Comments on: Huck Gee Gets The Third Degree

By: brownkidd

brownkidd — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:18:47 +0000

Great piece. This is the sort of thing I wanted to start doing over at ALBOTAS, until my PC took a dive. I think more toy journalism should be like this, instead of just posting release dates and prices that anyone could get from a newsletter.

Well done.

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Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:45:54 +0000

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By: Pixo

Pixo — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:35:33 +0000

There are always rich people with way too much money that they do not know what to do with. There are always poor people who worry about how to pay for their next meal. Some artists make art to entertain the rich. Some artists make art to raise the spirit of the poor. In between the extremes, we have middle-class people with middle-class needs and middle-class demands. Is $800 too much? For the rich, probably not. For the poor, yes. For those in the middle, who knows (probably yes).

By: Jeremy Brautman and HUCK GEE - $$$ | JoyEngine

Jeremy Brautman and HUCK GEE - $$$ | JoyEngine — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:44:36 +0000

[...] has been takin’ some heat as of late over the high prices of his super custom toys. Our pal Jeremy over at Toycyte got down with huck to get the lo-down. Huck’s prices are totally justified, if not low. [...]

By: Ben the Illustrator

Ben the Illustrator — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:08:21 +0000

If Huck wants to set that price, then Huck can set the price, he is the artist, he knows more than anyone what his creations are worth! More power to the artist (holds fist up!).

Charging ‘high-art’ prices for ‘lowbrow-art’ creations is nothing new I guess, it has existed for decades, maybe almost a century in modern art. Warhol mastered the art of it, Banksy conquered the concept, Takeshi Murakami has blurred those boundaries, and all of these artists have a legacy, a true art talent and a market for their creations. It shouldn’t be seen as ’selling out’ if an artist aims to make some dough to buy a house, take a trip, get some new sneakers or whatever they want. No-one ever denies musicians their riches, so why question other artists wanting to fill their wallet and be able to enjoy what they do?

How come no-one ever asked Damien Hirst to create a bunch of more affordable creations for collectors? Because he’s an artist, like Huck Gee and Kaws. They’re not a factory producing endless imitations of products to go on the shelves of Woolworths and Toys R’Us. These guys have worked incredibly hard to get their names and their art out there, let’s support them in getting their dues.

Great piece Mr.Brautman, and a refreshing approach, don’t push an opinion on people, just ask the source straight! And thanks to Huck for the straight answers!

By: Steve-arooni

Steve-arooni — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:05:01 +0000

Great interview, and great to see someone setting aside their misgivings and just going for the straight-dope from the source.

I can’t afford to be a Huck collector, but that doesn’t stop me from appreciating his work and being grateful that we’re living in a time where someone as specialized as a toy artist can make a living for themselves with their talent and hard work.

Helluva time to be a toy lover.