ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Hold Onto Your Cheesesteaks: Toy2R Pops Up in Philly

Monday, December 1, 2008

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 [...]

Dave Pressler’s Angry Clobber Monkey Update

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, [...]

Custom Bus @ Mattel

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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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 [...]

Crimes on Canvas: Las Vegas’ Biggest Art Show of All Time

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Crimes on Canvas: Las Vegas’ Biggest Art Show of All Time

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 * [...]

Frank Kozik Ho Chi Minh Black and Blue Busts

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. [...]

Pop Cling Features Urban and Pop Artists in Foolproof Vinyl

Monday, June 16, 2008

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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. [...]

Making the Angry Clobber Monkey

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, [...]

What We Want: Angry Clobber Monkey

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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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 [...]