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Graphic artist, gamer, food truck chaser and all-around geek. Living in a world of video games, designer toys and urban vinyl.

What do you do for an opening night of a solo exhibition when the artist can't make it? Have him attend the event through Skype. That is what GR2 did for Eishi Takaoka who lives in Kagoshima, Japan and could not make it over to the United States to the opening of his I Am Fine show.

Lately, GR2 has been streaming openings and events online to those that cannot make it out. Eric Nakamura wanted to find a way to involve him from a distance in a similar way for opening night. After a little bit of Skype testing, a station was setup in a corner of the gallery where you could talk to him.

Eishi spoke a little bit of English, luckily there were people around that could help with some translating (and an iPad app). He explained that the heads you see in his pieces are renditions of himself.

You would not think that his pieces are entirely made of wood when you first see them. The heads look like they are made of porcelain or clay, but they are all hand carved wood. Each piece took 2 to 3 weeks of time to create... about a years worth of work is in this show.

The show runs from May 5th through May 30th.