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Just a quick reminder: Alex Pardee will be signing the eagerly-awaited Walrus Rider (beautiful black and green edition) at San Francisco’s Upper Playground tomorrow between 12-2PM. Pre-ordering the figure from UP is recommended. If the $110 vinyl toy is out of your price range, Alex says to come on down anyway and say hi. He’ll [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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In an economic recession, you gotta make choices about what you buy, and this is on my list of must haves. The Walrus Rider is Alex Pardee’s first original vinyl figure, and it’s part of the tenth anniversary celebration series of hometown heroes, Upper Playground. I’ve already told you about the two colorways of the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 8, 2009
Awesome. Completely awesome. Sometimes things just have a way of working themselves out if you wait patiently. Like how LOST will resolve all my questions eventually. Or how Alex Pardee and Upper Playground went and made a perfect black and green colorway of the Walrus Rider, and I didn’t even have to tell them that [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 8, 2009
Alex Pardee’s first original vinyl collectible toy is now officially available for pre-sale over at TheLOYALsubjects’ website. Quoth Alex: The final toy, which i designed for Upper PLayground to celebrate their 10th anniversary, is insane and I worked extremely close with the sculptors and painters to get it as close to a perfect recreation of my [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 1, 2009
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GAG ME WITH A TOON 2: HARDER! FASTER! RADDER! GAG ME WITH A TOON, not the mold, but the twin! It’s the second go-round for this glorious show in which pop cartoon art is all that we know. The original rocked but what shall we do it’s time to install what we call GAG TWO? How [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
It’s nice to have talented friends, and it’s even nicer to use artistic output as a medium to raise money for people who need it. Kidrobot’s Toy Baroness, Nichole, tasked 30 friends with transforming Munnys into clothes, books and bikes for the children of Cambodia. No, not literally (although Sket One did turn vinyl into [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 3, 2009
Not to get all Perez Hilton on you, but if you want to look like Shia LaBeouf minus the bandage, banana and cola, we’ve got your back! The shirt on your back, that is! Alex Pardee is one of our favorite artists, and I’m so stoked that ToyCyte got his upcoming Walrus Rider in wearable [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 3, 2009
Readers of ToyCyte will know we have a deep appreciation for Alex Pardee. Perhaps best known for his savagely surreal, iconic painting, we are proud to call Alex a friend, and it helps that he is just one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. That is why it gives us great pleasure to announce our [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 3, 2009
Upper Playground is giving away an Alex Pardee painting, “The Trap.” The painting is signed by Alex and at 6 feet by 4 feet, it is almost as tall (and with way more personality) as that NBA tool they had on last night’s episode of The Millionaire Matchmaker. You, too, can feel like a baller [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Need your daily fix of art and toys? Why not make your way down to Santa Monica on April 4th and “OVERDOSE.” The catchy title is for the upcoming group exhibition at the Copro Nason Gallery. Not only will HI*FRUCTOSE vol.11 be making its premiere, but there will also be signings by Attaboy, Joe Ledbetter, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 19, 2009
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[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VHei6qGeQ] If there was ever any doubt that Gallery1988 is the art gallery for our generation, this is really all you need to know. For their 5th anniversary, they are throwing a tribute show to the small screen, and Saved by the Bell’s Mr. Belding is presiding. On April 2nd, the walls of the LA gallery [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wondercon isn't about toys; it's about comics: superheroes, Star Wars, cosplayers and comics. Semantics aside, Comic-Con has more toys. That said, we scoured Wondercon in San Francisco's Moscone Center for several hours seeking out the toys. We were happily surprised by who and what we found. Read on for vinyl, plush, plastic and resin--from prototypes without websites all the way to finished convention exclusives. Click each heading to go to a full post about the subject with tons more photos. Enjoy the tour.
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
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Shotgun Sean was repping at Wondercon for Alex Pardee and the ZEROFRIENDS Collective. Alex was on a lot of people’s minds at the convention, whether for his fine art Watchmen giclee print (shown below, better pic here) or his upcoming Walrus Rider toy. I believe Sean knows what other colorways we’ll be seeing of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
We’ve been eagerly awaiting a picture of the finalized Alex Pardee Walrus Rider since Upper Playground sent us some proto-pics. Stores are starting to drop photos to gauge interest in the piece. I don’t like pink and I don’t like teal, but I LOVE this figure. This will be one of a couple colorways, so [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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VIMBY – Art of Rebellion If you didn’t make it to Harley Davidson’s Art of Rebellion show, VIMBY put together a short video with clips from Alex Pardee, Bob Dob, Frank Kozik, Shawn Barber and Mark Dean Veca talking about their contributions.
