ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

I.W.G. Humans Beware Show at Rocket World

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Last night, a variety of homegrown Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo mutations hit San Francisco’s Rocket World for the first I.W.G. custom show. If you’ve never been to Rocket World (aka T.A.D. Gear), you owe it to yourself to visit Patrick Ma’s haven for high end adventure gear and designer toys. Enter the garage doors to one [...]

Artist-Customized Pushers by Thomas Han on Sale Now

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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Artist-Customized Pushers by Thomas Han on Sale Now

LA’s Munky King just put up the fantastic results of their DIY Pushers Show, based on the popular ‘Pusher’ figure by Thomas Han, released in a blank DIY form back in August. The show included custom Pushers by Joe Shea, Nathan Spoor, Elizabeth Ito, Marka27, Kii Arens, Racecar13, Axis, Brandt Peters, Dave Pressler, Paintmonster, Luke [...]

Mezco & The FX Vinyl Jam Fight Cancer

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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Once again, Mezco goes out of its way to support a noble cause using toys, ‘cause they’re just awesome people like that. Orlando’s FX International Show, which hits on April 17th through 19th, will play host to the second annual ‘Project Vinyl Art Jam’, in which customizers and other types of artists have 90 minutes to [...]

Thomas Han’s DIY Pushers Show at Munky King

Friday, March 20, 2009

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Thomas Han’s DIY Pushers Show at Munky King

LA’s Munky King will be presenting its first group show of 2009 with their DIY Pushers Show, based on the popular ‘Pusher’ figure by Thomas Han, released in a blank DIY form back in August. The show is scheduled to include a huge array of top-notch artists, including (but not limited to) Joe Shea, Nathan [...]

Angry Woebots Vs. The Patron Bottle

Thursday, March 12, 2009

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Angry Woebots is hardcore proof that everything could, and should, be used as a canvas. While it’s not a designer ‘toy’ in the most traditional sense, Woebots’ use of this Patron bottle as a surface for his iconic and omnipresent angry panda guy is a little bit of aesthetic amazing. Wait – holy snap, is [...]

Humans Beware: I.W.G. Custom Art Show at Rocketworld

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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Humans Beware: I.W.G. Custom Art Show at Rocketworld

DrilOne is curating a custom vinyl show based off the Rocketworld I.W.G. figures. This is the first time a show like this has ever been thrown on this platform. 80+ artists are customizing blanks for the exhibit. Scroll down for a complete list of partipating artists and more info about the show. Humans Beware: The [...]

Bic Plastics Artists Roster for Mysterious BICS Range Revealed

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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Bic Plastics Artists Roster for Mysterious BICS Range Revealed

Thanks to good sleuthing by SpankyStokes, we know a few more details about the upcoming BICS project from Bic Plastics. While the big picture is still a mystery, some awesome affiliated artists have been named: MAD, Marka27, Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Cope2, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez, Scribe, Andrew Bell, Sket, Indie84 and Angry Woebots. Will more [...]

The Vivisect Playset Series 5 Art Show

Friday, December 19, 2008

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Amanda Visell had one of the handful of sculptural pieces, which was in the company of a pair of swans by Scott Radke and a complex game of cat and mouse by Daniel Elson. Luke Chueh, Joe Ledbetter, Anthony Ausgang, Peek-a-boo and Thomas Han brought the familiar names and the big colors. Peter Gronquist and Alex Pardee upped the creepy ante...

VTN Winter 08: Artist Collab Canvases and Prints

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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3D Retro has the group art piece from the Vinyl Toy Network Winter 08 event. There are two ways to get it: a 20-inch X 26-inch Giclee on artist rag paper, edition size of 50 for $54.99 a 36-inch X 48-inch Giclee on Streched Canvas (ready to frame) edition size of 100 for $119.99. Artists include…Scott Tolleson, [...]

Hold Onto Your Cheesesteaks: Toy2R Pops Up in Philly

Monday, December 1, 2008

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Toy2R just announced their second pop-up store–this time in Philadephia in conjunction with the group exhibit: GIVE LESS FRUITCAKE, BUY MORE ART! opening at T&P Fine Art on December 5th at 7PM. The exhibit will include artwork by: Andy B. Clarkson, Angry Woebots, Benjamin Soto, Bob Dob, Brandon Friend, Brian M. Viveros, Chris Clark, Crazy [...]

Luke Chueh and Gallery1988 Present Vivisect Playset Round 5

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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Luke Chueh and Gallery1988 Present Vivisect Playset Round 5

Gallery1988 just announced its upcoming exhibition, a tradition at the venue: “The Vivisect Playset (Round 5).” For five years now, Luke Chueh and Gallery 1988 curated and hosted The Vivisect Playset, an art show featuring artists who regularly employed animal characters in their work to illustrate the human condition. The show has illuminated the talents [...]

