put it down. As a child of the late 80s and 90s one can find various allusions on the pop-culture of that time in his works. Maybe it’s his way to overcome some childhood traumas – if you also grew up in that time you know why.
Since he started studying he also did some works for musicians and music labels, designing record covers and posters and at the moment he is working on a t-shirt line with two friends called TRINITAS as well as a few personal projects, including some Star Wars inspired stuff.
http://www.soleils.org/
Matt Furie – Matt Furie was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1979. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio in 2001. Matt is a leo, he enjoys long walks in the park, bubble baths, and an occasional glass of wine. He currently lives in San Francisco. His comic series “Boy’s Club” is published by Buenaventura Press.
http://www.mattfurie.com/mattfurie.php
Brandon Graham – Graham grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he was a graffiti artist. His book King City was published by Tokyopop in 2007 and was nominated for an Eisner Award. In May 2009 Graham announced that King City would continue publication at Image Comics and his Oni Press title Multiple Warheads would also resume publication.
http://royalboiler.livejournal.com/
Nick Gazin – Nick is a comics illustrator and also the comics editor for Vice Magazine. He also hosts the popular Comic Book Witch Hunt which is a comic review battle royale. Nick reviews a bunch of comics and then makes a video of himself and friends burning the crappy ones.
http://skeleteen.livejournal.com/
Corey Lewis – Born in sunny California in 1982, living in Washington since. Currently in the big city of Seattle. Enjoys making artwork for a variety of companies, including: Marvel, Oni, Udon, DC/Zuda, Image, Pink Gorilla & Etc, on properties like Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Rival Schools, X-Men, and my own original creations, Sharknife, Peng, Dead in the Now, Pinapl, Seedless etc, etc.
http://www.reyyy.com/
Angie Wang – Angie Wang has not gone to art school and has not won any awards for illustration and got no job and no cats no dogs and no birds so don’t give her no shit.
http://www.okchickadee.com/