ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

As we get closer to the election, more and more great artists feel the call to duty. As my coverage of the Obama custom action figures comes to a close with tonight’s show, I’m happy to continue the campaign with a new slew of artists who are, literally, drawn to the Democratic candidate. Sketch for Change is a project comprised of sketches by Joe Ledbetter, Tim Biskup, Amanda Visell, Jeff Soto, Bob Dob, Gary Baseman, Thomas Han, Shag, Glenn Barr, Luke Chueh and about a dozen other artists culled from the ‘lowbrow’ scene. The idea was cooked up by a group of friends in Los Angeles looking for unique ways to help raise funds for Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change. The 21 artists were affiliated with the recent Baby Tattooville art retreat. All of the pieces (original one-offs!) are available right now (until October 25th) on eBay here. Luke Chueh is currently leading the pack with funds raised as of this moment. Stuff like this is a stat-lovers dream, as you can not only see the number of bids, but the amount of page viewers as well. If eBay gives you anxiety, you can also check out a limited selection of goods (including Tim Biskup’s sketch on a t-shirt) via Zazzle here. Finally, if you’re just about tapped out on funds, but you want to see some great artists doing unprecedented politics-based art, view all the sketches on the Sketch for Change Flickr page.