RAY YOUNG CHU BLOG

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More prints on the store today HERE.

Pizza Slice Pepperoni on Cheese Print Available.

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:26:54 PST

Pizza Slice Pepperoni on Cheese Print
New greasy print up in the store.

Ray Young Chu Store Up...

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:45:47 PST

Got a new store up with my work, The Yummies and Ray's Stash.

Shaolin Kung Fu (Documentary)

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MENTAL & PHYSICAL TRAINING...
- No shortcuts to becoming a master. Only endless practice, extreme advert and total devotion can fully harness the power... 15:20

Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:53:44 PDT

WHY?

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

The Creating Individual (Bruce Lee Quote)

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"Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system." - Bruce Lee

Lizards Fighting and Bearded Dragon Resting

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:52:16 PDT

Recent Commission: Wisconsin University Painting

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Blue Tortilla Tacos

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:22:36 PDT

One of my latest goals is to get better at cooking. Here's one of my latest creations. If you have any suggestions or want to pass on recipes let me know. I want to learn how to make curry next.

WRAP: Blue tortilla toasted
COOKED: Zucchini, seitan, green, orange and red peppers, hard boiled eggs, garlic, white onions, mushrooms. All are sautéed with olive oil, dill, oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil, sea salt and black pepper. At the end I like to broil to make it a little crunchy and toasted. 
FRESH: White onions, cilantro, green and red peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, garbanzo beans, avocado. All of these are thinly sliced. 
- SAUCE: Siracha sauce.

L.A. Weekly Post for "Game Over" Show at Giant Robot

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:25:25 PDT

Original Resource: http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/06/video_game_art_giant_robot.php

Cult Stars

An L.A. Riots Video Game Concept in Which You Can Be Rodney King

By Liz Ohanesian Mon., Jun. 4 2012 at 9:03 AM

Categories: Art, Cult Stars, Video Games

Ray Young Chu

L.A. Riots Study by Ray Young Chu

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With E3 ready to take over downtown Los Angeles this week, it makes sense that Giant Robot would launch "Game Over," their popular video game-themed group show, at GR2 here in Los Angeles last weekend. Previously, the exhibition took place at the art gallery/boutique's now-defunct San Francisco outpost. With over 130 pieces in the show -- including the game L.A. Riots Study, pictured above, where you can play as Rodney King -- "Game Over" brought together art world veterans with up-and-comers to explore the art of the video game. Saturday night's opening brought in a crowd so large, people were spilling onto the sidewalk in front of the shop.

"We've always treated [video games] like an art form," says Eric Nakamura. The Giant Robot proprietor has had a lifelong relationship with video games -- he grew up playing an Atari 2600 and spent some time in the early '90s working for a magazine simply calledVideo Games. That influence has long been present inside the Sawtelle Blvd. art gallery.

Now, the rest of the world is catching up with Giant Robot. The Smithsonian is currently running the exhibition "The Art of Video Games." Paper Rad artist Ben Jones, who talked about his video game influences in a "Cult Stars" interview last year, recently participated in MOCA's "Transmission L.A." event. Meanwhile, group shows based on video games have been popping up across the country with greater frequency.

Liz Ohanesian

Playing Catburger, a game designed specifically for Giant Robot's latest show.

"Game Over" takes two different perspectives on games. In one respect, it explores the influence of Atari, Nintendo and Sega classics. On another level, though, "Game Over" shows how far you can push the boundaries of art and video games.

Ray Young Chu took the opportunity to present a part of L.A. history through the lens of a video game. In L.A. Riots Study, he pieces together smaller paintings based on the events of 1992 to form the basis of a hypothetical game. The paintings at the top of this complex work represent the characters you can pick to play and who you select dictates how the game will proceed. For example, if you chose Rodney King, your goal would be to stay standing as long as possible.

Chu admits that he doesn't play video games, but his piece evoked some of the most popular titles of the past two decades. "Everyone thinks of Grand Theft Auto when they see this," says the artist.

Liz Ohanesian

Yeren by Sean Chao and Beau Blythe

Meanwhile, Giant Robot commissioned two artists and two programmers to work together on games made specifically for the event. Artist Jeni Yang worked with programmer Shelby Cinca on the two person, arcade-style game Catburger, where feline scavengers compete to build the biggest and best burger. They had two weeks to work on the project. Yang says that this was a learning experience, but she enjoyed it so much that she does want to work on another game.

Sean Chao, whose work has appeared at several recent Giant Robot shows, worked with Beau Blythe on Yeren, a large board game that mimics video game play. In Yeren, a character needs to climb to the top of the mountain to gather a special herb. All the while, he is chased by Yeren, who Chao describes as "Sasquatch for China." Chao sculpted the figures used in the game. He also created two separate pieces, dioramas that depict interactions between the climber and Yeren and are reminiscent of the opening and closing scenes in many video games.

