This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
It is really cool to get aspiring artists emails with their designs in hand and anxious to show off what they have created, and this is the case with Tim Lockhart. This is his first crack at a designer toy...with the name being called Wazo. Wazo is Swahili for thought, reflect, or ponder. While Wazo has a talk bubble above his head saying something, his has are behind is back with something contradicting his words - Like saying I promise and have your fingers crossed.
Posted above are some recent photos and a video to come shortly. As you can see he is still working on him, where Wazo is semi-sculpted, very rough, and needs to add a little detail then smooth him out. After he gets that where he wants it the next step is to make the mold and casting him. Let me know what you all think, give Tim some feedback...it is so useful!
Papershapers, curated by Giant Robot opens on April 11 at Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery Space in Culver City. Papershapers is a group show featuring ten artists who work with paper-not "on paper." The exhibition will feature works that are cut, torn, folded, and sewn into unique creations. Shin Tanaka will be making a rare U.S. appearance at the opening and will be on hand to show original pieces and fold paper with attendees!
Tanaka is an interactive paper artist from Japan who has attracted fans worldwide by creating downloadable templates that enable people to make cool, customizable figures at home. Scion recently placed inserts in Giant Robot magazine, issues 56-58, that allowed readers to directly experience Tanaka’s art. The three installments of the 4-in-1 Robot Paper Toy Project not only provided the bases for colorful, 3-D robot figures but, when combined, provide the parts to make a super robot. To commemorate the completion of the 4-in-1 Robot Paper Toy Project, Scion and Giant Robot launched a contest challenging readers to design their own paper figures using Tanaka’s downloadable template. The winner will be flown to Los Angeles for this show where their winning piece will be distributed. Details of the contest can be found at: www.giantrobotshin.com.
A variety of paper artists from around the world will also participate in the exhibition:
Ana Serrano, Annie Vought, Brian Dettmer, Hunter Stabler, Peter Callesen, Polly Verity, Richard Sweeney, Mu Pan and Ryohei Tanaka.
The opening reception takes place April 11, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The show will run until May 2.
Congratulations to this week's Open Submission winners Lisa Evans and David Lanham who deliver some high voltage art to the catalog with their designs Flying with Star Belly and Full Moon.
British illustrator Lisa Evans creates her ethereal artwork using "pencil, photoshop and a little bit of fluff". Check out her interview here to find out more about the world of her Falcor-esque character Star Belly.
And we warmly welcome back David Lanham and his new dragon-themed artwork. Check out his innovative positioning of the moon - when it's on your laptop the light from the Apple logo glows through.
For those of you who have been following the progress of the "Little 9 and Friends" movie from creator Jon Schiller, here is an updated movie poster featuring "Little 9" I was curious how they were going to transfer over the plush form of this character into a live action movie, and I guess this is our fist peek at how they plan on doing so!
Here is Jared Deal's "Resin Collective" submission for the upcoming Red Hot Robot show this Saturday! He designed special "RED" editions of his Kanji figure and his well known Vladimir resin figure! Both of these were created with custom packaging in mind, and are ready to strut tier stuff in Arizona this weekend!
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