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Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present “La Noche de la Fusión”, a colorful and climactic solo exhibition of new works by Pervasive Los Angeles artist Gary Baseman. Joining Corey Helford for the first time, Baseman will transform the gallery into a Carnivalesque festival celebrating the beauty of the bittersweetness of life. His new works [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
It’s nice to have talented friends, and it’s even nicer to use artistic output as a medium to raise money for people who need it. Kidrobot’s Toy Baroness, Nichole, tasked 30 friends with transforming Munnys into clothes, books and bikes for the children of Cambodia. No, not literally (although Sket One did turn vinyl into [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The contemporary underground art scene has been in effect for a very long time. Most underground artists go unnoticed by the majority of society, but now art takes center stage in Humble Pictures’ upcoming documentary “New Brow”. The film takes an in-depth look at underground artists (Shepard Fairey, Anthony Ausgang, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Ron [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 19, 2009
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FullyVisual and Gary Baseman join forces to utilize all the colors in the metalsmith’s palette in one figure. This fine metalcast figure drops in just a couple hours, today February 19th at 11am PST here. The Gary Baseman Clown Cone figure is limited to 100 pieces. It features 4 colorways (in one figure), stands [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
One hundred re-imagined Darth Vader helmets are set to complete The Vader Project.The iconic Darth Vader helmet is once-again rendered by some of today’s hottest underground and pop surrealist painters, artists and designers. This leg of the tour makes its museum premiere and will be on display February 13th through May 3rd at The Andy [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Sink your teeth into this yummy Venison! Vegetarian? No worries, this ain’t no meat but a Mimobot. The fabulous and wonderful artist Gary Baseman has lent his whimsical and cartoonish illustrations to a brand new Mimobot – the Designer USB Flash Drives. This is the second collaboration between Baseman and Mimobot. “Venison is a must [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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Some of the many artists involved include: Gary Baseman, Tim and Tigerlily Biskup, Matt Furie, David Horvath, James Kochalka, Travis Lampe, Nikki McClure, Jesse Reklaw, Souther Salazar, Bwana Spoons, Deth P. Sun, Jeremy Tinder, APAK! Bigfoot, Buff Monster, Cupco and Le Merde.
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
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You know what your bedroom needs? A portrait of Ron English, Gary Baseman or perhaps Shepard Fairey staring down at you while you get dressed, sleep and well, you know what. If this sounds seductive to you, you are in luck. Tatiana Wills and Roman Cho who are responsible for the wonderful portraits of beloved and influential contemporary [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 11, 2008
I entered the shop to find rows of sneakers and toys! It was quite dangerous letting me step into such a shop, since I have a passion for both. Most of the pieces that were on display were created by Frank Kozik. Some of the other pieces that were available at the shop included some I haven't seen sold at retail in a while, more specifically: Huck Gee's Mama's Boy GID qee.
Continue reading...Monday, November 3, 2008
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First, a confession: Clowns totally freak me out. Even though Ledbetter, tokidoki and Baseman will be busting out the red noses, you still won’t find me anywhere in the vicinity of the Corey Helford Gallery on November 15th for the CLOWNS group show. Sure, there will be a host of hot new works from some of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 17, 2008
Sketch for Change is a project comprised of sketches by Joe Ledbetter, Tim Biskup, Amanda Visell, Jeff Soto, Bob Dob, Gary Baseman, Thomas Han, Shag, Glenn Barr, Luke Chueh and about a dozen other artists culled from the 'lowbrow' scene. The idea was cooked up by a group of friends in Los Angeles looking for unique ways to help raise funds for Barack Obama's Campaign for Change. The 21 artists were affiliated with the recent Baby Tattooville art retreat.
