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Rob Sato

Rob Sato comes from a background in illustration, specifically cartooning. The driving force behind his work is the compulsive desire to see a joke fleshed out. In setting out to make a painting, he begins with a cartoon, a story if you will, to build a world for a joke to live in. As the piece develops in layers of imagery with settings - both mundane and fantastic - a tiny little world emerges full of side stories, tweaked symbols, disguises, traps, tricks and the occasional red, white or blue herring. All bits fight harmoniously under a smokescreen of meticulous line work and magnetic watercolor. In his successes we are faced with a lifetime of undying visual investigation, never ending stories and constant brain food.

This year will mark a prolific launch of Rob Sato's work here - ranging from large paintings on paper to prints. We are very pleased to be an integral part of his exhibition history.

Selected Exhibitions

• Internal Environments 2008 - Project Forefront and Ongoing - beginning in May 2008 (press release)
• That Show! #2 - December 2007
  

2008 Reception Dates

1. May 10th
2. June 28th
3. August 9th
4. September 27th

Résumé

Education

1999

• B.F.A. California College of Arts & Crafts

Selected Exhibitions

2008

• "Come & Fight Rob Sato", Gallery 11x14, Phoenix, AZ

2007

• "New Work", The Secret Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA