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Wheaty Wheat Grand Opening Sale
Cut out that middleman. Buy your toys directly from Wheaty Wheat. To celebrate their brand spanking new website, which they say is simpler and cleaner, plus their own ecommerce machine via indiemerchstore.com, they are giving a special 15% discount. Yeah, who doesn’t love a sale, right? Their Grand Opening Discount applies to all of their [...]
Continue reading...Game Over at Giant Robot San Francisco
10. October 2008
Yeah, you might be looking at the stock market and thinking “game over”, but buck up instead go and visit the Game Over show at Giant Robot in San Francisco. Game Over is a “group show that pays homage to the massive influence and continuous evolution of videogames. The impact and inspiration of videogames will [...]
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
10. October 2008
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...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...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...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...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...Toy Swap at Wacko/Soap Plant
7. October 2008
When I am in Los Angeles, I always make sure to pay a visit to Wacko. Inevitably, I end up with some kind of doo-dad or thingamajig that I really didn’t need. On October 18th, I could safely visit this Hollywood landmark without having to crack open my wallet. They will be having a good [...]
Continue reading...Amazing Toyz Clearance Sale
6. October 2008
Something must be in the air (a sniff of the recession perhaps or just the fall sale season). There is another super sale, this time for those action figure lovers out there. Amazing Toyz is creating a new website and they are having , I guess you could call it, a virtual moving sale. They [...]
Continue reading...Liz McGrath and Her Lucky Pig
6. October 2008
The amazing and ever talented artist Liz McGrath is heading over to Spain, to the land of jamon to show off her own kind of pig, The Lucky Pig (above) that is. This piece is the centerpiece of her upcoming show in Barcelona called Tears of the Crocodile at the Iquapop Gallery there. Her whimsical, [...]
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...30% Sale at Rotofugi
3. October 2008
The other day I did a post about the 20% off sale at Kidrobot. Well, Rotofugi has them beat. From October 1st to October 8th, you can get 30% off selected items. Yeah, that’s 10% more discounted love. Why the sale? Well Rotofugi is doing some cleaning, sorting and moving of their warehouse, and who [...]
Continue reading...You Are Invited to Uninvited Guests - New Works by Kathie Olivas
3. October 2008
You, yes you are cordially invited to “Uninvited Guests”, the upcoming solo show of new works by Kathie Olivas at Myplasticheart. For those of you who adore your Scavengers, this is your chance to see some one of a kind Olivas magic up close and personal. Myplasticheart will be hosting the show “Uninvited Guests” put [...]
Continue reading...Custom Obama Action Figure Sneak Peeks
3. October 2008
Here are a couple sneak peeks of custom Barack Obama action figures from Jailbreak Toys’ upcoming Art + Action show. Above is kaNO’s custom Obama. The idea behind the custom is “the revolution will be televised” with a gentle dig at media overexposure. There’s also room for interpretation. I like to think of it as [...]
Continue reading...Monster Factory Zombies Attack San Francisco
2. October 2008
After making some great Pickley videos and collaborating with Format on a mascot, Monster Factory is back on my to-blog list with these great Zombies looking to eat some brains at the upcoming Monster Art Rally at G1988 SF. The show opens October 10th, and after missing out on the Crazy 4 Cult 2 and [...]
Continue reading...Celebrate Oktoberfest with Deathbot Lederhosen from GAMA-GO
2. October 2008
Join GAMA-GO and Ningyoushi in an Oktoberfest celebration with free beer and a special edition Deathbot in Lederhosen. Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September (and running to early October). It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world’s largest fair, with [...]
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10. October 2008
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