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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I like a good art jam as much as the next guy, but when the players include such luminaries as Luke Chueh, Amanda Visell, Jeff Soto, Tara McPherson, Ragnar, Lolo, Frank Kozik, Jeffrey Scott, Gris Gimely, James Jean and Gary Baseman my level of like graduates to love. Up for sale on the mighty eBay is [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 8, 2008
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I was really bummed not to be in the Los Angeles vicinity over the weekend, but as we all know, I had to do my shoppin’ at my local Target. So I surrounded myself with the masses instead of the massively awesome art at Camille Rose Garcia’s “Ambien Somnambulants” show and the Panoramic Project III [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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The time is almost upon us. Soon you’ll be able to have your very own Chou Chou. Yep, they’re finally making a vinyl version of Gary Baseman’s pink, wide eyed creation and star of such works of art as “The Special Love of Chou”, “Madonna and Chou Chou” and “Two Headed Chou Chou” (all part [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The 4th Annual Blab! Show will take place from September 6th to September 27th at the Copro Nason Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. There’s a dedicated Blab! Show website where you can view details of fine art pieces by Tim Biskup, Shag, Gary Baseman, Travis Louie, Gary Taxali, Walter Minus, Sas Christian, Ron English, Luke [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Hi-Fructose Magazine is now pre-ordering its magnum opus, the Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set. The compendium reprints a best of selection from the first four hard-to-find volumes of Hi-Fructose in one hardcover 250-page edition. Printed by Last Gasp, the Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set will be packaged in a “candy box” which will include: [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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If you were to go back in time (even just a few years) and ask yourself to imagine urban and street artists so passionately applying themselves to a US presidential campaign, could you? In less than a week, corresponding with the Democratic National Convention, Denver, Colorado’s Andenken Gallery will host Manifest Hope, a unique event [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
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FullyVisual will be releasing Gary Baseman’s “Creamy” on August 19th at 11AM PST at the newly redesigned Fully Visual website. Gary’s metal melting ice cream joins the esteemed company of pieces by Tim Biskup, Joe Ledbetter, Amanda Visell, Bwana Spoons, Huck Gee, Frank Kozik and Gama-Go. Creamy’s run will be limited to 100 pieces [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Day one of the comic con for me was spent ogling the toys. Twenty four hours, after my drool had been wiped clean from the many glass enclosures, I could actually take a moment to talk to some of the geniuses behind all this great work and be envious of the peeps in line for [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 24, 2008
Mimoco is an awesome company that is coming out with the best flash drives. In this day and age, you might as well carry around a flash drive with you. You never know when you’ll need to borrow something from a friend or work on a new story. Their newest release is MODman by Gary [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 20, 2008
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If you’re in a certain tax bracket, you’re probably getting ready for the big Pop Culture auction at Christies [blogged here and here]. The rest of us will just have to daydream about it. Do you think it’s a sign that the auction takes place on my birthday (June 25)? One can only dream. As expected, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 6, 2008
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The Baroness made a special announcement on the Kidrobot forum. Gary Baseman’s Black Hot Cha Cha Cha with an accompanying giclee print will go on sale on Monday, June 9th at 10 AM/PST. Only 50 will be available for purchase, and you can only buy it via GaryBaseman.com. The Black Hot Cha Cha Cha is [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 30, 2008
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Who doesn’t love Gary Baseman? His wacky plushy like characters in bright and cheerful hues always tend to warm the cockles oWho doesn’t love Gary Baseman? His wacky plushy like characters in bright and cheerful hues always tend to warm the cockles of my heart. Even when his characters are up to nefarious hi-jinx, they [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
ToyCyte believes that collectors can often be as enigmatic and interesting as the artists with whom they’re obsessed. Have you ever marveled at a high bidder on eBay and thought “Who IS that?” In this series, I’ll be interviewing some of those people. If we pick you and you share your story, ToyCyte will give [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
I’m a sucker for contests and giveaways. Who doesn’t love the opportunity to win free stuff? Especially if it’s something cool like Gary Baseman’s Green Hot Cha Cha Cha. Tenacious Toys sent this prize to Universal Motown as part of their Swag of the Day. How do you win it? On Monday May 19th, go [...]
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Friday, April 24, 2009
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