by Richard Gleaves








Deth P. Sun is among the handful of Giant Robot artists (Souther Salazar, Saelee Oh, Ray Fong) who can make GR2 the sole reason for an LA art run.

Sun works in the school of illustration-flavored painting that is the house style of Giant Robot. What sets him apart from the cartoon crew is a melancholy poetry that's hard to put one's finger on, but utterly compelling to look at.

Sun lives in the Bay Area but grew up in San Diego, taking art classes at Patrick Henry High School from the gifted artist and teacher Tina Brown.

Normally I loathe articles that link national artists to local roots (Baldessari! Zittel! Go Padres!). But in this case it's useful for understanding the work, since Sun himself likes to throw in the occasional hometown callout, wherever home might be.