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Me MAD*L show at D-Structure San Francisco

Friday, November 7, 2008

Yeah we know there was just another big MAD*L show over at LIFT, but Delicious Drips has been curating a juried 10-inch MAD*L contest for month’s and everything has lead up to tonight’s MAD*L mania at San Francisco’s D-Structure. The show kicks off at 6:30PM in the Lower Haight (right across from Upper Playground). There [...]

ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Online Auction Begins

Monday, October 27, 2008

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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 [...]

ART + ACTION = Obama 08 Custom Toy Show TONIGHT!

Friday, October 17, 2008

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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.

Art + Action = Obama 08: America is in a Pickle

Friday, October 10, 2008

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Following kaNo’s “As Seen On TV” custom, here’s your next sneak preview: “America’s in a Pickle” by Brian Colin. Brian blogs: “Out of all of the candidates that I have had the chance to vote on since becoming of age, Obama is the only one that I have felt strongly about. If America is in [...]

Art + Action = Obama 08: Current Lineup

Friday, October 10, 2008

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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...

Coalesce Show Customs On Sale

Friday, September 12, 2008

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The custom Dunnys and Yokas (with a couple Qee and Munny for good measure) from last week’s Coalesce show at Focal Point Gallery in NYC are now up for sale on the Coalesce blog. There are affordably priced customs up for grabs from: Scotty Wall, AW177, Kathie Olivas, Marcin Wozniacki, Auryl, Sever 20, D-Lux, [...]

Brian Colin Solo Show

Monday, August 18, 2008

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They say that everyone remembers their first…solo show. (What did you think I was going to say?) This weekend, Brian Colin brings his unique dimensional style to a pair of shows in Atlanta. On Friday August 22nd, Brian’s art will be a part of the Castleberry Art Stroll. On Saturday August 23rd from [...]

Brian Colin Codedecoinc Custom Dunny Series 2

Monday, August 4, 2008

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Brian Colin Codedecoinc Custom Dunny Series 2

I really dig seeing the full extension of the DIY entrepreneurial spirit. Case in point: Artists and customizers who release an entire series of custom Dunny figures, blind-box packaging and all. This is the second custom Dunny series for artist Brian Colin, who uses acrylics, sculpy and spray varnish to achieve his signature style. The [...]

SIXbySIX Online Group Art Show

Friday, July 11, 2008

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If I lived near Hong Kong, I’d have been at CSBooth15 [tagged]. Proximity to Portland would have put me at Tim and Tigerlily Biskup’s TnT. DC for Dalek. Manhattan for Mossy & Glossy. Barcelona for Bread and Butter. Charity Qees at Colette in Paris. If I were local to LA, I’d be representing at Alex [...]

Toy Box Apathy: Exclusive Custom Sneak Peeks

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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Toy Box Apathy is Las Vegas’ premier custom vinyl toy show. Over 30 artists submitted one-of-a-kind customs for the event, which opens Friday, June 6th at The Attic. If you can’t make it to the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” here’s a sneak peek of a couple of awesome pieces making their debut at the [...]