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Synthetic Landscapes & Ball Point Paintings by Shane McAdams

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I recently encountered some stunning ball point pen illustrations that were favorably eery and drenched in saturated colors. They are the work of Brooklyn-based Shane McAdams, an artist and writer with a proclivity toward landscapes (expansive, sculpted deserts to be exact). Influences include maps and the complicated relationship between natural and man made elements of our environment: 2 themes clearly expressed throughout his range of work. I enamored by the notion of imagined places and fantasy mindscapes, and his aesthetic transports me to them quickly. Check out these examples from both series and click through for details.

High and Dry by Taskone

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1. Lit. [for water] to recede and leave someone untouched. The waters receded and left us high and dry.
2. Fig. to leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless.

 

“High & Dry” isn’t just the name of a Radiohead song, but it is the name of this awesome custom Coarse Jaws Loser figure, by Task One for a KR Boardie.  Love the attention to detail, especially on the back tattoo, and the conversion from figure to sculpture is outstanding.

photos courtesy of Brad Topolewski

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Stay tuned for more..


Jason Tharp’s NYCC Custom Painted Munny Time Lapse

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At New York Comic Con this year Ohiya gave away a custom munny painted by Ohio-based illustrator Jason Tharp. This time lapse is span across 3 days with over 10 hours of work!

“Ohiya encourages us to go beyond personal boundaries – to simply say, ‘Hi.’ A chance encounter can suddenly turn into something magical, all with the help of a simple two letter word.” – Tharp


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

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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.

Quim Tarrida (Barcelona 1967) is a multi-displinary artist whose art production, beyond work related to music and performance, includes photography, video, painting and sculpture, where he also establishes links to the universe of lost childhood. An irretrievable childhood opposed to an adult world in which the oneiric imaginary no longer has a relevant role, and in which the dominant game is established through economic and political interests that lead to power struggles. In short, a world in which play is presented as something far removed from the sweetened image which normally surrounds childhood. Thus, the artist emphasizes the closeness that can exist between play and violence, between reality and fiction. Tarrida works on the limit which swings between the ludic component of the simulacrum of the toy and the military artifact, revealing the weak border which separates one reality from the other.


The Sucklord presents OCCUPY CYBERTRON

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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.