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Thursday, February 16, 2012
New goodies up in MAD's online store!
Customs 8" Calavera Dunny by JC Rivera
Attaboy's The Polka Dots: Learn To Dance (the Polka) Children's Book
Hi-Fructose Magazine co-founder Attaboy has started a Kickstarter campaign to finance his new children's book, The Polka Dots: Learn To Dance… and, of course, the dance they learn is the Polka. Designed to be shaped like a polka dot, this seems like a rather cool little project with some great rewards — including original Attaboy artwork.
Check out the actual mock-up of the board book that Attaboy constructed, showing off how adorable the final result will surely be. Help finance this project HERE.
Custom "Red Skull" Munny by David Kraig
Bobby Grossman's "Low Fidelity" opening w/ Shepard Fairey/Obey Giant piece
Bobby Grossman's "Low Fidelity: Photographs 1975-1983" opens tonight at the Vertu Fine Art Gallery in Boca Rotan, FL. Grossman, upon graduating from RISD and moving to NY, found himself entrenched in the New Wave/No Wave music, art & fashion scene that was burgeoning. Camera in hand, Grossman was able to capture the time period perfectly by photographing such notables as David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Talking Heads (the bandmembers of which Grossman had attended college with), The B-52's, Ramones, William S. Burroughs, TV Party, Andy Warhol's The Factory, CBGB, The Mudd Club and Downtown 81. In addition, his collaborative piece with Shepard Fairey will be on display as well. A book of the works in the show will also be available.
"Low Fidelity" opens on February 16th and runs through March 16th at Vertu Fine Art, 5250 Town Center Circle, Suite 128, Boca Raton, Florida 33486. http://www.vertufineart.com/
"Low Fidelity" opens on February 16th and runs through March 16th at Vertu Fine Art, 5250 Town Center Circle, Suite 128, Boca Raton, Florida 33486. http://www.vertufineart.com/
A flurry of 'rainbowful' customs by Nebulon5
Artist designed watches with LED flare!!!
SAFEWALLS Cirque du Soleil Limited Edition Prints
Images [Fab]
KingQuan's "Sora the Sky Dragon" custom Munny
Shepard Fairey/Obey Giant, Ron English, Kenny Scharf & Robbie Conal guest star on The Simpsons
Twenty-three seasons in and just as funny as ever! Yup, we're talking about The Simpsons. The March 4th episode (S23E15) is entitled "Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart," a playful jest on Banksy's Exit Through The Gift Shop, and will feature Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal guest voicing themselves.
The plot will revolve around Bart and his sidekick Milhouse plastering Homer's unflattering image all over Springfield and, when the duo are caught in the act by the guest street artists, Bart's invited to exhibit his street art in a gallery show.
The "Kim" has left the building...
Frank Kozik's Nervous Cosmonaut Bear Qee take 2?
Back in 2005, Frank Kozik designed a limited edition Bear Qee called the "Nervous Cosmonaut," which was only available at DKNY's Madison and Soho Stores, Toy2R Expo, and Yoyamart. Then, early this morning, Kozik posted the above image — also entitled the "Nervous Cosmonaut" — to his Facebook photo gallery. While the two Bear Qee's share the same name, this new version is far more detailed than the original. And, is it just me or are the ears on backwards, implying that the head is supposed to be turned around? This could be a sneak peak at an upcoming production design from Toy2R, a rejected project from Kozik, or something else; more information will be provided as it is given.
1xRUN releases Ron Zakrin's custom paint cans
1xRUN has made their name with producing outstanding quality, limited edition prints by diverse artists. But the above items aren't prints, they are hand-painted paint cans by Ron Zakrin. Each one is a unique, three-dimensional painting that wraps around the entire can. From left to right, clockwise: Under the Milky Way, Hermes, Subvert, Nikolai, and Don't Fear the Reaper. At $250 each, these are actually quite the steal for a piece of Zakrin artwork.
Lou Pimentel's TMNT piece for the "Gag Me With A Toon 4" show
Above is Lou Pimentel's amazing 17" x 22" watercolor painting on paper entitled "One is the Loneliest Number." Created for WWA Gallery's upcoming "Gag Me With A Toon 4" art show, this piece shows such a breadth of emotion, the adolescent fear and feeling of isolation palpable on the page. And, of course, the implications of growing up by contrasting the obviously handmade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume against the seemingly real Sai that the child is holding… speaking to that awkward time we all go through where the fancy flights of youth are slowly abandoned for the grim realities of life.
"Gag Me With A Toon 4" opens on March 17th and runs through April 14th at the WWA Gallery, 9517 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232. http://www.wwagallery.com/
The show will feature: Aaron Mason, Alex Garcia, Ashley Fisher, Aimee Keuster, Aya Masuda, Alex Pardee, Arty Perez, Brent Nolasco, Brian Viveros, Cameron Davis, Carlos Ramos, Chris Gliebe, Chris Prynoski, Craig Edmonds, Dan Quintana, Daniel Galvez, Erik Alos, Danni Shinya Luo, Dave Hill, Dave MacDowell, Deph, Desiree Fessler, Florian Graf, Gear, Graham Curran, Gunnar, Gaylord, Gustavo Rimada, Hezza Carlton, Holly Payne, Honkey Kong, Jasmine Worth, Jason Gallo, Jeffery Page, Jessica Lopez, Jhonen Vasquez, Johnny Vampotna, Johnny Crap, Jon Chase, Jon Schnepp, Jonathan Wayshak, Justin Bloomer, Jim Mahfood, Joka, JR Goldberg, Joseph Reyna, Justin Schaefer, Kiething, Lola, Lou Pimentel, Mac N Zie, Matt Ritchie, Maxx242, Meats Meier, Mike Clem, Mike Kelley, Misaki Sawada, Miss Mindy, Munk One, Nathan Hamill, Robert Bowen, Rob Faucette, Roman Dirge, Scott Gordon, Shannon Prynoski, Steven Daily, Suzy Splab, The Chung, Tom Haubrick, Tomi Monstre, Travis Louie, Vinnie Cacciotti, and more.
