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.
The one and only time I go outta town, there is a sweet vinyl'ish type art show going down in San Diego and I was unable to attend, but thanks to the great folks over at Subtext Gallery in downtown SD, we have some awesome pictures from the opening night of Brian Flynn’s solo show "Only in Your Fondest Dreams" that went down on April 9th, 2010!
Brian, of Super7 fame, had some amazing new items on exhibit for his inaugural show in San Diego and the main show piece was an amazing 8' tall fiberglass totem that greeted all that entered the gallery... not to mention new traditional works including some crazy looking totem/stack-able figures as well as custom vinyl Ghostfighter's, Squirm's, Mummy boy's and Mummy Gator's! A ton of pieces were picked up at the show, but there are a few piees still available. If interested hit up the preview list HERE and then contact the gallery by phone via 619-546-8800! More pics after the jump.
Ashley Wood owner of 3A, and 2000AD the popular comic responsible for such hits as Judge Dredd are proud to announce the special release of Tharg. The first in a long line of toys from the 2000AD comics, Tharg will be a limited release at first with a standard release to come. Price will be $80 from the bambaland store. Sale will be at 2:00 a.m. Apr. 20th (later tonight for us west coast dwellers...) pacific time. The time zone change for this sale is a great nod by Ash and company to the many UK fans that have grown to love this comic series. The figure will be 1:6 scale as usual. Shipping will be in June.
We have covered the "Stickfort" work of Adam Haynes HERE before, he is a super talented artist hailing from the Great Northwest, Oregon, and most of the work I have seen from him is either vector illustrations or painting medium on a canvas or wood... that is until now! He took his skills to the next level on an 18" DIY Munny painted for the Gallatin Valley Skatepark Association Fundraiser where he used acrylics and india ink on this massive chunk on vinyl, and as you can see from the outcome... PURE HEAT! This is some amazingly detailed work, and I always enjoy the subject matter of his paintings.
Found over on J.Me is T9Gs rad lookin Rangeas figure. This creature has seen many incarnations... including some awesome redesign work by Tim Biskup and most recently was released at a large 8" tall, now this new version stands at about 6.3" and will come in both the black and white colorways retailing for about $51. Look for these to drop around the end of May from InTheYellow!
Toy Art Gallery is about to launch their inaugural exhibition, entitled "Netzwerk and Musashinto Tech". It opens Friday, May 28 2010 at TAG's Hollywood gallery with a reception from 7-10pm and runs until June 12. It's the first solo exhibition (U.S. and worldwide) for both Daniel Goffin and Martin Osuna, which both artists will be in attendance, and they both create some amazing art pieces. This is a new venture for TAG and it promises to be a stand out show. If interested in the works, and to be on the preview list hit up www.toyartgallery.com for more info!
Philip Reed of BattleGrip has tried some toy making first hand, and I might say that for the first time these turned out pretty fantastic. These resin "Unidentified Monstrous Organisms" monsters are a mashup of toy parts, Sculpey, and a on of hard work because each one is hand-painted... to see the making of pictures go check out his Flickr HERE! Each one is $40 in the US (includes shipping) or $50 out of the US (includes shipping), and the colors and designs will be random, but if you see one you like you can request a specific color and/or design
There are only 12 of these available, but don't fret if your too late because Phil says that there will likely be more designs/colors in the future. If your interested hit the link HERE to his site, choose your option and your off to the races!
MyMimi has just gone GLOBAL... well at least it's in the UK now thanks Chris over at TwoFeetDeep you can now get all the amazing products that MyMimi offers across the pond, this includes handmade soft toy characters and rad accessories such as belts, buttons, hand bags, bobby pins, pillows and even placemats... you want it, they got it!
[Press] Built out and divided into eight separate spaces, ROOMS allows an unlikely group of artists to show together. The artists' work will not only be hung on the walls, but each artist will design their own themed room, so that their work literally comes off the walls. The possibilities are endless, and sure to be inspiring. Opening Reception is on Saturday, April 24, 2010 | 7-10pm!
Featuring "Rooms" by: Adam Wallacavage, Bill Daniel, Chris Stain, Dan Monick & Caitlin Reilly, Dueling VHS, Justin Van Hoy, Kime Buzzelli, and Rocky Grimes
Scion Installation L.A. 3521 Helms Ave (at National) Culver City, CA. 90232
Quan, owner and operator of Fresh Characters is going to launch his new forums this Thursday, April 22, 2010... and to celebrate he is going to do a ton of awesome giveaways sponsored by Dragatomi, Kusovinyl, PinkGhost, Tenacious Toy, Jesse (jryu)... not to mention others! Quan says that "I know it's just another forums, but this forums should be pretty chill. A place where artists can hang out, toy collectors can show off their vinyl goodies, a marketplace to buy and sell, and also a section where people can ask their favorite retailer questions or give them feedback." All you need to do to be entered into the giveaways is to register and introduce themselves on the forums. More details to come, but this should be a great outlet for artists and fans alike!
Posted up on HighSnobiety are the follow up to the very popular KAWS "Companion" & "Chum" keychains. These "Accomplice" Keychains will be made by Medicom Toy and will be released through Original-Fake. It will be released in two colorways the black and the pink posted above... now these are some pieces from Kaws that should be affordable for all... if they don't sell out :-) No word on price or release date as of yet, but they should be around the $20 range and release in the next coming months, so keep your eyes peeled!
WuzOne customized a new piece of vinyl this week, this time it was on Yoskay Yamamoto´s Koibito figure... a super flashy green figure at that! This pieces like the rest of Wuz's stuff is 100% hand painted using acrylic paint and markers, and it is available in the new custom section on European webshop mondotoyz.com. For more pictures hit up WuzOne's Flickr HERE, great job as always man, keep up the fantastic work!!!
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