ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Ledbetter, Buff, Baseman and tokidoki D*Face The Clowns

Monday, November 3, 2008

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 [...]

Infectious Art to Rule Your Local Starbucks

Friday, October 31, 2008

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ToyCyte’s local adhesive heroes, Infectious, are no longer catering to just cars. If you’re so green you don’t travel on four wheels, Infectious has you hooked up with their new line of sticky stuff for your laptops and walls. The Infectious line–which includes Dalek, Nico Berry, Junko Mizuno, Si Scott, Buff Monster, Emil Kozak, Jon [...]

Our Favorite Toy Artists Sketch For Change

Friday, October 17, 2008

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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.

The BLAB! Show

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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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 [...]

Crimes on Canvas: Las Vegas’ Biggest Art Show of All Time

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Crimes on Canvas: Las Vegas’ Biggest Art Show of All Time

M Modern Gallery is curating an outstanding exhibition of Pop Surrealism at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas July 18th & 19th. The event is part of the 3-day extravaganza celebrating 944 Magazine’s 3rd anniversary that includes a poolside concert by De La Soul. CRIMES ON CANVAS includes original paintings by: Amanda Visell * [...]