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Brent Nolasco for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
Wow. Who knew Barack Obama would be such an inspiring platform for designers to customize? OK I did. But I’m being blown away. This sneak peek comes from master toy customizer Brent Nolasco. The title of this custom is “You Can’t Stop Change”. He applied his unique style to the Obama action figure, “changing him into a [...]
Continue reading...Sid Vicious by tokidoki
10. October 2008
What would Sid Vicious think if he came back to life and found himself rendered in kawaii-cuteness by tokidoki? Regardless of that, these new punk-inspired t-shirts from Simone Legno are probably right for the right person. The line features shout-outs to Sid, Nancy and Sheena (as in “is a Punk Rocker”) on colorful shirts. [...]
Continue reading...Ryuichi Ogino’s Handmade Toys at Cerasoli:LeBasse Gallery
10. October 2008
The sculptures look like vinyl, but are actually hand-painted Japanese polymer clay and model kits. Ogi's figures range from about $25 to $300 and will be available at the show. You can check out a Flickr preview here. And if you need a further endorsement, Huck Gee posted the following...
Continue reading...Joe Ledbetter Fantastic Prize Giveaway
10. October 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve posted something about Joe Ledbetter on ToyCyte (which in prolific JLED time means it’s been at least 24 hours). So here’s some news to make up for lost time: Two new prints accompanied by a fantastic giveaway. The new prints are “Adios Amigos” and “Flying Critters Print Set.” “Adios [...]
Continue reading...Art + Action = Obama 08: Current Lineup
10. October 2008
Here's the current lineup of Art + Action = Obama 08: Bigfoot, Brent Nolasco, Brian Colin, Brin Berliner, Cope2, Erick Scarecrow,Indie, Leecifer, MARS-1, Peat Wollaeger, Phetus, pocketwookie, Spok-spok, Suckadelic, Voltaire...
Continue reading...Bwana Spoons and His Great Pocket Globby Pumpkin Tree
9. October 2008
This Friday, October 10th, marks the release of The Great Pocket Globby Pumpkin Tree by Bwana Spoons. This prolific artist of the mightly Portland, Oregon based Grass Hut Corp. will be debuting a new print as well as a small production (ten of them) of customized pocket (read=small) Globbys. Each one of them will come [...]
Continue reading...Kathie Olivas Uninvited Guests at MPH Preview
9. October 2008
Kathie's going to be showing some great oils on canvas, acrylics on wood, hand-painted Benny and Redbirds and custom Munnys, Dunnys, Mad*ls and Scavengers. Prices for vinyl figures range from $250 for a custom...
Continue reading...Skaffs Ester Giclee Pre-Order
9. October 2008
Luke Feldman sent us a note to spread the word that he’s got a new giclee print up for pre-order at the SKAFFS site. Luke’s body of work comprises ten years of graphic design, including: prints, animation, ad campaigns, toys and gadget skins. His latest print, Ester, is limited to an edition of 30. UPDATE: SKAFFS [...]
Continue reading...Marc Jacobs x KAWS = The Special Edition Mouse Flat
8. October 2008
Fashion powerhouse Marc Jacobs has teamed up with toy powerhouse Kaws to create a pair of iconic Marc Jacobs Mouse Flats. This collaboration was to celebrate ten years of the Jacobs Mouse flat, part of the fashion designers roster year after year, season after season. There have been many incarnations (silver leather, jelly plastic, Minnie [...]
Continue reading...Monster Art Rally Custom Plush and Vinyl Sneak Peeks
8. October 2008
Custom plush and vinyl monsters are coming to G1988 in San Francisco TONIGHT. There will be an opening reception from 7-10PM with at least a handful of artists present. The furry frightfest is a global gallery from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and beyond. Monsters were created by Brandt Peters, Leecifer, Dan Goodsell, Tim Tsui, Kathie Olivas, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez...BE THERE!
