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NREAZON kicks off her Against the Grain solo show in Sacramento tomorrow night, but SpankyStokes has an exclusive preview for all you folks right now on commercial break from The Olympics. We first told you about it last week, but here's a few sneak peeks and some words from NREAZON herself. Check out paintings on wood, Kokeshi dolls and customized Munnys Saturday, February 13th through March 6th at Dragatomi!
Tell us about your show this weekend at Dragatomi – “Against the Grain.”
I’ve been very excited for this show for a really long time. Just by the title “Against the Grain” there are a lot of wood pieces and I have some of my older iconic characters like the grenade and the ice cream skullys. Those will be in the show also. But, there’s a new story and characters that I felt I needed to introduce: Ninja Boy and Ninja Girl.
Ninja Girl is in love with Ninja Boy. They’ve trained together and they’ve kinda built this life together and he rips her heart out by stabbing her which is the ultimate love betrayal. And Ninja Girl feels lost and falls to her death and then is saved by this Samurai that shows her how to love again and to not close herself off. There are a lot of paintings that have to do with Ninja Boy and Ninja Girl and you’ll see that in the show.
What's the 'scene' like in Dallas?
Dallas has always been more corporate than in the art world. I’ve never really heard of people doing vinyl art, and I felt really lonely. However not until recently, when Kidrobot opened did all the vinyl collectors come out. Now Dallas has an art scene.
How is it being a female artist in the vinyl scene?
It’s definitely more male driven, and I think that maybe my approach to it is a little bit different. Being a girl on the scene doing my own thing, not just on vinyl toys, but also merchandise, and doing paintings as well. I think that’s what makes me stand out and be a little bit different from everyone. I try to inspire other women to show off their artistic side. And… I just want to be able to keep up with the boys.
What are your thoughts on love for Valentine’s day?
I think that Valentine’s day should be more sentimental. Being with who you like or love or who you have strong feelings for. Just spending time together and letting them know how special they are to you. But I’m not one to go out to fancy dinners or possession things. I’m not a possessions person at all. For me it’s the quality time and not the material things.
So go spend some quality time with NREAZON, Joanne, Ray and the Dragatomi crew in Sacto this weekend! If you can't make the scene, peep some more photos on Flickr.
Friday, February 12, 2010
*Preview* NREAZON's Against The Grain at Dragatomi
3A announces Tank Girl project
Expect more details to come...
Jung De Plume Sold Out
Once the sale was done Ashley went back cleaning up double orders (there's a limit of 1 per person) and setting a few of the miss-ordered De Plumes back in for folks who missed the first drop. Excitement was high for many with only a few sad stories of people who missed out due to unforeseen problems. Ashley was quick to come to their aid, and at one point when a forum member missed out and had already gone back to work, he stopped what he was doing after the sale to place a special order just for her. For many the chance to get a De Plume was thought to be a lost cause so it was great to see so many people get a second and sometimes third chance at these great figures from a equally great company.
*EXCLUSIVE* Introducing "Poison Sweet" a new designer toy prototype by Project Detonate
"Old Toby" and the "Fat Lady Crew" from Apocalypse Popsicle
"Plush of The Dead" UNRATED
*ON SITE* “Character Assassination”, New Works by David Choe @ FIFTY24SF Gallery
I absolutely love the erratic brush work, the study of the human form, and the amazing compositions that he puts together... that being said I could go without seeing all the" nay-nay's" and "boom-boom's" scattered throughout the room, now don't get me wrong I realize that it is "art" but for this show... it seems as it is unnecessary... just my opinion :-) The work definitely stands out out, and it is great to see David blossom as an artist! Once again FIFTY24SF Gallery will have this up until March 4th so go check it out for yourself!
"MUGO" introduces the DIY MP3 player...
If you all recall us breaking the news HERE first about the awesome new designer MP3 player called Mugo, well now they are including a D.I.Y., "Design It Yourself" option in addition to the Artist Series. This late product insertion was made after an overwhelming response from fans submitting their own designs. "A design template that can be downloaded on www.mugoplayer.com let us know that fans wanted to express their own creativity with this MP3 player" says creator, Aaron Atchison. You won't have to wait long to create your own or to get one designed by popular urban artists such as Julie West, Shin Tanaka, Yup, Tougui, or Pulco Mayo ... so go check em out!
Leecifer's custom Shikaruna Dorol "Bat Dorol"
Scion Installation 6: Video - Austin
Now in its 6th year, this revolutionary art tour from Scion kicks off 2010 in Los Angeles. The tour focuses on the video medium, which emerged in the 1960s and has since expanded galleries into more experimental, kinetic and interactive spaces. “Installation 6: Video” challenged 10 artists to create non-narrative video installations that will eventually transform five unique exhibitions around the country. For more info on this event CLICK HERE!
Featuring:
Dust la Rock (Brooklyn, NY), Eric Nakamura (Los Angeles, CA), Saelee Oh (Los Angeles, CA), French (London, England), Josh Graham (New York, NY), Ill-Studio (Paris, France), Monihan Monihan (New York, NY), Mark Mothersbaugh (Los Angeles, CA), PMKFA (Tokyo, Japan), and Sage Vaughn (Los Angeles, CA).
Okay Mountain
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Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #3
Stefan is a super talented artist, and a super cool guy to boot! You can now follow all of his updates via his Twitter profile HERE, not on Twitter yet? Get a move on!
From Stefan's Blog:
Good morning. Now that my DSL connection has decided to cooperate for a few minutes, I can finally post last night's monster. In a way it's symbolic of my current tech suport woes. I hope you're having a lovely day. Do please remember that 344 LOVES YOU.
"The Freak Machine" a custom 18" Knuckle Bear by Matt JOnes aka Lunartik
"This Freaky machine has been haphazardly roaming the world with no due care & attention to what ever it destroys in its wake! We can only hope that the Shrooms below its gigantic feet don't die in vain as they are slightly enchanted!" This is a One off custom piece created by Matt JOnes aka Lunartik, which is hand painted & sculpted onto an 18" Limited Edition Knuckles Bear. This piece now stands 13" tall on a 9" diameter cast resin base which is inhabited by 8 hand made Shrooms. The lucky buyer will also receive a special limited edition AP (Artist Proof) print(left) to display with the piece... you can snag it up £1200 + Shipping... some serious work was put into this for the Iksentrik opening that is going down this Saturday, February 13th!
Geek shirts from The Fancy Pants Gangster's
The Fancy Pants Gangster crew have some more fun shirts to share with us, the first being the awesome Star Wars inspired R2 Unit Cage... which would actually be a cool product, then the political "Palin•Bachmann" shirt which is awesome, and man I can't wait for 2012, hahaha! These were both designed by Ashley Hay
The last shirt "The Beer Witchblade Girl" was done by Rick Basaldua from Top Cow Comics... some serious illustration skills there! If your diggin the designs you can pick them up HERE for only $15 a piece!
"Johnny Allen Hendrix" an awesome new shirt by Andres Yeah @TeeFury
Money does go back to the artist and after today, this t-shirt will be Gone FOREVER! Today artist earns $1 for every tee sold. So make sure you get over there if yer diggin the design!
"Dredge" by Brian Morris... fully revealed!!!
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