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.
Artist:Ritzy Periwinkle Title: "NI UNA MAS" (Translation "Not One More") Platform: Bic Buddy Medium: Sculpting material, acrylic paint, ribbon, sharpie, and love!
Ritzy Periwinkle draws upon her influences as a Chicana and totally smashed her custom 8" Bic Buddy out of the park! This is another Dia De Los Muertos theme... similar to her production 3" for series one of the Bic Buddy minis. This piece evokes so much emotion... as Ritzy explains to me that the back of her piece says "NI UNA MAS MADRE HIJA HERMANA" (Translation "Not one more mother, daughter, sister") and she continues to explain that "Since March is Women History Month my 3 pieces for the 3 exhibits I'm in this month are in protest of the Femicides happening in the city of Juarez and surrounding cities in Mexico. The Pink Cross is in remembrance of those that have been kidnapped, killed and/or raped since 1993." What a fantastic and meaningful piece of work. Come out and meet Ritzy in person at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles on March 27th, 2010! Then her piece as well as the rest will be traveling to Zakka in New York on April 9th, 2010!
GRNY is going to be selling off some prints and pieces, including some awesome vinyl figures as well as some very exclusive resin, from its collection in a show titled "Prints and Pieces"! This is going to feature works from the Giant Robot Biennale show by artists who are sure to be familiar to readers of Giant Robot magazine... including Takashi Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, David Choe, Ai Yamaguchi, David Horvath, Dehara, and Le Merde. This is going to feature some amazing work and will be available online for purchase right HERE... so head on over now and pull the trigger on a TON of one-off pieces!
It's the moment you've all been waiting for! My Mohican Yaro -vs- Dokutsu Yaro (Real x Head -vs- Skulltoys) goodies have arrived at Lulubell Toy Bodega... and they are giving you the chance to win them via lottery because they are in such high demand and such low quantity! These are going to be sold as a blind assortment, 4 total possibilities, each lottery winner may purchase one figure for $60 + shipping.
All you need to do is email amy@lulubelltoys.com with your name and email address you use for Paypal by Wednesday, 3.17.2010 by 6pm PST. The drawing will be held then, and the winners will be notified and invoiced via Paypal at that time. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours or we will choose another winner.
Believe the Hype is a revolutionary art show featuring paintings, sculptures and installations created by an unprecedented collective or urban contemporary, pop surrealist, mixed media and kill or be killed street artists, from around the world. BELIEVE THE HYPE! will be making its Miami debut on Saturday April 10th 2010, and will be held at Eazy Street Gallery in the Wynwood Arts District.
The show will feature a live bodiless head, some 2-d art works, a krink mural, a suspended sculpture, some wood paneled walls, shag carpet, strong drinks, and raunchy videos.
BELIEVE THE HYPE! Miami features artwork by: Jesse Reno - Doug Boehm - Robert Bellm - Levon Jihanian - David Chung - Johnny Robles - Nick Gazin - Andrew Spear - Johannah O'Donnell - Dolla - Brandon Dunlap - Eric Althin - Dustin Orlando - Mat Curran - Parail - Dubelyoo - Adriaan Mol - Dres13 - David Hoskins - Scott Donald - Brandon McLean - Jose Mertz - Lucy Furs
"Whatup Gangstars" just posted up their 5th episode featuring a great little look into the world of designer toys. This just like the others is produced by artists 123Klan, but this time around they are actually the main focus as Scien and Klor of 123Klan are interviewed by puppet Jay... also featured in this new episode is a great look at customs from Yanick of Montreal Vinyl and Olivier of Montreal vinyl shop Camiondepompier! The production quality of all episodes are top notch, so sit back and enjoy, it's an awesome watch!
[PRESS] After the palpable buzz that was generated at the Elite Gudz booth during Toy Fair 2010, the public will now have the opportunity to view what industry insiders experienced at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Utilizing a custom designed child-like form as a canvas, artists Phetus, Mr. Den, Rolo Ledesma, Narek Gevorgian and Nemo expressed the creativity, diversity and spirit of the Toy Industry by live painting and sculpting what attendees began referring to as “Mannequinz” by the end of the four day show.