The show will feature: Aaron Mason, Alex Garcia, Ashley Fisher, Aimee Keuster, Aya Masuda, Alex Pardee, Arty Perez, Brent Nolasco, Brian Viveros, Cameron Davis, Carlos Ramos, Chris Gliebe, Chris Prynoski, Craig Edmonds, Dan Quintana, Daniel Galvez, Erik Alos, Danni Shinya Luo, Dave Hill, Dave MacDowell, Deph, Desiree Fessler, Florian Graf, Gear, Graham Curran, Gunnar, Gaylord, Gustavo Rimada, Hezza Carlton, Holly Payne, Honkey Kong, Jasmine Worth, Jason Gallo, Jeffery Page, Jessica Lopez, Jhonen Vasquez, Johnny Vampotna, Johnny Crap, Jon Chase, Jon Schnepp, Jonathan Wayshak, Justin Bloomer, Jim Mahfood, Joka, JR Goldberg, Joseph Reyna, Justin Schaefer, Kiething, Lola, Lou Pimentel, Mac N Zie, Matt Ritchie, Maxx242, Meats Meier, Mike Clem, Mike Kelley, Misaki Sawada, Miss Mindy, Munk One, Nathan Hamill, Robert Bowen, Rob Faucette, Roman Dirge, Scott Gordon, Shannon Prynoski, Steven Daily, Suzy Splab, The Chung, Tom Haubrick, Tomi Monstre, Travis Louie, Vinnie Cacciotti, and more.
Ferg's new Scuba Squadt? Teaser pic & speculation
Ferg posted the above teaser to his Twitter feed yesterday, but with no word as to what it was. It appears to be a Scuba Squadt, dressed in a sweet diving suit complete with flippers on his feet, an underwater knife in his hand, and a harpoon gun behind him. While this might be a custom, my guess is that it is the next Squadt release proper; we'll update you as we learn more. **UPDATE** according to Vinylgoddess, keeper of all things Circus Posterus, she tells us that this figure is named "Fr0g"... very fitting to say the least.
"Street Art — The New Generation" featuring Invader, Toasters, Slinkachu, Dolk and many more
"Street Art — The New Generation" is a new, multi-site exhibit at the Pori Art Museum, Finland. Inside the museum, the London-based group Toasters have painted wall & window works (as shown above) and their film Everywhere is being shown in addition to the videos Pavement, by the Iranian brothers Icy & Sot, and Living Decay, made by Davide Fasolo and documenting the street art of Dolk & Pøbel on buildings ear-marked for destruction in their native Norway. Slinkachu is displaying photographs & lightboxes of his miniature figurine street art and Invader is showing mosiacs & portraits he's created using Rubik's Cubes.
Both inside the museum, outside the museum and around the city, their will be several pieces by street artists on display. Some names? Blu, Dolk, Magda Sayeg (of Knitta, Please), C. Finley, M-City, and Mentalgassi. Several Finish street artists will also be displayed, including: Bujahuli, Egs, Frank, Jussi TwoSeven, LA-Tino, P.A.Roni, Otto Maja, the Finish-Swedish artist Anton Wiraeus, and Lapro & Xeugux from the Multicoloured Dreams collective.
"Street Art — The New Generation" opened on February 10th and runs through May 27th at the Pori Art Museum, Eteläranta, 28100 Pori. http://www.poriartmuseum.fi/
Both inside the museum, outside the museum and around the city, their will be several pieces by street artists on display. Some names? Blu, Dolk, Magda Sayeg (of Knitta, Please), C. Finley, M-City, and Mentalgassi. Several Finish street artists will also be displayed, including: Bujahuli, Egs, Frank, Jussi TwoSeven, LA-Tino, P.A.Roni, Otto Maja, the Finish-Swedish artist Anton Wiraeus, and Lapro & Xeugux from the Multicoloured Dreams collective.
"Street Art — The New Generation" opened on February 10th and runs through May 27th at the Pori Art Museum, Eteläranta, 28100 Pori. http://www.poriartmuseum.fi/
(Image courtesy of the VeryNearlyAlmost blog.)
The new Japanese-American pact: Secret Base x Spongebob Squarepants… x-ray style
The ever-cool and popular Japanese vinyl company Secret Base has officially licensed Spongebob Squarepants from Nickelodeon. The result? The very cool looking, forthcoming X-Ray Spongebob seen above — available in full X-Ray or half versions. It looks like something Scott Wilkowski would create, but the real question is: how long until KAWS customizes one?
(Images courtesy of ESPVisuals blog and Invasion Magazine.)
The Walking Dead x Vannen Watches update
Following up last week's announcement of The Walked Dead watch from Vannen, here's a teaser image of the finished packaging. This piece of surely amazing wristware goes on sale February 24th exclusively at the Vannen and Skybound Entertainment webstores, with a couple being held aside for sale at the Skybound booth at the Image Comic Expo in Oakland, CA from February 24th to the 26th. Limited to only 250 numbered copies, these will feature the signatures of Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard. Retail price is set at $85.
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