Sometimes a simple thing is the easiest thing to do when you want to do something in a large fashion.  Pioneer graf artist Galo “Make” Canote has brought together the largest collection of artists, inspired minds, mentalists and malcontents ever to be exhibited in the Melt Gallery.  The idea is plain as water – take a pair of geta and modify them as you see fit until your art is expressed.  But just as water can take many forms we see a full spectrum of ideas and ideologies represented in the work on display at Melt Gallery this Thursday, June 14 at KARAN KORON – A Geta Art Exhibition.

I’ve been lucky enough to see some of the artwork as it is being assembled and hung at the gallery and I am amazed at the range of emotion and imagination that is being represented in a pair of wooden sandals.  Some artists have made the most minute of changes to the geta showing a purity of form and a classic line.  Others have rendered them dangerously unfit for feet but show astonishing craft in their carvings, etchings and inky blandishments.

During the opening festivities those in attendance will be pleased to find live art by Mandoe-MAK and Vyal, music spun just for your ears by DJ Japson, DJ Yotah and DJ Ichi, live performance by Koji Iijima and his Tetsu Inu, a Shodo installation by JC Brown and a live music performance by Jean Paul Yamamoto.  I do believe we have placed too much on your personal party platter, but I’m sure you’ll manage.

No matter your personal taste you will find beauty, wonder, strength and soul in these simple sandals shown in superior style.  If you doubt my patter, check the lines and links below and tell me if that isn’t just a splendid list of genius.

Alex Kizu   Alex Chems Shinohara
Angrywoebots  www.armyofsnipers.com
Asylm  www.asylm.sh
Axis  www.stylepig.com
Baki Baki  www.yamaokohei.com
Bene/XBX  www.xbx.jp
Besk  Big Pranks  Cab-LOD  Dave Kawano
Dash  www.dash2000.com
DEZ  www.dezeinswell.com
DMD Dyal-EYOS
Doc43  www.docdesigns.net
EGR  www.egrart.com
Felipe Smith  www.felipesmith.com
FreddiC  www.freddic.com
Fuco UEDA  www.geocities.jp/uedafuco
Fudemae  www.fudemae.com
Gajin Fujita   Gaku Shinohara
JIRO www.jirotat.com
Kenta TOKYODRIVE www.KentaOgawara.com
King157   KLovich
Kofie  www.keepdrafting.com
Koji Iijijima  www.kojiijima.com
LUN*NAH  www.lunnamenoh.com
ManOne  www.manone.com
Mandoe-MAK   Matt   Monster5
Mari Inukai  www.mariinukai.com
MHAK!  http://continuation.jp/ak
Miki Amano  www.mikiamano.com
Minchi  www.minchi.info
Nana Satake   Newz
Nathan Spoor  www.nathanspoor.com
Oeil  www.oeil.jp
OG Abel  www.ogabel.com
OGI  www.ogigraphics.com
Oscar Magallanes
179  www.onesevennine.com
Patrick Martinez  www.patrickmartinez.com
Peque-VRS   Prime-K2S  
Johnny Quintana  www.johnnyquintana.com
Relic-STN   Rinka Sato
Retna  www.marquislewis.com
Saeko Takagi  www.saekotakagi.com
Sano   Sense   Sergio Robleto
Scribe-DF  www.scribeswalk.com
Shohei Mizuguchi  www.k4.dion.ne.jp/~ophrys/index.html
Sherm  www.shermgrafik.com
SizerOne   Tsukuru
Slick-K2S  www.dissizslix.com
Suiko1  www.suiko1.com
SUKE  www.suketattoo.com
UAMOU  www.uamou.com
Usugrow  www.usugrow.com
Vivienne Kick  www.kick-n-roll.com
Vyal  www.vyalone.com
Yoskay Yamamoto  www.yoskay.com
Yuki Miyazaki  www.yukistuff.com
and if we can find a square inch of space…MORE! 

MELT GALLERY AND LOVEGALO PROUDLY PRESENT
KARAN KARON    A GETA ART EXHIBITION
Thursday, June 14    7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
MELTDOWN  7522 Sunset Blvd  L.A., CA  90046
www.meltcomics.com   www.makestn.com
Exhibit runs from June 14 to June 17 so don’t sleep!
Sponsored by Yaegaki    Asahi    Tokyodrive.tv    Calpico
Popkiller    Garou Garou

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