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IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT @ Toy Art Gallery

Quim Tarrida | “IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT”

Opening: Friday December 9th, 7-11 pm
Dec. 9th – Dec. 30th, 2011

TAG | Toy Art Gallery

 

“If You Blink, You’ll Miss It” is the artist Quim Tarrida’s first exhibition in the United States.  This project is part of the Subheroes Project, which includes a large part of the artist’s multi-disciplinary production from the past few years. The title is derived from a film industry jargon term, which is used to refer to subliminal images inserted in some sequences, and which are imperceptible to the naked eye.

The exhibition consists of an approach to the personal universe of Quim Tarrida, which he himself calls the Subcutanian World, a microcosm inhabited by strange, metamorphic and viral beings, true antiheroes on the verge of the uncanny.  Projections of the self or of Neo-pop alter egos, ultra-world characters, compose a unique and prodigious imaginary, and attain form through a series of sculptural pieces, limited ceramic editions, and drawings, notable among which are classical pieces from his iconography, such as Subsub Family, The Soldier, Subcutanian Ninja, Oh Gaar, or his latest productions, Relaxing in Blue and The Monkey Knows.

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The Sucklord presents OCCUPY CYBERTRON


In his first official event since being voted off a popular reality TV show, The Sucklord will offer for sale selections from a new body of work paying homage to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

What: The Sucklord presents OCCUPY CYBERTRON
Where: END OF CENTURY, 237 Eldridge Street, NY, NY 10002
When: December 7th, 2011: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

OCCUPY CYBERTRON will serve as the launch event for a new line of collectible “art toys” inspired by the Occupy Wallstreet Movement. On December 7th, the Sucklord, acting as the leader of the Decepticons, will defend his vast fortunes against a solidarity protest of Autobots, which represent the 99%, in a conceptual performance art piece that will “occupy” the End of Century retail space and gallery in New York City’s Lower East Side.

Longtime Sucklord co-conspirator The Crystal Pharoah will appear for a DJ set, and Beerlao has joined the cause as a drink sponsor.

According to The Sucklord,

“In the spirit of the 1% that an evil supervillain such as myself represents, I thought the timing was ripe for Suckadelic to appropriate the Occupy Wall Street movement for my own material gain… so I made action figures of the protesters and the masters of the universe who financially control them. They make great Christmas gifts.”

A small batch of limited edition OCCUPY CYBERTRON trading cards have been produced for the event by a collaboration between Suckadelic, Appro Nation (Creators of “The Art Hustle” contemporary art and artist trading cards) and Sidekick Media (manufacturer of the Suckadelic Suckpax trading card series).

A free pack of cards will be given to anyone who attends the event in a costume relevant to the theme. The Sucklord will also be offering a limited quantity of custom art toy action figures in 8”, 3 ¾” and 3” scales for sale.

Momji – Limited Edition: Pumpkin by Candy Bird!

I like candle light and caramel cake
The night sky twinkles with treats for Pumpkin’s starry eyes.

Limited Edition. We have scattered just 500 of these for our fans around the world. Each doll is hand numbered.

Momiji are handpainted resin message dolls. Turn them upside down…inside every one there’s a tiny folded card for your own secret message.

Get yours HERE.

Zombie Art Project – Week 2 lineup

Week One of the Zombie Art Project (ZAP) is drawing to a close and series creator, Mikie Graham is excited to show off whats coming up.

The second week of ZAP holds tons of gory surprises including removable weapons, zombie animals, and one very famous Cuban dictator!  Figure pairs range from $30-$60 and come housed in their own 6″ wooden coffin- seen here for the first time! As you will notice from the weekly ZAP chart, week one has nearly sold out.

So if you see a Zombie pair in week 2 that you must own, I suggest hitting up http://zombiemonkie.com/ as early in the morning as humanly possible!

Toy Break – Episode 180: 80′s Flash Back

Show Notes - Jen and Michael from Gateway Plush join us with Highdy, Swamp Thing, Aleppin Sane, and much more! Pick up a pazookie and join us for a Toy Break!

Teddy Scares – San Diego Comic Con Exclusive

It’s that time of year again, and Applehead Factory is pleased to announce details of their San Diego Comic Con exclusive, the Mazey Mini-Tote set, a tie in with their popular line of adorably terrifying teddy bears known as Teddy Scares.

