Marc Johns tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1702740 2010-03-11T20:33:58-08:00 TypePad marcjohnshttp://feedburner.google.com Drawings at Giant Robot in San Francisco tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c2163888330120a92a497b970b 2010-03-11T20:33:58-08:00 2010-03-11T20:40:52-08:00 I'm really excited to have a couple of drawings in Game Over 3, a video game themed exhibition at Giant Robot in San Francisco that opens Friday March 12th. If you are in the area you should check it out.... Marc Johns

I'm really excited to have a couple of drawings in Game Over 3, a video game themed exhibition at Giant Robot in San Francisco that opens Friday March 12th. If you are in the area you should check it out. Lots of fantastic artists are participating.

I was particularly thrilled to find that the gallery used one of my pieces on the show flyer:

Here's the other piece I have in the show:

Exhibit info, from Giant Robot's site:

Game Over III at GRSF, March 12, 2010 - April 14, 2010
Reception: Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

GRSF
618 Shrader Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
gr-sf.com
415-876-4773

Giant Robot is proud to present Game Over III, a group show that pays homage to the continuous evolution of videogames and their massive influence on popular culture. The impact and inspiration of videogames will be represented through a wide assortment of styles and genres provided by top artists in the fields of illustration, painting, sewing, indie comics, and videogames. Contributors are scheduled to include the following:


Sasha Barr
Blinky
Sean Boyles
Eric Butler
Kris Chau
Shawn Cheng
Ryan De La Hoz
Elayne Dixon
E. Dubois
Theo Ellsworth
Everybody Get Up
Matt Furie
Mark Giglio
Jake Gillespie
Girafa
Tim Gough
Andrew Holder
Paul Hornschemeier
David Horvath
Jay Howell
Martin Hsu
Mari Inukai
Marc Johns
James Kochalka
Le Merde
Phil Lumbang
Aaron Martinez
Andrew Perry
Mike Perry
Ferris Plock
Silvio Porretta
Carlos Ramos
Albert Reyes
Grant Reynolds
Alexander Shen
Snaggs
Kaz Strzepek
Superbrothers
Team Macho
Daria Tessler
Jeremy Tinder
Joe To
Kelly Tunstall
Aiyana Udesen
Amy Vazquez
Connie Wong
Anthony Wu
Lawrence Yang
Derek Yu

By the way, Wired.com blogged about the show. Cool!

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/drawings-at-giant-robot-in-san-francisco.html the most extraordinary headdress tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c2163888330120a922863e970b 2010-03-10T14:04:06-08:00 2010-03-10T14:04:06-08:00 Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches. (This drawing sold in my shop ages ago, and I almost forgot to post it here. Other drawings are available here.) Marc Johns

Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches.

(This drawing sold in my shop ages ago, and I almost forgot to post it here. Other drawings are available here.)

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/the-most-extraordinary-headdress.html the rectangular bird spoke only one word tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c2163888330120a905016c970b 2010-03-05T15:02:38-08:00 2010-03-05T15:02:38-08:00 Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing is sold | Other drawings available in the shop Marc Johns

Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.

Original drawing is sold | Other drawings available in the shop

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/the-rectangular-bird-spoke-only-one-word.html God made me draw this tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c21638883301310f62606d970c 2010-03-04T11:13:23-08:00 2010-03-04T11:25:16-08:00 I've got a number of thoughts about this one. It is a popular notion that the artist is merely a channel through which a higher power creates and expresses itself. Heavyweights like Picasso have endorsed this notion. But what if... Marc Johns

I've got a number of thoughts about this one. It is a popular notion that the artist is merely a channel through which a higher power creates and expresses itself. Heavyweights like Picasso have endorsed this notion. But what if the artist got it all wrong, and misinterpreted God's intentions, and created one nonsensical work after another? Or, what if God is simply unintelligible, or is being deliberately (annoyingly) vague and abstract? Those are the scenarios I'd like to explore, because, well, they're pretty funny. Oh, and I get to blame a higher-power/deity/wisdom-of-the-universe for the weird stuff I end up drawing on paper.

Original drawing is sold | Other drawings available in the shop

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/god-made-me-draw-this.html saws tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c21638883301310f5aa166970c 2010-03-03T12:53:08-08:00 2010-03-05T14:58:57-08:00 Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches. Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | Other drawings available here Marc Johns

Ink and watercolour on paper, 8x10 inches.

Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | Other drawings available here

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/saws.html diamond soda tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c2163888330120a8e88e95970b 2010-03-01T15:32:44-08:00 2010-03-01T15:32:44-08:00 Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing available in the shop | Other drawings available here. Marc Johns

Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.

Original drawing available in the shop | Other drawings available here.

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/diamond-soda.html Thoughts about to be translated into words tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c21638883301310f4ead77970c 2010-03-01T12:47:29-08:00 2010-03-01T15:31:55-08:00 You could tell what he was about to say. Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing available in the shop | Other drawings available here. Marc Johns

You could tell what he was about to say. Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.

Original drawing available in the shop | Other drawings available here.

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/03/thoughts-about-to-be-translated-into-words.html severed heads of action figures tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c2163888330120a8e440bd970b 2010-02-28T22:20:03-08:00 2010-03-01T12:49:47-08:00 Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | More originals available here. Marc Johns

Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.

Original drawing is SOLD available in the shop | More originals available here.

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/02/severed-heads-of-action-figures.html A triangular state to which I relate tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c2163888330120a8d12b1f970b 2010-02-24T21:24:19-08:00 2010-02-24T21:24:19-08:00 Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches. Original drawing available in the shop | Other drawings available here Marc Johns

Ink and watercolour on paper, 5x7 inches.

Original drawing available in the shop | Other drawings available here

 http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/02/a-triangular-state-to-which-i-relate.html Cover artwork for Harper Perennial book: Postcards From a Dead Girl tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553c21638883301310f2b0faa970c 2010-02-22T16:14:02-08:00 2010-02-22T16:14:02-08:00 Ages ago I was asked by Harper Perennial to illustrate the cover of Kirk Farber's first novel, Postcards From a Dead Girl. I absolutely loved working on this project. The people I worked with at Harper were fantastic. The book... Marc Johns

Ages ago I was asked by Harper Perennial to illustrate the cover of Kirk Farber's first novel, Postcards From a Dead Girl. I absolutely loved working on this project. The people I worked with at Harper were fantastic. The book was released last week, and I just received a copy, so I can finally share it here.



I was thrilled to see that the designer put my fellow from the cover onto the spine. A lovely little surprise!

One of the cool things about working on a book cover is getting an advanced copy, and getting to read something before it is released. My wife and I both read it and we loved it. And lots of reviewers and regular folks seem to agree. You can preview the book online.

Buy the book: Amazon.ca | Amazon.com | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble 

http://www.marcjohns.com/blog/2010/02/cover-artwork-for-harper-perennial-book-postcards-from-a-dead-girl-.html