You’ve almost certainly seen King Kun – the collaborative figure from vinyl pioneers James Jarvis and
Bounty Hunter. The mix of King Ken and Skull Kun has proved to be quite popular. STRANGEco’s SDCC booth (4629) will be the only place in the USA to acquire both the Black (BxH edition, sold out in Japan) and the Gray (Amos Toys edition).
In addition, STRANGEco will unveil a new collaborative project with James Jarvis and Amos Toys @ SDCC. Beyond just an announcement, an SDCC exclusive edition of the project will drop at STRANGEco’s booth.
pic layout courtesy of vinylpulse
My Tummytoys 2008
In a fitting turn, the next 4” Geisha is by none other than tokidoki. This release is a rare artist crossover on Tokyoplastic’s signature character. Dropping from Toy Tokyo, this is their first announced SDCC exclusive and is the same sculpt as the yellow NYCC geisha. It will will be available for $40 at the Toy Tokyo booth @ SDCC. While SDCC news has been a little slow, the trickle is starting to pickup momentum.
pic taken from vinylpulse
mytummytoys 2008
Last night was the preview for LA artist Mr. Brainwash’s solo, Life is Beautiful, down at the old CBS studio on Sunset. The opening is today, Wednesday (6.19). If you’re wondering who Mr. Brainwash is, he’s a french documentary filmmaker who turned to creating his own brand of street inspired art after years of shooting iconic artists such as Shepard Fairey and Banksy. According to the current issue of LA weekly, he’s also self-financing the show – in effect jump starting his own artistic career. While I could just let the 160+ or so pictures in the gallery speak for themselves (after the jump), I somehow feel compelled to say just a bit more.
MBW presented so much work in the massive 15,000 square foot space it’s a little hard to know where to begin. I think it’s fair to say I haven’t had this much fun at an art show in quite awhile. As I wandered around the space, I kept wondering what spectacle was around the corner. There were plenty of highlights from the massive 12 ft. takeout bag complete with receipt in front of the studio to the two cop cars and numerous stencil pieces, pop culture mashups and annotated paintings. ‘Life is Beautiful’ is stimulus overload. A friend mentioned that this is the ‘most derivative art show ever, but it’s a hell of alot of fun”. I agree with the second half of the statement and can certainly understand the first though I’m not comfortable writing it off as completely derivative in a formulaic manner. Is Jimi hendrix wielding a Guitar Hero controller an inspired stroke of creative genius? Maybe not, some would say definitely not, but it’s striking and certainly humorous. Done well, mixing the iconic and the timeless with the contemporary and the mundane can be provocative and addictive.
Based on this first exposure to MBW’s work, I see him as a remixer of art and culture with a style that is likely to polarize onlookers into both impressed and the bemused but dismissive groups. One thing is for certain, Life is Beautiful is not to be missed – it’s street art as show on a grand stage. The show has a short run – just through Sunday July 22nd, so don’t hesitate. Oh, did I mention it’s fun ?
6121 West Sunset
Los Angeles, CA 90028
To the delight of many collectors, adFunture has been dropping and announcing Teddy Troop figures at a nice steady pace recently including the London Police 10” and the DIY mini. Now comes word of the newest edition of Flying Fortress’ signature figure – a 10” GID Teddy Troop available for purchase @ adFunture’s web shop for $60 each. Good news for collectors and customizers who have scoured the earth looking for the 10” white DIY’s.
text and pic is courtesy of vinylpulse
My Tummytoys 2008
ToyQube is throwing a big party to celebrate its 4th Anniversary. The festivities go down on Friday
Toycube melangsungkan ulang tahunnya pada tahun ini dengan menggunakan figure utama terpopuler dari Toycube, “Sharky” dan berlangsung di Sullivan Room New York States, Sharky dicustom 50 customizer dari berbagai belahan dunia, Phu dan Reactor-88 juga turut serta dalam custom show ini, kapankah ada designer dari Indonesia yang akan turut serta Lol…..(M..!)
My Tummytoys 2008
(8.15.08) @ the swanky Sullivan Room in NYC. As part of the celebration, TQ has asked 50+ artists to customize Keith Poon’s Sharky figure. The full lineup will be revealed shortly. Vinyl Pulse is proud to be an official sponsor of the event – look for Sharky Custom previews shortly.
As you can see on the flier, the event is RSVP only from 7 to 10 PM on the 15th, and open to the public after 10. RSVP at rsvp[at]toyqube[dot]com.
Sullivan Room
218 Sullivan St.
New York, NY 10012-1354
212.252.2151
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