ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

I.W.G. Humans Beware Show Previews: Spanky Stokes, DLuXaRT & APiña

Three more sneak previews have stealthily crept in for April’s ‘Humans Beware’ Show at Rocketworld, and all signs point to YES. Here’s John ‘Spanky’ Stokes’ Magna Stroll, a built-up tribal-demonic cyclops dragging around a bloodied bi-cranialized semi-human skeleton torso. With that many descriptive hyphens, it has to be good, and I’m digging the transformation from the [...]

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Plush Monsters Descend on San Francisco: A Virtual Tour

This was one of the most "pure fun" art shows I've seen in a while. It must be pretty hard to hang plush in a gallery setting, but they pulled it off with good lighting and a cool backdrop. Credit to Katie and G1988 for an awesome show and inviting me in early to take pictures. Art toys abounded, but no one was taking themselves too seriously between the spooky muzak and Kaiju Big Battel's psychedelic presence. It's also always great to see (in person) art by international designers I write about (like Tim Tsui, the inimitable Doktor A and DGPH to name a few), and it's also nice to watch local artists like Leecifer and Anna Chambers have their pieces snatched up quickly. For those who couldn't make it (the show runs through November 1st), enjoy a virtual tour below.

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Monster Art Rally Custom Plush and Vinyl Sneak Peeks

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!

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Black Maria Gallery Presents Get The Lead Out

Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles presents: Get The Lead Out: a Drawing Show on Saturday, August 2nd. Curated by Ally Takeuchi-Cipriani, the roster of pencil pushers includes: Adrian Pina, Brandt Peters, Bwana Spoons, Brent Nolasco, Bob Lizarraga, Chris Uminga, Chuck Hodi, Crystal Wall Lancaster, Dear Earthling, Dril One, Doktor A, Dee Ann Morales, Jenna Colby, [...]

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