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Name:
Ryan Graber
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Web Sites:
www.ryangraber.com
Influences/Inspiration
Dirty people, European magazines, Daytime Talk , and Vietnamese food
Best Things In Life
Eating Seafood on Mexican beaches, driving through tunnels, crushing my enemies, seeing them driven before me, and hearing the lamentations of their women.
Music
Shugo Tokumaru, Destroyer, The Microphones, Deerhoof, Life without Buildings
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Nate Williams
Nate Williams is an illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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n8w.com
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Posted By:
Nate Williams
2008-04-26 19:26:50
"Looking Over The Heads Of Strangers: The Ryan Graber story"
by Vincent Perea
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ryan Grabber has a love of sitting on rooftops. Standing at 6'6" one would think that this vertical distance from the average person would be enough to satisfy any man. However if your fingertips just barely brushed against the glittering lights of the stars, the teasing laps of their tongues would be maddening. One so tall would be compelled to gain even more height so he could snatch them clear out of the sky with out having to jump.
This is only one theory, but much speculation exists as to how Ryan came to develop his unique visual and editorial style. His delicate lines and energetic textures describe a world of absurd possibilities. With an offbeat sense of humor he is able to capture the often-ignored ridiculousness present in everyday life.
Does this come from time spent in a compactly built metropolis? Having lived in two such locales, SF and NY, there is no doubt that the rough pastiche of imagery and human insanity has affected his work deeply.
First and foremost Ryan is a man, a man with a quirky out look on life and a strong sense of humor, line, and commentary.
He is a man who wants to meet someone taller, so he may ridicule him or her by asking if they perchance...play basketball.
He graduated from the California College of the Arts (and Crafts) and he has worked for a variety of clients including: Google, New York Magazine, Visa, MSN, Popular Mechanics, and American Airlines.
He has recently returned home to the Southern California after 8 years, and he will not stop emailing me inappropriate but hilarious "You Tube" videos.
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