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With a rather verdant take on ‘Darkness’, Cris Rose’s latest custom is a little mind-blowing – taking cues from the fine, fine world of railroad modeling (and bringing Thomas Doyle to a whole new strata). Starting with a Neth Creature and turning it into a wandering gravesite, complete with mini-mourners and Rose’s super-effin’-classy insignia… well, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 7, 2009
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Friday, May 8th from 8-11:30PM, ToyQube presents the launch of the BEit Dude figures. Several popular artists have customized a BEit Dude.The designs show the versatility of the toy, along with the endless possibilities that could be created. The customs at the show will be available for sale, and there will be Kicktoys t-shirt giveaways throughout [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 7, 2009
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We already told you that Patch Together is organizing a custom show based on Mekazoo’s Robolucha. ToyCyte pals like Nanan1, 2PetalRose, DLi$h, Porlzilla, Tan-Ki, Das Mo, VISEone and TyleR have already joined the crew. The final flier confirms 64Colors, Collin David, Cris Rose, Das Mo, Drilone, Frank Mysterio, Grimsheep, James Yeah!, Jason “Bunk Bots” Hilbourne, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 30, 2009
Just like the phenomenon of Fatima customization I posted about yesterday, Yoskay Yamamoto’s Koibito is also ripe for custom fodder. At first, it seems a curious piece for a custom, but then much like Motorbot’s CrappyCat customs, anything is possible with art toys. Even my girlfriend, who isn’t normally inclined toward vinyl, referred to Leecifer’s [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 27, 2009
The amazing Cris Rose has made 3 GID Rotunds just for the ToyCyte store! The up-for-grabs orange custoMONDAY edition has a unique head content; the other three are green, khaki and grey with the same head contents (but different size heads). Each piece is a one-off with unique damage, rust, moss and GID box. There [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 27, 2009
Over the last few years, UK artist Cris Rose has been creating and painting vinyl toys. For the past year, we've been chronicling his output. Cris keeps us busy with weekend and surprise toy drops and traveling around to shows to see his customs. 2008 witnessed the rise of Runcible and Rotund, Cris' original resin figures. 2009 promises more. Now if you've been reading ToyCyte or following Cris on twitter, you're no stranger to the fact that Cris' work tends to get snatched up in under 60 seconds. His retro-futuristic style has found fans in all kinds of art and toy collectors; this journalist included. I'm particularly excited to present Cris' first glow-in-the-dark Radioactive Rotund. We've got four of 'em: one to give away on custoMONDAY and three, which will be available tonight at the ToyCyte store. The orange custoMONDAY edition has a unique head content; the other three are green, khaki and grey with the same head contents (but different size heads). Each piece is a one-off with unique damage, rust, moss and GID box. You can read his tweets, browse his Flickr and shop his store for other sweet pieces, but this is the only place to find Radioactive Rotund.
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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In preparation for next week’s GID Rotunds for custoMONDAY, I thought I’d begin the day and end it with posts about the customs of Cris Rose. It helps that Cris is wildly prolific and repurposes a variety of platforms we don’t usually see. The James Jarvis mini King Kens met with some of the most [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 22, 2009
This is what I was looking for on Cris Rose’s Flickr when I found the new Moofia figures. Cris’ take on the already-awesome Coarse Toys PAW! figure is really stunning. The 12-inch custom was done as a commission and, while, it’s identifiable as having signature elements of the “Cris Rose style,” it’s also evidence that [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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If you’re reading this, you’re too late. This pair of Little Memories 2.5-inch tokidoki Moofia figures have come and gone. Cris Rose made these Moofias in the same Wallpaper Memories schematic as his recent Mad*Ls. I think the original Moofia figures benefit greatly from some “wallpaper” and hardware. Congrats to whoever got them.
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
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For those of you out there who are still in the dark about the work of Cris Rose, illumination arrives Monday, April 27th. Stay tuned for details here and here.
