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There aren’t as many perks to being a toy website editor as you might think, but on a personal level, I get to create the joy of pairing up contributor Collin David with one of his heroes, Bob Conge, in a post about the Multiple Personalities 2 show. Collin’s custom Mellow is called ‘The Golden [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Bob Conge returns to creep us the heck out once again with ‘Cream Boy’, or ‘Coco’ as he’s alternately called. This prototype is going up for auction on April 25th in NYC at Phillips de Pury, who are notable for selling some pretty high-end custom toys before. The bidding on this 9.5” figure is expected [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 20, 2009
This weekend saw the opening of a custom toy show based around the imagery of Japanese toys. It Came From Skullbrain profiled the talent (much of it local) from the Skullbrain forum, an off-shoot of San Francisco's Super7, which hosted the event. The night was already off to a great start when a good old Japantown-style fight broke out in front of Super7 shortly before doors. But to truly appreciate your toy art in the most surreal way possible, you need four guys in full KISS regalia.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
All of this is just speculation from a sketch sent to us by the brilliant Bob Conge. What we see here appears to be Bob’s Skulloctopus riding atop Emilio Garcia’s Jumping Brain. Bob’s email was titled “Could it be?” Which makes me want to finish the sentence with “for the Resin Collective group show in [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
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Bob Conge brings to light some new pieces for the It Came From Skullbrain show, opening on April 18th. First up: “Skulloctopus from outer Space.” The one-off clear vinyl piece is hand-painted with glass eyes, gummy brain insert and a switched LED unit/replaceable batteries. Next up: “Electro Ice Hedorah.” This one-off vinyl is hand-painted with [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 16, 2009
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Ever-so-far-away in Japan, and ever-so-far-away at the end of March will be the ‘Kaiju Comrades’ show at the Hyaku Gallery in Tokyo. The show will focus entirely on interpretations of Mark Nagata’s various kaiju characters, and be home to a ton of beautiful monster-y exclusives. Of special interest is Bob Conge’s reinterpretation of Nagata’s Tripus. Fitting [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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According to ToyCyte’s resident robot pharmacist expert and custoMONDAY alumni, Mike Slobot, in the future, everyone will have their own robot pharmacist… this is BIGpharma v2.0 (BIGpharma v1.0 is owned by yours truly.) BIGpharma v2.0 is included in the show “Thawed Out” at Nowhere Limited in Colorado. The show opens February 21st and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
NYCC was a nearly incomprehensible miasma of crowds and excitement and getting whapped in the shoulder by uncareful cameramen, but I survived the whole ordeal with bruised body intact. After a few technical delays, I'm finally home again, here to report on the onslaught of awesome. Read on for highlights from David Foox, Bob Conge, GoHero, Erick Scarecrow, Jure Gavran, Jared Deal, Eric Nocella, kaNO, Nakanari, NEMO and Brent Nolasco.
Continue reading...Sunday, February 8, 2009
It’s no secret that Bob Conge is probably one of my favorite toy artists. Not only is his subtly creepy awesomeness all handmade from his upstate NY studio (upstate NY represent!), but it’s all super-limited edition, very high-end, classy as bejesus goods. While he was not at the Con, his stuff was represented at the [...]
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...Friday, January 30, 2009
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If Bob Conge doesn’t have a permanent crowd in his corner of NYCC, there is truly no justice in this world. Following the news of his stellar Skulloctopus NYCC exclusive, Bob (aka PlaSeeBo) now informs us he will be debuting a prototype of Stone Walker, a new figure from the Great American Kaiju series. Per [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 19, 2009
I think this is one of the coolest Comic Con exclusives to cross my inbox. Cool as ice, you might say. Bob Conge has created a piece that will appeal to fans of the clear resin “ice” colorways recently seen in the work of Argonaut Resins, people who love cephalopods and of course, those familiar [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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While the Kaiju Monster Invasion show during Art Basel Miami promises to have a ridiculous number of impressive bits, Mr. Bob Conge sends along an especially interesting set of monsters, entitled ‘Plaseebo – The Awakening’. Conge always manages to summon some genuinely surreal, creepy creations. If there’s a way to make kaiju even more bizarre [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 11, 2008
America recently got an injection of much-needed hope with the promise to put more focus on “main street” versus Wall Street in the near future. Although there was some shock as a nation to hear that amidst the billions of dollars in bailout, insurance executives were dealing with the country’s woes by getting spa treatments, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 31, 2008
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Many moons ago, when ToyCyte first kicked off, Jeremi Rimel contacted me with his Think-UP Do-It-Yourself Bust. He sent me a Think-UP, we chatted about some things and then we lost touch. In the meantime, busts got big. Recently I saw Doktor A's Think-UP creation at the Monster Art Rally, Jeremi got back in touch, and here's the lost interview (now found), right in time for Halloween. Think-UP is produced by Jeremi's company, Miscreation Toys. The white vinyl busts are 8 inches tall and come in standard and "with tentacles" editions. Master monster-makers like Bob Conge have customized this unique platform. The humanoid head/creature base is ripe for the rendering. Now without further ado, here's Jeremi...and Happy Halloween.
Continue reading...Friday, October 24, 2008
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We’ve written about Bob Conge’s Night Gamers and custom Eyezon here on ToyCyte. But for Bob’s triumvirate in tomorrow’s Phillips de Pury auction, I turned to toy art consultant and kaiju collector, the enthusiastic and effusive, Mr. Steve Agin. Bob is a major force in the current burgeoning toy art scene. Working tirelessly from his [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 6, 2008
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Bob Conge/PlaSeeBo is releasing six new hand-painted rotocast vinyl Night Gamers into the world, right in time for Halloween. The Night Gamers are a race of beings from a parallel universe who have managed to enter our universe with the sole purpose of gaming, albeit in a non-traditional manner. These particular Night Gamers have realized [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Less than twenty four hours after I posted news of an intriguing Eyezon from PlaSeeBo, a new missive arrives in my inbox from one Bob Conge: On Wednesday, September 17th, Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co and Bob Conge of PlaSeeBo will release a joint custom set, “Eyezon MEETS Night Gamer.” The figures are being [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
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Bob Conge sent me this sneak peek of an upcoming custom Eyezon figure with Max Toy Co. “Coming very very soon…” I don’t have any more info for you right now (but I can further tease you with news of a forthcoming ToyCyte interview with Bob…), so I’ll present a side-by-side picture of Instinct Toys’ [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 22, 2008
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While going through the Phillips de Pury Urban Art auction catalog, I noticed a few toys that were reproductions, but also a few toys that were, um, reproductive. The most obvious of these is the 13-inch fiberglass Vagina Brain Monster by Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez.
Continue reading...Friday, August 15, 2008
New York City-based Suckadelic has produced DJ Trooper: an artistic adaptation of the iconic ‘Stormtrooper’ from Star Wars.This 12-inch art toy depicts the DJ in 1:6 scale wearing a custom track suit and mini-headphones, spinning his collection of records on a double turntable stand.
Continue reading...Friday, August 15, 2008
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I've got a few exclusive pics of the KAWS pieces which will be offered at auction. There's a yellow Chum, a 1999 Companion and a Kate Moss ad art piece. Get your bids ready because you know you'll be competing with Kanye.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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