ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

If You Were Born in the 70s or 80s, Click Here

Cover Band and Crazy 4 Cult help illustrate part of the appeal of designer toys and urban art for those of us born in the 70s and 80s: the artists are inspired by the same things as the fans. It's not just the style of art that's great; it's the cultural iconography that makes it enduring: Devo, Sex Pistols, Nirvana, Radiohead, The Ramones...

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Sam Fout Show at Rivet

Columbus, Ohio’s Rivet gallery will be showing work by Sam Fout this weekend. The show, which runs from September 6-30th includes new rock posters, custom toys, new Star Wars and Ramones pieces and “more surprises.” Opening reception is Saturday from 7-10PM. Party afterward to be announced. Sam Fout is a character designer, illustrator and animator currently [...]

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