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 15, 2009
I’m respectfully envious of those rare custom artists who are so prolific and talented that they can, at any given time, trade a kickass custom toy for a fine steak dinner for two, or maybe rent money, or a stack of really great pornography. I assume that Cris Rose is full of meat, living warmly [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 13, 2009
Following quite the fever pitch, Red Hot Robot opened its doors for the Resin Collective, and the red dots started flying. Store owner Jason Kiningham was way ahead of the curve curating this show, which featured standout work from today and tomorrow's hottest resin designers. Even a local Phoenix rag covered the show, re-interpreting Jason's "lowbro" lingo as "way cooler than that boring museum crap" in their article, Anti-Toy Story. Those familiar red (sold) dots were quickly adhered to Cris Rose's Rotund's Romp, Cris and Okkle's Happy Joy Bot, Le Merde's Vanfar, Hello, Brute's Danny, Makkinoso's Evil Spike, WeKillYou's William Palerne and pretty much all pieces by Arbito and 2Petalrose. The dotting continued into the night, as fans circled around the display and marveled at the diversity of the medium.
Continue reading...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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Cris Rose sends imagery of another great custom from the Runcible and Rotund world; this one bringing some moss to the desert for the Resin Collective show at Red Hot Robot this Saturday. As with earlier incarnations of Rotund, this creature has a story: February 2459. The retreating snows of winter had revealed a cache of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 26, 2009
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MyPlasticHeart’s upcoming New Moon Show opens on April 10th in NYC, and will focus on interpretations of the twelve critters of the Chinese zodiac. For the record, we’re in the Year of the Ox : stubborn and delicious. While artists have confirmed that MPH has placed an embargo upon showing their work prior to the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 24, 2009
During yesterday’s segment, we profiled designer toy companies for our report on blind boxes. Today, it's all about the end users of blind boxes: the fans. Toy fans echo the diversity of the toys. We enjoy different aesthetics and buying styles. Some people care about edition size; some don't. Some fans like vinyl; some prefer resin. But all of us are a little crazy. We're in an economic recession, and we're buying toys. Let's look at what toy fans want and the possible ways of getting it.
Continue reading...Monday, March 23, 2009
Cris Rose’s Observation Drones are back. Wave 1 sold out, and here are 5 more. These Observation Drones have been watching the skies from the forest for so long now, they’ve gotten covered in moss! No one knows how old they are, or what they’re looking for, but with a camera that big, you know [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cris Rose just sent us these photos of his piece for the Humans Beware: I.W.G. Rocketworld Custom Show. No, it’s not Runcible on a scooter. Yes, it’s still completely awesome. Here it is in Cris’ words and visuals: Vespbear was your typical robot bear, waging way against the Human Resistance force just like a good robot [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 6, 2009
WOW. I repeat: WOW. Beginning April 11th, Red Hot Robot is hosting an unbelievable group show of resin toys. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to say this about a group show of this size before, but I’m proud to say I’ve written a little something about every artist on this roster. So either [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 2, 2009
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As April’s IWG ‘Humans Beware’ show creeps closer, the previews are beginning to slip into view, though Cris Rose & Squink! are only dropping half-views of the stellar things that they have planned. After sitting on Cris Rose’s shop all day Saturday so I wouldn’t miss out on buying a Rotund (like I did last time, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 28, 2009
If you’re reading this right now, I hope you managed to procure one of Cris Rose’s 20-strong Rotund army which are being released at this very moment. If you didn’t, stop reading this and go here and give it a go at least. They’re just $50 and completely awesome. Cris sent me some pics of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
Last week, we had a teaser for the 20-strong Rotund army by Cris Rose. Tomorrow, they arrive. Saturday at 18:00 GMT, an edition of 20 Rotund robots will be made available at $50 each. One quarter of them are chase figures with a little hat and “random ones have an arm in the air just [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 20, 2009
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Cris Rose‘ Rotund Edition A (run of 20 with a 1:4 chase) arrives next week… That’s all we know. And they’ll probably be sold here.
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Another great day for custom news. This amalgamation of Dunny and camera lense is new territory for Rose, combining resin and vinyl. The first wave is limited to 5 colors, each 1 of 1. I doubt these will be last long at his store, so make sure you are ready at his store 18:00 GMT [...]
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