Artist and explorer Corban Lundborg joins the Pelican Pro Team as a brand ambassador. Pelican cases are a classic in both the military and video production world. COLD Studio will use the trusted cases, coolers and packs for the companies creative needs. 

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Corban Lundborg links up with the BRCC crew to share the story behind his MRE coffee art series that he painted in East Africa. The interview featured on Coffee or Die Magazine, presented by Black Rifle Coffee Company. 

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Corban Lundborg was selected for the Bunker Labs - Veterans In Residence program for the 20B cohort based out of Atlanta, Georgia.

As of June 2020, Corban Lundborg packed up and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia after spending three years in Los Angeles, California. The move was inspired by the need for more physical space to continue to grow.

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Corban Lundborg completes a mural in memory of Frank Sinatra near his home in Southern California.

The mural can found in the back alley of Amp Rehearsal/Amp Coffee at 5259 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood, California. 

When I enlisted in the military ten years ago, I had no guidance or mentors involved in the process. Although I do not regret my path, I do wish I would have known all of my options. I didn't know there were camera careers until I had been in for almost five years. I receive messages weekly about my career path and how to join a combat camera unit. I'll share below my journey to COMCAM and resources to help the next generation make more informed decisions. 

Corban was authorized to bring a film camera to the field portion of SERE School. Equipped with a Holga 120n plastic camera he was able to capture four rolls of Ilford HP5 medium format film. Attached below is a selection of his favorite frames. 

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Artist Corban Lundborg was featured with North Hollywood's Arts District, as a local painter bringing art into the community. The article host's an interview with Corban, sharing more about his life's adventures. 

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Corban was invited to speak at the Hollywood American Legion committee meeting where he shared a collection of photos captured on his recent deployment to Africa. Post 43 (Hollywood) is made up of many prior and current combat camera service members, including Corban and other Airmen from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron. 

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Corban completed the first mural at Peter Berg's production studio, Film 44, in Santa Monica, California. The iconic black and white picture is of John Riggins, a historic Hall of Fame running back for the Washington Redskins. 

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On November 5th, 2019 Corban Lundborg was featured on NBC's "The Kelly Clarkson Show" in Los Angeles. Kelly shared his MRE coffee art collection from his recent deployment to East Africa. Corban used instant coffee from his "Meals Ready to Eat" field rations to paint memories of the deployment. Kelly was impressed by Corban's ability to create beauty in unusual places. 

COLD Studio wants to extend a thank you to the staff at The Kelly Clarkson Show for their inclusion of veterans on the show and to the Air Force Reserve 315th Public Affairs Office at Joint Base Charleston. 

Corban interviewed with the team, sharing his journey as an artist and how it shaped his military career, ultimately leading him to combat camera. The production crew then captured three-nights of painting as he completed a 20-foot mural in North Hollywood. 

​Corban returned from a Horn of Africa deployment mid-summer 2019 and was anxious to get back to painting. Shortly into his time home he was contacted by Amp Rehearsal in North Hollywood about their renovations and a coffee shop expansion. Corban quickly agreed to be the mural artist. He began laying paint mid-August and estimates he’ll need a month to paint nearly a dozen murals through the interior of the building. 

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Following a deployment to East Africa, Corban sat down with Staff Sgt. Della Creech with 315th AW Public Affairs to share his thoughts on being creative in the military. The full article can be viewed below.  

While deployed to East Africa, Corban sought to create a unique illustration series inspired by his time in the region. Looking around the combat camera office he noticed an old box of Meal, Ready to Eat (military field meals). While digging through the box he found old instant coffee and mixed it up using the supplies in the pack.

Corban started experimenting with how the coffee took to paper and ink. After some time he came up with a series of MRE illustrations inspired by his time in uniform. He self-produced video documentation of the collection that can be viewed above. 

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MICRO is an ongoing ink collection that began during a deployment to East Africa. Corban received a pack of Micron pens in a care package and started inking thousands of small lines and dots to create one-of-a-kind characters and illustrations. 

MICRO illustrations are a form of freestyle drawing where Corban doesn't have an end vision in mind when he begins. Each piece comes together as he progresses. This process helps Corban clear his mind during times of  stress. 

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Corban was assigned to document humanitarian relief efforts in Beira, Mozambique following deadly Cyclone Idai that left millions hungry, sick and displaced in March 2019. While waiting for flight clearances in Maputo, he captured in-camera double exposures of the maintenance airmen who kept the planes flying during the humanitarian aid airlift.
His goal was to create a portrait collection to highlight both the aircraft and the faces of the hard-working men and women working tirelessly to deliver aid.

War Letters is an art series Corban created to try his hand at painting military inspired art. Early on Corban preferred to keep his military and his creative life separate. Through time and experience he finally felt ready to explore the military ranks with paint.

Corban set out to explore the history, tradition and honor that belongs to military heritage through this collection. Using saturation, he created a contrast between the earth tones associated with military and the human element often overlooked when peering into the world of war. 

VINYL was a five-part series created for Gabba Galleries "Crate Digger" show in Los Angeles. The showing featured music inspired art on 12" by 12" panels to pay tribute to vinyl art.

Corban wanted to create visuals that pulled from vinyl era classic rock and mash it up with modern hip hop icons. The light hearted series was a fun way to incorporate vinyl, painting and nostalgia. 

Crate Digger II, curated by Jason Ostro of Gabba Gallery took place 26 August, 2017. Part of the painting collection has been purchased but COLD Studio is open to further VINYL questions or collaborations. 

Bagged is a five-part oil painting series created to raise awareness for plastic bag bans happening around the world. 

Corban spent a few months living abroad in Africa and was surprised by the amount of plastic waste littering the countryside, ocean fronts and city streets. Bagged is an expression of his experiences.

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While living abroad in Cape Town, South Africa Corban was limited on space and art supplies but was able to find an art store selling the basics. Corban bought a tube of black watercolor paint and a pad of paper. Pulling from the Bible for inspiration  he created a series of eight flash sheets for his own personal tattoo references. 

Corban titled the piece Greywater and plans to slowly keep building the collection. The illustrations traveled with him through his continued Africa adventure after Cape Town to Ethiopia and Tanzania.

This collection is now set aside at COLD Studio for future tattoo reference. 

COLD Studio was contracted to paint murals throughout Giphy Studios new West Coast headquarters in Chinatown, los Angeles.