Once again we have discovered a fantastic new hand-made resin figure for your viewing pleasure! Deinos are the creation of Norwegian designer Bard Vandal. So far there are 5 colours of Deinos (the purple and blacks being my favourites), and 5 of each colour planned for production.

The first batch of Deinos will be released and sold at Bard’s solo show called the “The Birth of Deinos” which will be in New York on the 14-17th of July at Ouchi Gallery. And this will be the only chance to get a hold of a Deino for a couple of months, so if you want to grab one before anyone else be sure to get down to the show!

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Banksy, a pioneer in modern art pushing the boundaries with his combination of graffiti and fine art poking fun and making policatal statements - the great artist of our time….or supremely over-rated? Whichever side you take you can’t deny Banksy’s work has done a great deal for art in our generation, bringing the acceptance of graffiti as a real form of art and causing much debate and controversy. Banksy is now, at least here in the UK, a household name.

The story goes, as I’m sure you have all heard, that the museum was closed for a day and all staff sent home, and in secret Banksy was brought in to install his works in secret and ended up wreaking his trademark style havoc across the entire building. So is it really all that much? Or is it just a few stencils here and there? Well, it’s actually a surprisingly large quantity of work hidden across every single room of the museums 3 floors along with the actual exhibiton in the gallery, the animatronic work from his ‘Pet Shop’ in the states brought over and filling the main hall, and an anarchic setup in the entrance hall.

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Just wanted to inform you of some new Monsters that are featuring at the upcoming Cut-Click anniversairy exhibition, showcasing works by contributing artists to the online art and design magazine, Cut-Click

The show commences on the 29th of June- 25th July at the Abbey Walk Gallery, Grimsby. Featuring interesting and diverse works that will give the viewer a unique opportunity to see a shared dialogue concerning the nature of global, contemporary art and design.

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Show Notes - Join us while we check out Spencer Hibert’s Miigii, Domo from Toy2R, Skullbox from Artdenka and much more! Stir up your oatmeal and join us for a Toy Break!

Mezco’s beloved Mez-Itz return in a larger six inch form. These newly resized creations are the hot new item in the world of designer vinyl for 2009.

Based on the artwork of Mike Mignola, this limited edition Hellboy Mez-Itz captures the essence of the comic book Hellboy from his sawed-off horns to his posable tail. Standing six inches tall, with six points of articulation, this limited edition figures comes complete with Hellboy’s legendary gun, the Samaritan.

Hellboy Mez-It is available at
http://www.mezcotoyz.com/store/detail.aspx?ID=730
as well as at the Mezco booth at SDCC in July 2009!

DGPH prepares a big tour, with lots of activities.

Taiwan.
July 9 - 10th . Taipei toy Festival Signing and live painting at Adfunture booth.
And the Topo comic Prerelease!
July 11 - 12th. Workshop at Xue Xue, Taipei
July 13 -16th . Workshop at Wenzao Institute, Kaohsiung
Exhibtion in Kaohsiung

Japan.
July 18th . One UP! store exhibtion, Tokyo including original pieces, the prerelease of the Tsuchi figure + Topo Comic .

USA.
July 23 - 26th . San Diego Comicon, CA. Signing toys at the Munkyking booth and presenting the TOPO comic as many other new products like prints and screeprints.

And the coming events!
Argentina. August 13th . Presentation of TOPO comic at Moebius space, Buenos Aires
Chile. August 28th. Sudala, Santiago de Chile. Workshops and conference
Brasil. Mini expo at Bello horizonte and Rio de Janeiro