ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

I always love getting word about a new local show that I can basically walk to. From Alex Pardee’s blog:

My face feels like its melting. Not because i have been drinking Deathklok riffs for breakfast. And not because I decided to bob for apples in the Toxic Avenger’s piss.
Sometimes…you just wake up, and your face feels like it’s melting. Like your face is too lazy to even tense itself up enough to keep all of your facial features intact. Unfortunately, I have woken up with lazyface every morning for the last week because I have been overwhelmed with a bunch of projects. Anyway, in the midst of my body’s onslaught from the Lazyface virus, 5024SF and I decided to put up a little secret, unadvertised show over at the new UPPER PLAYGROUND STORE IN BERKELEY, CA on Telegraph ave. So I holed up in a bunker for a bit, channeled Vigo from Ghostbusters 2, and knocked out some quick paintings that, when finished, pretty much perfectly (though unintentionally) portrayed the way I have been feeling since this Lazyface virus hit me.

When does this man sleep? Apparently never.

As a fan, it’s my duty to get the word out: The show is on display now @ Upper Playground in Berkeley. It includes some of Alex’s favorites and a handful of brand new work. I got there around noon and there’s still work to be hung, so stop by this weekend for the full effect. The folks @ Upper Playground were super nice about letting me shoot some pictures. The work is for sale and a price list will be available shortly. Of course I couldn’t leave without some merch, so I scooped up the last Jeremy Fish BunnySkull from the Get Small series.

Support your local art gallery/t-shirt shop, and as Alex noted, don’t be deterred by gutterpunks from Walnut Creek, the strong smell of Nagchampa, and political activists/acid casualties who aren’t sure what year it is.

UPDATE: Just got the price list from Tony @ Upper Playground. The paintings range from $125 to $2,000 with quite a few under $500. Own original art! Support local artists! Contact Upper Playground for pricing and availability.

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