What’s cool about this Mazey Mini-Tote set is that it’s actually two exclusives in one. Each set includes an 8” Prison Guard Mazey doll and a Mini-Tote that will only be available at Applehead Factory’s Booth.

Mazey Podge comes dressed in a prison guard jacket with the San Diego Comic Con logo printed on the back and hat accompanied by a glittery tutu, the latest nightmarish fashion! The Mini-Tote set is priced at $20.00 and limited to only 150 pieces! Get yours while supplies last at Booth #4923

Resin Toy Juried Show @ TAG

Toy Art Gallery is excited to announce the opening of our first Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show!

The Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show was created to showcase new and established toy artists who use the versatile medium of resin to create their work. Some are known, some are not, but all bring something new and unique to the toy art world and we’re happy and excited to present their work for the world to see!

Participating artists (with more to come):
Abell, Americo Das Neves, Andrew Stewart, Bob Conge, Butch Adams, Defiance Speed Shop, EBIII, Erik Jacobus, Giant Japanese Monster Bad!, Gumliens, Imagination Asylum, Isaac Hall, JAY222, JEM TOY, Keenan Cassidy, KNGL, Makalibuland, Mondocoyote, oOMoSOo, Paul Kaiju, Planet Domu, Prometheum5, Rampage Toys, Scott Jereme, Splurrt, Suckadelic, Tattoo Royale, Toy Architects, Trenton M., Velocitron, We Kill You

TAG have selected some fantastic toy aficionados to judge the entries, including John Stokes, Jeremy Brautman, Ayleen & George Gaspar and Julie B. They’ll be awarding some fantastic prizes, so be sure to attend the opening to see the action and meet the artists and judges.

The Toy Art Gallery Open Call Resin Toy Juried Show opens June 10th, 2011 from 7 PM – 11 PM and runs until July 1st.

Nathan Hamill De Korner Curiosity Signing

Mark Hamill will hold a signing and debuting the Curiosity “Emerald” Ed. Resins and will have 3 custom Curiosities next weekend at Frank & Son @ De Korner booth #502.

All are De Korner exclusives.

There will also be Boris vinyl figures with limited ed. keychain charms (the last of the run) as well as prints and plush.

Saturday, May 28th.
1pm to 4pm

QEE To Happiness – Toy2R Contest

Starting today and running through May 27th you have the chance of scoring some FREE toys from Toy2R without leaving the comfort of your chair!

We have packed a plastic tub full of 2.5” Qees and all you have to do is guess exactly how many Qees are in the tub! The plastic tub measures 22” long x 15” wide x 6” deep. While you can pack a bunch of Qees in there…note that there are Qees of all characters from several years past (Bears, Eggs, Toyers, etc). Also, some are still in their original polybags…so you’ll have to call upon your best guessing skills.

Post your guess on the Toy2R USA Facebook Page and you’re entered – just that easy!

One entry per contestant – multiple guesses will not be accepted – so make sure to enter the best guess possible. To make the contest even more appealing – we will have TWO GRAND PRIZES – that means we can have two winners!!! In the event of a tie of more than two contestants, Toy2R will have a tie-breaker to determine the two winners. Winners will be announced on May 30st.

So with that…examine the image carefully and good luck, after all – it is Friday the 13th!

Daaamn, that’s alot of Qee!  I know I can’t enter (probably?) but I’m gonna take at guess right here of 236 Qee in the box.. I’m gonna be so gutted if I’m right :/

Mugo + Kung Fu Panda

The Mugo + Kung Fu Panda 2 collaboration is here. This is the first themed series for Mugo, which will be comprised of four characters from the Kung Fu Panda 2 movie which hits theaters May 26th. If you haven’t seen a Mugo before the functions are quite simple and fun.

The first to be revealed is of the main character Po from the film series. For more information and character reveals, go to www.mugoplayer.com. Expect these to drop in late May for just $54.99.

Toy Break 164: Blame The Horsemen

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Show Notes – This week we have The Star Wars Craft Book, Puppy Cow, Mr. Brain Freeze, and much more! Reheat some pizza and join us for a Toy Break!

Lunartik Mini Tea Tour

About:
lunartik’s Mini Tea Tour featuring 70+ custom works of art, created from Matt JOnes’ platform toy, Lunartik in a Cup of Tea.
These artistic interpretations have been brewed to perfection by a fine selection of World Artists.

Where:
43° Gallery
Almstadtstraße 43,
10119 Berlin

Part of the Pictoplasma Character Walk.

When:
6th – 10th April 2011