Continue reading...Monday, February 16, 2009
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You still have some time to check out Greg “Craola” Simkins awesome solo show at FIFTY24SF, but if you wanted any of the artwork, all of the paintings and most (if not all) of the limited edition giclee prints have been snatched up. In this instance, Alex Pardee’s ZEROFRIENDS collective is a bit like the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Gino Joukar, a Los Angeles-based pop surrealism and urban art collector, is curating Movers & Shakers, a group show with an amazing roster. For a Valentine’s Day date that seeks to go beyond dinner and a movie, POVevolving Gallery is the locale. There are over 80 artists involved, and a sampling reads like a who’s [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 5, 2009
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When Alex Pardee is a fan of a pop culture franchise, he does it justice. This could be anything from the Batman giclee he did for APE, some love for Conan the Barbarian, a couple of cult movie prints, or a secret passion for Cyndi Lauper. Alex has had a long-standing relationship to Alan Moore’s [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We are just days away from New York Comic Con 2009. For everybody trying to keep track of the exclusives and events, here's some help. You can also get up-to-the-minute info by clicking on ToyCyte's NYCC 09 Exclusive tag. There are some really great toys in this convention. Check out figures by Doktor A, MAD, Bob Conge, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Brent Nolasco, KaNO, Julie West, Jure Gavran, Pushead, Mike Sutfin, Secret Base, Monstrehero, Sket One, Erick Scarecrow, Jared Deal, Keith Poon and not to mention appearances by Huck Gee, Clutter and Mr. Shane Jessup, among others. Our east coast correspondent, Collin David, will be on the scene, so flag him down if you see him. Stay tuned for more coverage of NYCC on ToyCyte as it unfolds. Have fun, and don't spend all your rent money!
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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The first time I saw these, I immediately thought: Has Alex Pardee joined the ranks of Kid Kustoms pimped-out prams? Alas, no, but this is another awesome vehicular collaboration. Harley-Davidson gathered eleven artists to present their take on the theme of rebellion. The Art of Rebellion is a one-night only event taking place on Saturday, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
One hundred re-imagined Darth Vader helmets are set to complete The Vader Project.The iconic Darth Vader helmet is once-again rendered by some of today’s hottest underground and pop surrealist painters, artists and designers. This leg of the tour makes its museum premiere and will be on display February 13th through May 3rd at The Andy [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Groups shows are great because invariably you go to see the work of a particular artist you like (Doktor A, Alex Pardee, MCA, Dan Goodsell, Blinky) and you come away with a list of new artists to check out. This particular incarnation of Gallery1988’s Under the Influence is great, because, well, it’s the Beastie Boys. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 12, 2009
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In honor of their tenth anniversary, UP's first ever "thank you" sale begins today. The sale is good for 50% off on everything in stock at their retail stores and website. With shirts, hoodies, hats, socks, books, toys and housewares by Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, Estevan Oriol, David Choe and Alex Pardee, there's never a better time to stretch your dollar. We're talking mugs for $6, shirts for $12, New Era caps for $22.50 and hoodies for $30.
Continue reading...Friday, January 9, 2009
Last night, Alex Pardee opened his Letters From Digested Children solo show at San Francisco's FIFTY24SF. The central theme of the exhibition is missing children who have been eaten by monsters. Since monsters have slow digestive systems, many of the children are still alive inside their stomachs. While the children wait for salvation, they scrawl S.O.S. letters. Alex collected these missives, along with police reports and portraits of some of the "more popular" monsters, transforming the gallery into a walk-in milk carton. This is concept art and is best experienced to be appreciated. For our readers around the globe, I'll try to explain. Take Veronica Pickles, for example. She was last seen by a neighbor with an overactive bladder heading toward a Castle Greyskull-like structure known as The Mouth. When the ground "shook like Michael J. Fox," the neighbor called the Cardboard City police. Here, Alex Pardee uses his entire arsenal: signature monster art with great storytelling and a generous peppering of pop culture.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 8, 2009
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In the back of our heads, we've been biding our time and waiting for a toy. Sure, there's been some plush and a platform Dunny and Gwin, but what we really wanted was to see some of Alex's original characters leap into the third dimension of vinyl. Thanks to Upper Playground, we're going to get it.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
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