i spy rob sato.

remember back in the day when they used to have those I SPY books in school? maaan, those were my absolute favorite. i stole a few from the dr.’s office when i was a kid and still have them to this day, and even though i pretty much have all of the hiding places memorized, i love just looking at the imagery. i remember being jealous of whoever’s job it was to actually set up the scenes in the photos. getting to touch all of those tiny props and toys was like, one of my ultimate childhood fantasies.

not that artist rob sato has anything to do with said books, but his work did remind me of them in the way that his pieces are so detailed, one picture being created through the culmination of many smaller ones. i was turned on to him by my brother, who bought his “elysian park” print for his new apartment. i’m definitely more partial to his newer work, which is a little bit darker and a lot more intricate. i spy with my big, round eye…

check him out.