Giorgiko (pronounced JOR - jee - koh) is the moniker of husband-and-wife artistsDarren and Trisha Inouye.Giorgiko’swork deals with the affective dimension ofthe human experience through their childlike characters and mysterious dogs whorepresent the innocence and carnality of the human spirit and soul.Giorgiko’s work combines the simple sweetness of Trisha’s characters withDarren’s street influence, classical painting techniques, and playfullyanachronistic elements, allowing their characters to transcend space and time.Through the harmonious blending of classical and contemporary in their paintingsand drawings,Giorgiko explores recurring themes of feeling displaced,discovering empathy, holding onto hope, and retaining innocence. Characters inurban clothing seem stranded in the wilderness, while characters with historicalattire loiter in apocalyptic urban landscapes. Long-forgotten space dogs dream ofhome, and so do pink-haired girls. Through moody landscapes and childlikecharacters, Giorgiko hopes to create a universe paralleling our own that opens awindow into seeing ourselves and others sincerely and truthfully in all of our flawsand beauty.Darren and Trisha first met during orientation at their alma mater ArtCenterCollege of Design in Pasadena, California. Trisha hails from a Korean immigrantfamily in the San Francisco Bay area and was always drawinginstead of doinghomework. Meanwhile, Darren is a 4th generation Japanese-American from LosAngeles who fell in love with street art in his youth. They sat next to each other inDesign 1, and the rest is history. The creative duo resides in the greater LosAngeles area with their twin children.Giorgiko has exhibitedtheirwork in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East,and Australia.