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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...Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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If you thought all vinyl toys were starting to seem the same, look no further than Mark Ryden’s YHWH. After three years in production, Ryden will have his first vinyl figure available through his publishing company Porterhouse (which put out those great “goth” pin sets) last year and Necessaries Toy Foundation (responsible for, among other [...]
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...Monday, September 29, 2008
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This Wednesday on October 1st, the stellar Art for Hope show will take place at the Merry Karnowsky LA Gallery in, of course, LA. The Art for Hope event is to benefit the Barack Obama presidential campaign so that’s why the steep $25 cover charge, running to be the leader of the free world doesn’t [...]
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...Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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When I saw this, I immediately thought: I want to get this and give it to someone. This is the perfect gift for someone. But who exactly? I don’t know any sad goth girls anymore. All the goth girls listen to indie hip-hop now. Either that or they’re no longer sad. But maybe YOU know [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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You know how there’s a certain genre of spooky children’s books that are favored by perky goth girls? Hard to say if this fits the bill exactly, but if you’re a member of the niche who collects Blythe dolls and has a vomit fetish, you are going to feel the bile rising in your throat [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 14, 2008
“His own art wasn’t enough anymore. Art itself wasn’t enough anymore. But he knew it was the answer…he needed a little help.” You can hit the jump and watch a stop motion animation primer on The Art Army or you can first read through as I pick Mike Leavitt’s brain. Mike makes art. Interactive art. [...]
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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Thursday, April 9, 2009
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