At an industry event of over 20,000 attendees, it takes something truly special to stand out and capture people’s attention and imaginations, and judging by the response, that was exactly what the group of artists at Elite Gudz succeeded in doing. Watch Elite Gudz’ video above chronicling the transformation of the “Mannequinz” from blank canvas to works of art at EliteGudz.com.
The Ghetto Reaper... how refreshing is this mild-mannered bringer of death. Even though the subject matter could be gruesome/morose, the character itself is awesome and very fun! This figure is coming to us from Very Bravo which is a new brand of toys, design and fashion, conceived by the Italian artist Mauro Gatti. Mauro says that "The Ghetto Reaper flirts with the hip-hop culture in an ironic and funny manner, starting from its name, the golden tooth and the large bling jewelry with the RIP symbol around his neck."
The Ghetto Reaper stands at 8" tall and will retail for around $60. They have a planned launch for the month of April in two limited editions of 250 pcs each: Gold & Cold (left), dressed in black with a golden necklace and Silver Shiver (right), purple with the silver bling... with both versions being produced by Superpowers and distributed by Atom Plastic.
Artist:Saner Title: EL MARIACHI Platform: Bic Buddy Medium: Paint, misc accessories, and some serious attitude!
Saner kills it once again with his fantastic rendition of his Dia De Los Muertos "El Mariachi" custom 8" Bic Buddy. I love how he takes this character, the yellow skin, the skull face, the awesome fabrics and carries it over to each platform he works on! I have seen it on a Dunny, Munny, MAD*l and now the Bic Buddy... sweet work, and this time around his character dons an awesome sombrero and guitar! Go see this piece in person at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles on March 27th, 2010 and then at Zakka in New York on April 9th, 2010!
Artist:Scribe Title: Bare N. Knuckler aka Weeping Wallops Platform: Bic Buddy Medium: Screws, Super Sculpey, spraypaint and acrylics, cotton fabric and some bumps/bruises :-) Scribe really amazes us all once again with his custom 8" Bic Buddy... not sure the title of it but the back says "Saved" so we will call it that. Now I have not talked with him about the meaning of this piece but it does appear to be an homage to Easter and the rebirth of Christ... is this bearded rabbit just that, or am I way off, some have said a bare knuckle boxer, and I can see that as well? Either way, it's a dope custom and I am very interested to see what Scribe has to say about this one... and luck has it that he is flying out for the opening in LA so I will do just that :-) Go see this piece in person at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles on March 27th, 2010 and then at Zakka in New York on April 9th, 2010!
Scribe says: "It is about a guy who is an incredible fighter but hates to do it. During the Depression he was forced to start again after his time in the Navy in order to support his family. He has never lost but cries through every fight."
Artist:Reactor-88 Title: Totem Buddy Platform: Bic Buddy Medium: Acrylic paints, and a ton of patience!
WOW, every time I see one of Ryan's aka Reactor-88 customs, I feel so sorry for him, meaning, this would take so much patience to complete and get as perfect as he does it... to reflect the image on both sides is truly AWESOME... but I bet after each custom is complete he has such a great sense of accomplishment! This particular custom 8" Bic Buddy turned out so great, I love the color pallet he chose to work with, more earth-tones, rather than the bright blue's and red's he normally uses... I can't wait to see this one in person! Go see this piece in person at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles on March 27th, 2010 and then at Zakka in New York on April 9th, 2010!
Artist:PHU! Title: Euro Platform: Bic Buddy Medium: Cardboard, Found objects, Gashapon acrylic tear drop, Plastic pellets, Wire, and some intergalactic space dust!
PHU! always goes above and beyond what most customizes do on their particular platform they are working on... and as you can see he totally interpreted his 8" Bic Buddy in a way others did not! He chopped his blank up and used only the head and other misc parts from the vinyl figure to created this awesome looking rocket ship... included in it is his patented 3" Rebel Pilot figure! This piece is so rad, and the fact that is has a base incorporated, really makes this custsom stand out among the rest! Go see this piece in person at Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles on March 27th, 2010 and then at Zakka in New York on April 9th, 2010!
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