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Mark Landwehr’s Coarse Toys had a show opening tonight at Rotofugi in Chicago, and I was fortunate enough to run across some pic on the KR forum taken by board member MGLSM. He took some great shots most were of Noop, a half-man and half-shark figure. This show looks extremely amazing,and I wish I could make it myself...but seeing as I live in San Diego...not gonna happen. This show is running until October 5th so if you get a chance go check it out...these figures are HUGE!!!!
There a bunch more pics after the JUMP, so be sure to check those out. Thanks for the pics, Steve, and for allowing me to post em' up!
Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
1953 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
312.491.9501
Friday, September 12, 2008
NOOP SHOW BY COARSE - ROTOFUGI
10" OF MADDNESS
From the KR forum...what could all this be???I guess we will just have to wait and see!
Duality of Humanity - Exhibition by Shepard Fairey
Duality of Humanity - Solo Exhibition by Shepard Fairey
Opening Sept 13th, 2008 7-10pm
The Shooting Gallery & White Walls Gallery - San Francisco
From the Juxtapoz website:
The title of the show, Duality of Humanity, is inspired by the peace-sign wearing US soldier in Vietnam, 'Joker,' in Brian DePalma's Full Metal Jacket. A central piece is a child with a gun in his hand and a flower in his hat. That theme of soldiers and weapons bearing peace signs, or peace signs comprised of military effects, runs through many works in the show. Environmental themes also appear in some pieces, illustrating the tenuous balance between our dangerously uncontrolled consumption of non-renewable resources, and our well-intentioned eco-concerns. Suffering and hope are seamlessly merged in a visual mash-up that defies expectations and easy answers.Shepard Fairey always brings the heat. I saw one of his shows in San Diego a few years back and it was awesome (around the release of his Johnny Cash poster). You can also see a great video of Shepard posting on the streets of San Fran...killing some time in mid-state before his show opening.
NEW DIY BLANKS FOR CYPHER13
SOFT&FURRY™ comes alive at the Plastic Chapel this weekend on September, 13th. Over 50 artists from around the globe have taken the designer toy's created by Cypher13 and put their own twist on them.
Info from Joyengine.com:
To round out the S&F™ DIY toy line created exclusively for our toy exhibition at the Plastic Chapel, we’ve added a stash of DIY goodness (along with some help from GROOND) as well as some mystery kits… They’re cute and fun. We hope folks like ‘em. They’ll be in play tomorrow night along with a stash of some of hottest most original customs from all over the golbe - that we’ve ever laid our eyeballs on. And, yes we’ve got some paint on our eyeballs from laying them on the toys…This show is going to be awesome, and I am really looking forward to seeing all of these amazing entries in one place together. I am sure that they will take a ton of pics, so keep checking back here, or over at Joy Engine for show coverage.
Fun City/Urban Archeology by Hugh Gran
This 2 color screenprint on 100 lb. cover weight paper measures 17¹¹ x 4¹¹. It is an edition of 62 and each is numbered and signed by the artist.
Fun City/Urban Archeology was printed by JC at Hard Pressed Studios in Los Angeles, CA. This print is of a drawing by Gran that was created from a work platform off the Kosciuszko Bridge in NYC the last summer of the World Trade Center towers' existence. It is reproduced here at the exact size as the original illustration. It's quick black lines are set against a contrasting orange splash reflective of the light of dusk that day.
Says Gran of his piece: "I was there with my boy Jimmy Dowd who thought it would be a good idea as a graphic for some tees and eventually (skateboard) decks... it did and still does. ...I think it was a great time to be alive... That calm before the storm of our post-911 world. I look at that drawing, it takes me back, and makes me feel better in the here and now."
PRICE: $40.00
AVAILABLE AT: http://www.YoDepot.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Mr. Gran, born and raised in New York City, received a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in 1996. Although currently on sabbatical, he teaches at both Parsons School of Design and New York University.
A prolific artist, Mr. Gran works in illustration, design, photography, video, and motion graphics. His various media have been included in exhibits across the globe including Japan and New York City. Mr. Gran's work has also been published in such books as "Disposable: Skateboard Art Book", "I_NY: Street Art", and "Peace Signs: The Anti-War Movement Illustrated", and more.
When asked about the basis for some of his more direct and literal political subject matter Mr. Gran states: "the controversy surrounding G W Bush's Presidency in 2000 politicized me, and I found a political voice in my art; I started to work with independent news groups dedicated to reporting a non corporate view of the news like the Independent Media Center of New York, DCTV, FSTV, MNN, Democracy Now, and tried to keep up my visual chops by doing stuff with the good people of the YO Peace Show, Hard Pressed Studios, and random Skate Board/Clothing companies, as well as some other more commercial ventures."
More can be found at: http://www.HughGran.com
THE "COLLECTION"
I ran across this video on montrealstateofmind.com,this video is awesome and it seems like it was a spot done for Rotofugi. I am sure some of you have seen this already, but if you have not enjoy, I sure did! !!!
GIANT ROBOT - TAKASHI MURAKAMI PRINTS
Takashi Murakami Offset Lithograph Prints
Giant Robot is offering up an edition of 300, handsigned and numbered in the bottom corner Takashi Murakami is one of the founding members of the Superflat movement whose pop art work has been exhibited around the world. His Kaikai Kiki workshop has spawned many younger talented artists including Aya Takano and Chiho Aoshima.
This item is currently in stock, but have to contact them below. For pricing info and general inquires please contact us at webstore@giantrobot.com
We will ship this flat, insured, and by UPS Ground or USPS Express Mail.
Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #141
From Stefan's Blog:
A strange creature, this one. (I mean... versus the previous 140 totally normal monsters.) I'm very curious to see if it gives you ideas. What led to this particular evolutionary adaptation? What makes this particular structure biologically useful? What is this monster's purpose? What is its way in the world? Its raison d'être, if you will? Its je ne sais quoi? Its Pourquoi?
Won't you please...
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