'Mugo Pop-Up Shop' at downtown L.A. Artwalk

This Thursday Mugo is having a 'Mugo Pop-Up Shop' during the downtown L.A. Artwalk. This one day event is perfect for completing your holiday shopping and experiencing current artwork by some of your favorite Mugo artists including: Shin Tanaka, Patricio Oliver, Tougui, Scott Tolleson, Frank Kozik, Jon Burgerman, Diogo Machado and many more. Also on display will be some unique "Kung Fu Panda" artwork! All this from 2 p.m. until midnight on Thursday, December 8th at 'The Medallion' located at 334 S Main Street, Downtown Los Angeles, CA... don't miss out!

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FERG's 'Black Chrome' Custom Trouble Boy for TRIGGER @ Stranger Factory

Well get a load of this: as Squadt fans collectively rejoice over the notion of FERG customizing a posse of Trouble Boys, he further ups the ante by busting out metal-infused paints. Seriously. We're talking metal that's worked into paint through a "true-metal deposition paint process." What this means: the skull on this guy shimmers like the fender on Frank Kozik's Charger. What this means for you and I: a damn beautiful custom to magpie next month. TRIGGER opens Jan. 6th at Stranger Factory.

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"If You Blink, You'll Miss It": Quim Tarrida's Solo Show @ Toy Art Gallery 12/09/2011

"If You Blink, You'll Miss It" is the artist Quim Tarrida's first exhibition in the United States, and Toy Art Gallery is proud to be hosting such a show... and what an interesting one it is! This project is part of the Sub-heroes Project, which includes a large part of the artist's multi-disciplinary production from the past few years. The title is derived from a film industry jargon term, which is used to refer to subliminal images inserted in some sequences, and which are imperceptible to the naked eye.

The exhibition consists of an approach to the personal universe of Quim Tarrida, which he himself calls the Subcutanian World, a microcosm inhabited by strange, metamorphic and viral beings, true anti-heroes on the verge of the uncanny. Projections of the self or of Neo-pop alter egos, ultra-world characters, compose a unique and prodigious imaginary, and attain form through a series of sculptural pieces, limited ceramic editions, and drawings, notable among which are classical pieces from his iconography, such as Subsub Family, The Soldier, Subcutanian Ninja, Oh Gaar, or his latest productions, Relaxing in Blue and The Monkey Knows.

The show titled "If You Blink, You'll Miss It" starts this Friday, December 9th, 2011 and will be up until December 30th... making it the last TAG show of 2011! The opening reception goes down from 7pm-11pm on December 9th... so if you are in the LA area, don't miss out on this show as you can very well see it may be one of the more unique art shows to hit the designer toy scene!

Toy Art Gallery
7571 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood CA 90046

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Kozik's "Heathrow the Hedgehog" gets festive!

You just gotta love the holidays, not only for the warm fuzzy feeling that this time of the year brings, but also for all the great releases that it brings around once a year... and the folks over at MAQET have just announced a very special matching red and green edition of Frank Kozik's plastin "Heathrow the Hedgehog" with antlers... oh so cute! These are a limited edition of 50 sets for 2011, and you can choose if you want them as collectible freestanding figures or ready-to-hang tree ornaments. They're going FAST at just $50 for the set of two... so head on over HERE now and pull the trigger!!!!

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"High & Dry" custom by Task One

Task who?!?!?! Yep, you read it right folks, Task One is back in action after moving from place to place he is finally hanging his hat in the great state of Colorado, has his studio up and running and is back to creating AWESOME customs, and above is his first one outta the gates! This custom Coarse Toys "Jaws" figure has totally been reinterpreted by Task, in a way that has not been done yet by any other artist out there and how SWEET did this turn out!?!?! This was completed as a commission for a KR boardie, who y the way was very patient with task... but I think they have got to be stoked with he end result. Who would have ever thought to use the shark helmet as an actual shark busting outta the water with the main figure in the mouth... soooo clever! I am really happy to see Task back in action and I look forward to the next email he sends over with more custom work!

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Jesse Hernandez's "Calavera Azteca" Dunny

Previously posted HERE as a partial teaser, Kidrobot just revealed the full, AMAZING, new Dunny designed by Jesse Hernandez... and holy cow is this thing impressive!!!! Titled the "Calavera Dunny" this awesome piece of urban Aztec art is set to drop December 15, 2011 at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com and select retailers for just $75 a piece... see guys, Kidrobot does care about your wallets :-) This 8" Dunny may just be one of the coolest ones I have seen in a long time... I really love how the feathers tie into the already existing Dunny ears giving it an almost ceremonial headdress look... and how can you not dig those classic 'Hernandez' colors! It's going to be limited to 1,000 pieces worldwide and along with the release is a mini-signing tour where Jesse will hit up San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, December 14-16 and each event will go from 6-8pm. That’s what’s up!

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Robbie Busch x Argonaut Resin 'Holiday' Hell Hound's

Alright ya'll, erick from Argonaut Resins is stoked to be announcing a few extra special holiday releases, and for this release Eric has teamed up with artist Robbie Busch once again to release a run of Eric's 8" resin Pharaoh Hounds... all of which have been painted up by Robbie! The Hell Hounds will be a five piece run with 3 RedHots, 1 blue chase Hell Freeze Over and a uber clear tint Red Hot chase and will come with a acrylic painting on the cover of each box by artist Robbie Busch. Also included in this release will be a few 6" EL DIABLO resins for those who may have missed out on the other sold out versions and a group of original art pieces painted up by Robbie Busch with Acrylic Gouache on 4"x4" canvasses. The Hell Hounds, EL DIABLO's, and mini canvasses will go on sale this Wednesday December 7th at 6PM PST via the Argonaut Resins online store.

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Our "Obsidian" Ozomahtli is yours for the taking during GoldRun x Clutter Magazine's virtual scavenger hunt!!!!

Hey folks... have you been playing the mobile augmented reality platform scavenger hunt that the folks over at GoldRun x Clutter Magazine have put together?!?!? Well if the answer is no... then why not? As you have a chance to win tons of FREE vinyl, and for the next few weeks between 12/1 - 12/22 if you live in San Francisco, you have a chance to win our exclusive "Obsidian" Ozomahtli vinyl figure which was designed by Jesse Hernandez!


Oh, and since I am not too familiar with the bay area, I took a few cues from Jeremy Brautman... and the following are a few hints to get you in the right location. You can find the OZO in the The Mission neighborhood, his exact coordinates are reachable by public transportation, too. If you’re BARTing in from across the Bay, you’ll want to exit at 16th and Mission... where you are then in walking distance. Go get him! All you have to do is download the FREE application HERE, and follow the instructions. For more info, visit the official page HERE... and best of luck!

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"Galaxxor 008" resin robo set to drop 12/8/2011

From the the top of his tower on the mechanized planet, Cybertros, comes the eighth Galaxxor: Monster Hunter Robo, Galaxxor 008! This classic 5.5" action figure-style resin art toy was sculpted by Ben Spencer, hand cast in resin by The Godbeast and painted with Monster Kolor "Grape Ape" and rainbow holographic color change glitter by Ben Spencer. Galaxxor 008 features 2 points of articulation and comes packed in a traditional bag and header style with exclusive header card art by Steve Seeley. This figure is limited to an edition of 5 and will never be produced in this colorway ever again. Galaxxor 008 will be available HERE for $90 each on 12.08.11 at noon CDT, exclusively from The Galaxxor Online Store... and Ben would like to give a special shout to the gang at Shawnimals for their help with these awesome photos!

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