There were tons of great toys to see at VTN, but this was my favorite juxtaposition of toys. Casually paired up at the 3DRetro/MINDstyle area was one of Paul Pope’s Playmates and John Kricfalusi’s Barack Obamas. Pulphope indeed!
Continue reading...Thursday, October 30, 2008
John K, [tagged] whose unique animation gave me gross-out gags to grow up with, put his talents and critiques into a set of three Presidential Candidates figures. He began the concept and the sculpts while Hillary Clinton was still in the race, and she now emerges full of hope and backside in this final version. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
This upcoming election is historic for so many reasons, and the art community just keeps adding to the excitement. I grew up watching Ren & Stimpy and annoying my sister by imitating a Ren voice saying things like, “They all think I’m crazy, but I know better. It is not I who are crazy. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 22, 2008
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This is what I’ve been waiting for. After blogging about John Kricfalusi’s Ren & Stimpy-ized sculptures of John McCain and Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama finally joins the group. Although John has just begun working on Obama, he’s putting the paint onto Clinton. View his blog to see Clinton from all angles and read about her [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 24, 2008
In 1991, George H.W. Bush was in The Whitehouse, and a landmark subversive cartoon called The Ren & Stimpy Show was on television. Funny how time flies and I can’t recall a single soundbyte from Bush Sr., yet Ren’s voice is readily accessible with “YOU EEDIOT!”
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Monday, December 8, 2008
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