Continue reading...Touma Drops New Knuckle Bears in Taiwan
8. October 2008
If you’re more the Knuckle Bear kind of collector than the farting skunk kind, you’ll want to keep tabs on Touma’s upcoming solo exhibition at Paradise Toy Land in Taiwan. Aside from the Pooty figures, Touma will be debuting an original new Toumart character, Iron Knuckle Bear (~ $37 USD) and Iron Goon (~ [...]
Continue reading...If You Were Born in the 70s or 80s, Click Here
8. October 2008
Cover Band and Crazy 4 Cult help illustrate part of the appeal of designer toys and urban art for those of us born in the 70s and 80s: the artists are inspired by the same things as the fans. It's not just the style of art that's great; it's the cultural iconography that makes it enduring: Devo, Sex Pistols, Nirvana, Radiohead, The Ramones...
Continue reading...Daniel Johnston x Medicom Jeremiah the Innocent Fanny Packs
8. October 2008
ToyCyte loves Daniel Johnston, and we are big fans of his Jeremiah the Innocent figure. As part of our Beyond Toys coverage, we also like to bring you news of designers’ forays into the world outside of toys. Which makes this a pretty perfect story. Medicom Toy Co., through its FABRICK project, has created [...]
Continue reading...Huck Gee Releases Barrelman Puto Artist Proofs
8. October 2008
If surprises aren’t your thing, or you get shut out of Huck Gee’s Bootleg #6, try your luck with Barrelman. Huck and co are going to release the last 15 of the initial 30 Barrelman Puto AP figures. These have been “riding the slow boat across the Pacific” ever since their release in the Philippines [...]
Continue reading...New Mysteries: Huck Gee Drops Bootleg #6
7. October 2008
Proof that the cat isn’t completely out of the bag; rather, there’s still 25 boxes of secrets: Coming this Friday, October 10th at 12PM PST, Huck Gee is releasing the next mystery figure in his Bootleg series: Bootleg #6. There are only 25 figures in this set, each package is signed, numbered and stenciled. $100 [...]
Continue reading...Kaws is Busting Out for $25K
7. October 2008
Is bronze the new vinyl? Highly unlikely, but one thing that the folks who like to spend their free time arguing Kaws vs. Kozik on the KR forums can agree upon is that busts are the new platform. First came Kozik’s dictators and Ludwig Van. Now, The Art Collectors reports that Kaws is, ahem, busting [...]
Continue reading...The Grind Underground Artists Skatedeck Auction
6. October 2008
You can view all the decks here. A few of the ToyCyte familiars and favorites who are contributing decks include: Amy Sol, D*Face, Mear One, Chris Ryniak, Tara McPherson, Buff Monster, N8 Van Dyke, Morning Breath, Paper Monster, David Flores, Indie/Cope2 and Mike Hyp.
Continue reading...Sket One Ripple x Bigboy Custom and Contest
6. October 2008
Sket One sends us this slice of street art x Americana as a preview of what’s to come at his artist-in-residence gig later this month at the ATP Festival. This is one of six customs that will be accompanied by matching canvases. During the events (October 30-31st in London and November 1st in Birmingham), Sket [...]
Continue reading...Jeremyville Does New York City
6. October 2008
Fun and spunky, lively and wicked stylish—these are some of the adjectives you could use to describe Mr. Jeremyville and at Thursday’s signing, none of these fell short. Australian artist, Jeremyville, made a visit to KidRobot NY to drop the bomb referred to as: The Nightmare in Jeremyville 8” Dunny (SRP: $50). [...]
Continue reading...eBoy Drops Blockbob Eater Modular Wood Figure
6. October 2008
Kai from eBoy just dropped me a line to let me know the first figure in their eagerly awaited modular figure series, Blockbob Eater, [blogged] will be launching today at Kidrobot and the eBoy shop. Blockbob Eater was designed and manufactured by eBoy. He’s made out of Swiss maple wood, is 8.5 inches tall [...]
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10. October 2008
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