Giant Robot Post-It Art Show

December 23, 2018 9:46 PM

World’s Top Artists Create Affordable Art on Post-It Notes for Annual Gallery Show. So how does this gallery get such big names to draw on Post-it notes? Eric Nakamura, the owner and operator of Giant Robot’s Universe, nurtures his friendships with both influential and emerging artists and shares his love with fans and curious onlookers. Nakamura is able to do this because he’s authentic, has a discerning aesthetic style, and understands how to promote and support both new and established artists and art lovers. The Post-It Show is a fan favorite because it makes the art extremely affordable and accessible. Over four hundred artists are challenged with Post-it notes as canvases (roughly 3,000+), and they are for sale for only $25 each.

And here's the link to the gallery's Instagram page: Giant Robot Art Show

posted by MovableBookLady (7 comments total)

Sadly, the show closed on 9 December. People have been known to sleep on the sidewalk the night before the opening. It doesn't last long, maybe a couple of weeks, but I wish I could have been there.
posted by MovableBookLady at 9:54 PM on December 23, 2018

I happen to be in LA presently and have been here since November. I was SO disappointed when I saw this a couple days ago.
posted by dobbs at 9:59 PM on December 23, 2018

Holy cow. I wasn't expecting that. I guess I assumed that they'd be phoning it in / sending quick sketches / etc. But no, those post-its are amazing. That's waaaay more time and materials than $25 has any right to buy, even without the names attached!
posted by Metasyntactic at 10:10 PM on December 23, 2018

I do hope they have a limit on how many pieces people could buy. It's not hard to imagine some art collector to drop 25k there and deprive folks the chance of getting some affordable art.

There aren't many lines that I can see myself staying overnight - this is one of them (and I'm not even really an 'art person').
posted by el io at 10:51 PM on December 23, 2018

Reminds me of Winston-Salem's Art-o-Mat vending machines (previously).
posted by Paul Slade at 12:40 AM on December 24, 2018

My sister and I were talking the conflict between wanting to support local and handmade artists and just not having the money for art at all, let alone 60$ or more to buy locally made pieces. On my end I just don't buy art because can't afford to pay what it's worth and if it's between food/medical/housing and art, then... well. I am really glad these artists did this and yes they DO deserve more money for those pieces. I feel like art is yet another thing that if we created more communal access in the form of communities paying for artists services so that they can make their works affordable for those with less income yet still get paid... this would be my dream. That is some beautiful art and also a beautiful idea and project!
posted by xarnop at 6:38 AM on December 24, 2018 [1 favorite]

This is fabulous! I also hope that there is a limit to how many you can buy. I can't even imagine the joy of giving an actual, real Kawasaki of [insert excellent artist name here] to a friend for the holidays.
posted by Gray Duck at 9:40 AM on December 24, 2018