ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Diesel Sweeties Laser Cut Robots

Friday, July 11, 2008

Danger! Danger! There’s a new robot on the loose and is about to take over your toy collection! Let me introduce you to the Diesel Sweeties laser cut acrylic robots. They perhaps will be ready for the San Diego Comic Con, but for now take a look at this sneak peek (found on notcot.com). These [...]

Eric Joyner Talks Toys and An Exclusive First Peek

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

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Eric Joyner Talks Toys and An Exclusive First Peek

Normally when someone mentions donuts I think of coffee, policemen, and whatever the opposite of a phallic symbol would be. That is unless you’re talking about artist Eric Joyner, who is most noted for his paintings of donuts doing battle with robots in classic American surroundings. Not your standard pairing, but it’s what [...]

SlomunnyV4 Custom at Las Vegas Toy Box Apathy Show

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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Robots scare me, something about the inevitability that they’ll soon take over the world and possess us all as their slaves. Yeah, I live with some pretty Blade Runnerish paranoia, but you can never be too careful right? And that they’ll all be smarter, stronger and not bridled with any pesky things like mortality or [...]

Danger! Danger! Robots Attack San Jose!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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You just gotta love a robot. Cute and cuddly they are not, but their aesthetic magic and allure has spanned generations. The Robots: Evolution of A Cultural Icon exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art celebrates our metal friends with a show filled with sculptures, paintings, photographs, digital media and installations from more the [...]