Tag Archive | "Brent Nolasco"
Stroller Styling with Brent Nolasco
Jamie sent along these images of Brent Nolasco’s custom fenders for the Kid Kustoms stroller project. Look at the detail on these. Similar to the awesome Peskimo fenders, some kid is going to be really hooked up. Each participant (invite-only) in the Kid Kustoms project is provided a set of fenders. While interchangeable on any of [...]
Continue reading...Wreck the Hallz Teddy Troop Custom Show
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Wreck the Hallz with custom tooooys, fa la la la la – la –la-la –la. Okay, singing via a blog entry may not be all that cool but the Wreck the Halls show at Genuine Artikle in Brooklyn happening on December 20th at 8pm will surely be. This jam packed holiday show is a celebration [...]
Continue reading...Kid Kustoms Pimp Your Pram for Charity
Monday, December 1, 2008
Kid Kustoms is collaborating with the world’s best hot rod stripers, street artists, illustrators, air brushers, graphic designers and cartoonists to put the art back in (kid) cart. The artist list includes fenders by Peskimo, Squinky, Nathan Spoor, Richard Van Over (of Wheaty Wheat), Skaffs, Jim Koch, Brent Nolasco, Julie West, Pixelfillu, Triclops Studio, kaNO and a host of others.
Continue reading...Dreams Come True at the Japanese American National Museum
Friday, November 14, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Miao Show Previews Play Cat and Mouse With Customs
Monday, November 10, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...LIFT Custom MAD*Ls on Sale Now
Monday, October 27, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Online Auction Begins
Monday, October 27, 2008
The first stage of the two-part auction for the custom pieces was held during the exhibition and was a huge success. The second, online auction phase began Friday with many additional groundbreaking custom works available for bidding. The ART + ACTION online auction will be held for one week only on eBay, with proceeds going [...]
Continue reading...Phu! Sends in Rogue Trooper Mad*L
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Custom Toy Show TONIGHT!
Friday, October 17, 2008
The 2008 US Presidential Election will be a historic and groundbreaking event. While the race and gender of the candidates is unprecedented, so is the huge outpouring of art. The latter can be seen tonight in NYC at ToyTokyo's The Showroom where Jailbreak Toys presents an evening of customized Barack Obama action figures by Brin Berliner, Damion Silver, Bigfoot, Denise Despirito, Leecifer, kaNO, Brent Nolasco, Matt Hawkins, Brian Colin, Dionysus Cho, Erick Scarecrow Jeaux Janovsky and more. Regardless of how you lean politically, a show of this nature has never before been attempted. All figures will be for sale with proceeds going to fund the Campaign for Change. You can look back at all the coverage of ART + ACTION = Obama 08 here, or scroll down for our exclusive pictorial. ToyCyte's NYC correspondent will be bringing us coverage of the show, so stay tuned. Tonight's event begins at 7PM EST. There's a rumor that Amber, the Obama Girl, may make an appearance. Wish I could be there.
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco for ART + ACTION = Obama 08
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wow. Who knew Barack Obama would be such an inspiring platform for designers to customize? OK I did. But I’m being blown away. This sneak peek comes from master toy customizer Brent Nolasco. The title of this custom is “You Can’t Stop Change”. He applied his unique style to the Obama action figure, “changing him into a [...]
Continue reading...Art + Action = Obama 08: Current Lineup
Friday, October 10, 2008
Here's the current lineup of Art + Action = Obama 08: Bigfoot, Brent Nolasco, Brian Colin, Brin Berliner, Cope2, Erick Scarecrow,Indie, Leecifer, MARS-1, Peat Wollaeger, Phetus, pocketwookie, Spok-spok, Suckadelic, Voltaire...
Continue reading...Art + Action: Custom Obama Action Figure Show
Friday, September 26, 2008
This is what I’ve been waiting for. It channels a couple of my passions (customs and change) into one unique art event. Jailbreak Toys, makers of the Obama Action Figure, will present ART + ACTION at Toy Tokyo’s gallery: The Showroom NYC on October 17th. Contemporary artists, toy designers and graf writers like Mars-1, Peat [...]
Continue reading...Sharky Customs Gallery
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Check out the nearly 60 Sharky customs including art by Brent Nolasco, Duncan Poon, KaNo, Banana Virus, Jeremiah Ketner, DrilOne, NEMO, Mr. Shane Jessup, Touma, MCA, Phu!, Heidi Kenney, Marka27, Jesse Hernandez, Shawnimals, Huck Gee, Annie Owens, Betso...
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco Customs Seen at SDCC
Monday, July 28, 2008
Strolling by the ToyQube booth at the San Diego Comic Con, some colorful creatures caught my eye, I mean seriously, how could they not? ToyQube let artist extraordinaire Brent Nolasco showcased some of his superbly fashioned feasts for the eyes on a couple shelves in their chalked full of wonderful display cases (check Jeremy’s write [...]
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco @ SDCC
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Here are a few customs by Brent Nolasco. At San Diego Comic-Con, he’ll be at the ToyQube booth (#4837). The artwork from his Broken Hearts and Stolen Souls solo show is currently available at myplasticheart. My favorite is Death Becomes Her, his custom Fatima. I also love Bare, a red and grey version of Luke [...]
Continue reading...Black Maria Gallery Presents Get The Lead Out
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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, [...]
Continue reading...Sneak Peeks at Plushforms from kaNO and Sketchbot
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Rotofugi Plushform exhibit and launch party is just over a week away and I’ve been waiting for the leaks and peeks. On Monday, KaNO showed his custom Plushform, blogging that “plush is kind of hard to paint on, but once you get cracking it gets easier.” Taking a cue from KaNO, Sketchbot posted [...]
Continue reading...Brent Nolasco -Broken Hearts & Stolen Souls Show
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Delve into the land of Broken Hearts & Stolen Souls. Well, not an actual land, because that doesn’t seem like much of a fun-filled journey and sounds like it would be filled with sulkers and stalkers, and really who wants to deal with that. Rather to make a trek down to the Lower East Side [...]
Continue reading...New York Comic Con Opens Today!
Friday, April 18, 2008
What are you doing this weekend? If you are anywhere in the vicinity of New York City you best be getting yourself on over to the New York Comic Con (NYCC to you). Yeah, you can rub elbows with the likes of special guests Stan Lee, Selma Blair and Guillermo Del Toro but we at [...]
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