GIANTSUMO is the brainchild of James Rheem Davis. JRD was born in San Francisco, CA and raised in the Bay Area, but now resides in Phoenix, AZ. He uses his full birth name, but is not a serial killer. He is not a GIANT nor a SUMO. He is just a very boring individual who enjoys movies, music and especially cookies. JRD has created designs and posters for a wide variety of bands in 2 distinct styles. His art has an inspiring twisted beauty that draws from a variety of influences, including MTV (When they played videos), Horror Films, and Pop Culture. Major influences include Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Frank Kozik, H.R. Giger, Dave Mckean, David Carson, Phil Hale and Kent Williams.
GIANTSUMO was founded in 2000 while working at Winterland, a music merchandise company in the East Bay. After 2 years of service as an In-House Designer, the company was sold and freelancing began. By continuing to produce strong designs, more and more work developed. His artwork has been included in The Art of Modern Rock, Panda Meat: Source Book 1, Gig Posters Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century, A Fistful of Rock & Roll: 21st Century Rock & Roll Poster Art, "Print" Magazine, Classic Rock Magazine and other publications. So why the name GIANTSUMO? There are reasons behind it, but for now, it's whatever you want it to be. Cool, stupid or arbitrary...it all works!
