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Need your daily fix of art and toys? Why not make your way down to Santa Monica on April 4th and “OVERDOSE.” The catchy title is for the upcoming group exhibition at the Copro Nason Gallery. Not only will HI*FRUCTOSE vol.11 be making its premiere, but there will also be signings by Attaboy, Joe Ledbetter, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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One of my first posts on ToyCyte was about Sketch Theatre, and now it shall pass that the folks who brought you behind the scenes looks at Gary Baseman and Luke Chueh are getting their first gallery art show. Sketch Theatre’s first gallery show collects the sketches filmed on SketchTheatre.com and puts them on display [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 16, 2009
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You still have some time to check out Greg “Craola” Simkins awesome solo show at FIFTY24SF, but if you wanted any of the artwork, all of the paintings and most (if not all) of the limited edition giclee prints have been snatched up. In this instance, Alex Pardee’s ZEROFRIENDS collective is a bit like the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 7, 2009
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Greg “Craola” Simkins’ Seeing Things solo show opened this week at FIFTY24SF, and if you can get down to the Lower Haight (currently demarcated by signage from the Upper Playground crew), you have to see this one. Greg continues the concepts explored in his It Wanders shows with this mashup of fantasy creatures, old masters [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Sharpie Show, curated by Man One, rolls into LA’s Crewest Gallery. Art toy fans will recognize some names and writing by Erick Scarecrow, Greg “Craola” Simkins and MAD. Speaking of MAD, here’s his piece for the show, entitled “The Trifecta.” Sweet.
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
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Following his bi-coastal “It Wanders” shows, Greg “Craola” Simkins finally comes to the Bay Area with “Seeing Things.” The new solo show continues in the “It Wanders” tradition by capturing the odd collections of Craola’s imagination and displaying them in surreal still life situations. There will be an opening reception February 5th at FIFTY24SF Gallery [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 6, 2008
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STRANGEco has the nicest staff on earth, seriously. Bambi probably had to let a bunch of people down easy that James Jarvis’ Martin X SE figure sold out on Black Friday and didn’t make it to VTN as part of the previously announced exclusives. However, the absence of one figure inevitably enabled the purchasing of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
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Time is flying by. It seemed like it was just August when we blogged about Greg “Craola” Simkins bicoastal solo show, It Wanders. Already it’s time for the exhibition to take up shop on the west coast, at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. The show opens tonight with a reception from 7-10PM. To further sweeten [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
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San Francisco’s own STRANGEco is heading south to Los Angeles for the weekend to participate in Paper Magazine’s 24 Hour Department Store. The list of participants (see flier below) includes a cool collection of artists, musicians, designers and brands, from Mr. Cartoon/Estevan Oriel, Undefeated, RVCA and Supreme to FUCT, Jeremy Scott, Citizen Citizen and The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 24, 2008
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Arghhh, who ye thar wants some ye olde treasure? Oh, I know, everyone! STRANGEco has just announced a ultra special addition to the CAP’N ROTNCLAW and KEEL HAUL CLEG figures by Greg Craola Simkins: The TREASURE OF CAP’N ROTNCLAW! Every one of the figures will come packed with a special treasure map. Yes, most just [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 2, 2008
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Check it out. Gallery 1988 just got in a shipment of STRANGEco’s Vivisect Playset special SDCC ‘08 edition. The collector’s edition set features all ten figures by Anthony Ausgang, Luke Chueh, Peter Gronquist, Thomas Han, Joe Ledbetter, Greg “Craola” Simkins and Amanda Visell (including chases) in exclusive Comic-Con colorways. It comes packaged in a deluxe [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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STRANGEco just posted two new creatures from the design mind of Greg “Craola” Simkins. Cap’n Rotnclaw – Red version. With working claws for extra scuttling poseability and menace. Limited to 600 pieces. Rotocast vinyl. 7 inches tall. Window box packaging. Begins shipping in early October 2008. Keel Haul Cleg – Black version. With working claws for extra [...]
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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Greg “Craola” Simkins is going bicoastal with his next solo show: “It Wanders.” The show features brand new paintings and begins in New York on Saturday, September 6th at Joshua liner Gallery. The end of the story unfolds in Los Angeles at Gallery 1988 on Thursday, November 6th. What, no love for San Francisco? Selected [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 24, 2008
STRANGEco has finally given us a visual complement to Greg “Craola” Simkins‘ large-scale original figure hints, which date back to last October in a Fecal Face interview and last January in a Vinyl Pulse interview (both good reads). Greg’s previous releases (a walrus for Upper Playground and the standard and chase Scurvy Nevil for the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Didn’t get volumes one thru four of the amazingly cool and colorful Hi-Fructose Magazine? (They’re on Volume VII right now). Well here’s your chance to get all four of those hard to find editions in one specially packaged “candy box”. The Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set will not only include expanded articles but will include: • [...]
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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