Liz Ohanesian

Ana Serrano's "Bootleg" series of Pac-Man games, part of "Game Over" at GR2

Still more people, though, looked at the games that influenced them for their contributions to "Game Over." Sarah Lee, a recent Art Center graduate, made her gallery debut on Saturday night with a tribute to Donkey Kong. The New Kong imagines Lee's own gorilla characters inside the arcade classic. Lee cut her teeth on old school video games, but, she is at times influenced by newer titles. "'I'll watch my brother playing video games," she says. "I'll say, 'That's cool' and I'll use it as a reference."

Liz Ohanesian

Street Fighter figures by Christopher Chan

Christopher Chan had a hit at the show with his wood figures of Street Fighter characters Balrog, Dhalsim, M Bison, Akuma and Vega. "Street Fighter was probably my favorite game growing up," says Chan. "I never got to play much, but I used to always watch my cousins play."

For Chan, like many others who were immersed in the gamer world as children, it wasn't necessarily the game itself that was inspiring. "I always liked looking at the characters and the mythology," he says. "I think more than playing the game, I enjoyed the world around it."

Liz Ohanesian

Mari Inukai channels PaRappa the Rapper in I Gotta Believe.

Even if the notion that video games can be considered art worthy of museum exhibitions and gallery shows is relatively new, the belief that video games are, in fact, an art form is not. David Horvath, of Uglydolls, mentioned late 1990s rhythm game PaRappa the Rapper as an example. The game's visuals were created by Rodney Alan Greenblat, a veteran of New York's 1980s art scene whose work had previously appeared in shows like the Whitney Museum Biennial.

"I thought that was art for sure," says Horvath, "functional art."

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Location Info

Giant Robot 2

2062 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Category: General

ART SHOW: Giant Robot Los Angeles 2012, June 2nd Opening...

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:24:55 PDT

Hey everyone,

I'm fortunate to be a part of a group art show at Giant Robot in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The opening exhibit will be this Saturday, June 2nd, 2012, 6:30-10:00 p.m.

Info on the show below. I'm not on the flyer but it's all good, I'm good at being an underdog.

I'd show you previews of my piece but it's so good that you'll have to see it at Giant Robot. Let's just say it won't be something on Street Fighter but I've been advancing in levels that let you see special endings. I'm super excited about this new approach.

http://www.giantrobot.com/events/gr2-june-2-june-27th-2012-game-over-video-game-culture-art-exhibition/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Exhibition at GR2

Game Over

Video Game Culture Art Exhibition

June 2 - June 27, 2012
Opening reception Saturday June 2th 2012, 6:30-10pm

GR2 – 2062 Sawtelle Blvd LA, CA 90025 www.gr2.net 310 445 9276

Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: Game Over

Video Game Culture Art Exhibition

Artists include:

Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana Serrano, Andrice Arp, Aska Iida, Bradford Lynn, Brian Luong, Bryan Wong, Bubi Au Yeung, Cam Floyd, Carlos Donjuan, Christopher Chan, Cory Schmitz, David Horvath, Devin McGrath, Elizabeth Ito, Elliot Brown, Eric Broers, Erin Althea, Gabe Gonzales, Gary Musgrave, Grant Reynolds, Heidi Woan, James Chong, James Kochalka, Jarrett Quon, Jay Horinouchi, Jeni Yang, Jeremiah La Torre, Jeremy Tinder, Jeremyville, Jeromy Velasco, Jesse Balmer, Jesse Fillingham, Jesse LeDoux, Jesse Moynihan, Jesse Reklaw, Jesse Tise, Jiyoung Moon, John Lau, Kerry Horvath, Kevin Luong, Kio Griffith, Kwanchai Moriya, Lawrence Yang, Linda Kim, Louise Chen, Luke Chueh, Luke Rook, Maiko Kanno, Mare Odomo, Mari Inukai, Mark Ingram, Martin Hsu, Matt Furie, Meatbun, Miso, Nick Arciaga, Patrick Kyle, Peter Kato, Philip Koscak, Renee French, Sana Park, Sara Saedi, Sarah Lee, Sean Chao, Shawn Cheng, Shiho Nakaza, Shihori Nakayama, Sidney Pink, Silvio Porretta, Stasia Burrington, Stephanie Kubo, Theo Ellsworth, Tru Nguyen, Yejin Oh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yumi Sakugawa and more.

Also there will be playable indie games including the works of programmers Beau Blythe and Shelby Cinca who are creating a game with Sean Chao and Jeni Yang. It'll be a welcome back to ArtxGames series.

Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles as well as an online equivalent.

Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311

Nun of Your Chucks

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Voodoo Ritual

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Gold Cockroach

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Frogurt

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Africa Fizunk

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VoodooFunkNYC

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Foundation

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General Gowon Orch. Poly Rythmo

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Voodoo Funk...

Frogs and Mushroom Painting...

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:59:39 PDT

"Frogs and Mushroom" 12 x 16". Acrylic on Paper. 2012.

If you want to see this in person for the month, go here:

Musee 16

1300 Factory Place #202, Los Angeles, CA

Group opening:

2012 May 17th, Thurs, 5:00-10:00 P.M.

Morning Ocean

noreply@blogger.com (blogger) — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:49:52 PDT

LA Riots LIVE

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Snail Life Creepin

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Snail Life Wake and Bake

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Snail Life Sleeping

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