Dreams Come True at the Japanese American National Museum

Friday, November 14, 2008

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Here’s a really good excuse to go get some an injection of culture and make your way to a museum. On December 6th at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, there will be an opening reception for this star-studded custom vinyl show called Dreams to Dreams. The reception will be from 1-4 and the show [...]

Miao Show Previews Play Cat and Mouse With Customs

Monday, November 10, 2008

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Miao Show Previews Play Cat and Mouse With Customs

Following up Sunny’s post last month on the Miao Custom Show, Subtext has opened up all the pieces for previewing. In among the ranks of Miao are figures going for a couple hundred dollars including the obligatory custom Yoda and a papier mache paparazzi as well as thousand dollar pieces by heavy hitters like tokidoki [...]

LIFT Custom MAD*Ls on Sale Now

Monday, October 27, 2008

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This weekend saw the opening of the MAD*L Citizens Show at Lift in Detroit. With 10-inch MAD*L customs by Doktor A, Huck Gee, Sket One, kaNO, Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Cris Rose, Slobot, Cameron Tiede, Phetus, Brent Nolasco, Andrew Bell, Angry Woebots, Phu!, Tristan Eaton, Julie West, Reactor 88, Leecifer and more, I’m waiting on [...]

Phu! Sends in Rogue Trooper Mad*L

Saturday, October 25, 2008

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Master-customizer (who is soon to release some original toys), Phu!, is sending in the troops to tonight’s custom Mad*L show at LIFT. As usual, Phu! combines debris into details: The 10-inch platform figure was enhanced with cardboard, cable ties, brass rivets, broken toy parts, disposable plastic spoons, hose clamps, felt, googles, plastic beads, bottle [...]

New Angry Woebots Poster Release

Monday, September 22, 2008

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On Saturday October 4th from 6-9PM, you’ll have the chance to get your bear lovin’ hand on a new print by Angry Woebots (or Angst Woebots as the above flyer states) at Split Obsession. There will only be one hundred prints of Angry Woebot’s new offering to the art gods. And each will be signed [...]

Angry Woebots Dunny

Friday, September 5, 2008

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Angry Woebots recently just released 4 custom Dunnys on his blog. Act fast if you want one because only the one on the far right is available for sale. The other ones are already sold. The cost is $525, and you can email him: molotovmartin@yahoo.com. His last series of custom vinyl were these Munnys, and [...]

Crazy 4 Cult 2: Art and Contests for Film Buffs

Friday, August 8, 2008

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Crazy 4 Cult 2: Art and Contests for Film Buffs

Sunny first blogged Crazy 4 Cult 2 & Ain’t It Cool News’ collab contest here, and since then Gallery 1988’s blog has been packed with the kind of imagery that makes us film buffs and cult geeks remember why it’s OK to never leave the house. G1988 currently has two contests running: Though entry into [...]

Crazy 4 Cult 2: Keeping it REEL at Gallery 1988 LA

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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I love Herschell Gorden Lewis, Plan Nine From Outer Space and Office Space as much as the next guy. What do those things represent? Why the world of cult films of course. Gallery 1988 will honor all thing celluloid, cool and campy at their Crazy 4 Cult 2: This time it’s personal on Friday, August [...]

Angry Woebots Set @ SDCC

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Gallery 1988 just announced more information about the Angry Woebots T-Shirt and Print Set [blogged]. The first half of the run (which is limited to 150 total) will be available at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26th at 12:30 PM. You’ll find it at the Baby Tattoo Books booth (#601). Each 8″ x 10″ [...]

Party with the Vinyl Kings

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to party the night away with the Vinyl Kings! On Thursday night (July 24th at 8:30pm) down in SDCCland, Vinyl Pulse and Munky King will present a “Art and Music Extravaganza” at the BASIC Urban Kitchen + Bar. They’ll be various DJ spinning tunes, pretty things to [...]

The Mash Up: PFOM Print Set

Thursday, June 26, 2008

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If you like Pocket Full of Monsters, you need to be in the LA area tonight. The Mash-Up opens at 7pm at Munky King: Melrose [blogged]. Twelve members of the art crew will attend the event. To commerorate the event, Munky King will release a custom box set with 7 prints and “bonus goodies.” There [...]

Angry Woebots: T-Shirt + Print and “The Mash-Up”

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Gallery 1988 recently announced plans to release an Angry Woebots t-shirt and matching print set. The limited edition t-shirt and signed 8″ x 10″ giclee print will cost $65. There will only be 150 t-shirt + print sets available for sale. They haven’t released information on when they’ll be available for purchase. Stay tuned for [...]

Angry Woebots Munny

Thursday, June 19, 2008

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I don’t remember where I first saw Angry Woebots, but I remember liking his work as soon as I saw it. We’re all used to pandas being cuddly and cute. His version of ferocious pandas really appealed to me. Since then I’ve seen his name pop up all over the place. There is a nice [...]