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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...Thursday, April 9, 2009
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Have you been following Dave Pressler’s blog-back-in-time through the creation of Mark Ryden’s YHWH? We told you to check it out. It’s full of behind-the-scenes details. Today, he answers the question: What about the ears and the girl?! We do not yet find out what became of the girl. Sculptors are masters of suspense…
Continue reading...Monday, April 6, 2009
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Starting today, Dave Pressler will be taking us on a trip back through time as he sculpted Mark Ryden’s YHWH. It’s always awesome to see behind the scenes, and Dave is showing off the foil, clay and armature wire of this once top secret project. Now that the genesis of the figure has been revealed, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 23, 2009
Jason from Red Hot Robot announced nine new additions to the already-awesome Resin Collective group show coming April 11th to Phoenix. The “newbies” come from Argentina, Australia, France, Japan and the USA and include: Dave Pressler, Imagination Asylum, KAIOVODO, MackDaddy, Mutant Massacre, Roy Wasson Valle, Spooky Parade, Tan-Ki and Uh Oh Toyworks. Click on the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 20, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Gino Joukar, a Los Angeles-based pop surrealism and urban art collector, is curating Movers & Shakers, a group show with an amazing roster. For a Valentine’s Day date that seeks to go beyond dinner and a movie, POVevolving Gallery is the locale. There are over 80 artists involved, and a sampling reads like a who’s [...]
Continue reading...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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 21, 2008
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Dave Pressler’s Angry Clobber Monkey returns! Not that he went away, but rather there wasn’t any news since June. Getting email from Dave Pressler is really an honor, and we’re stoked to see some new pictures of ACM in progress. These photos represent the wax master of Angry Clobber Monkey, based on Dave’s resin master, [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 26, 2008
The left is a blank bus made by Mattel, and the right is the customized version by Doktor A. This was just one of the amazing customs seen at the Mattel booth. It seems to have potential as a unique platform toy. The Mattel representative said that the “VW” on the bus could create an [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 14, 2008
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M Modern Gallery is curating an outstanding exhibition of Pop Surrealism at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas July 18th & 19th. The event is part of the 3-day extravaganza celebrating 944 Magazine’s 3rd anniversary that includes a poolside concert by De La Soul. CRIMES ON CANVAS includes original paintings by: Amanda Visell * [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 30, 2008
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Both Lulubell and Strangekiss unveiled their Frank Kozik large vinyl exclusives on Friday afternoon. Looks like you can still get them too. Here’s what it is: a 14″ vinyl bust of Ho Chi Minh sculpted by Dave Pressler in an edition of 50 of each colorway. The bust comes with removable hat and weapon. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 16, 2008
Even if your living room is made up of 5 Detolfs and a Karlstad, it doesn’t have to look like an IKEA catalog. Pop Cling aims to do for your house what Infectious [blogged] is doing for your car: that is, cover its plain and ordinary surfaces with vinyl slices of urban and pop art. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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I’ve been eagerly waiting for the release of Dave Pressler’s Angry Clobber Monkey. Produced by Munky King, the 8″ vinyl figure includes a little pilot inside its back hatch. In a recent blog post, Pressler mentions that it will be available in the fall around September/October. There will be a release party at Munky King, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 23, 2008
I can relate to the Angry Clobber Monkey. When I first saw it on Munky King’s website, I had to laugh at the “So Very Angry” shirt. The toy doesn’t have cute appeal, but I love the concept. Created by Dave Pressler, the Clobber Monkey has a back hatch which reveals a “little pilot who [...]
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Monday, April 13, 2009
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