gimmeshelter

what is the Gimmeshelter-project? GimmeShelter is an initiative by Greg Eastmer and is essentially a traveling art show to raise awareness and funds for the homeless - featuring art from a variety of artists (and an impressive group of folks too), done on (no larger than) 12X12-inch-sized cardboard.the show is currently finishing up two stops in LA and is headed for Columbus, Ohio and Chicago

tony shiau's nakanari spikis wood stencils

Tony Shiau (of Me Llamo Jellyfish) has stepped into the realm of stencil art with his creation of his 5-pcs limited Nakanari Spikis Wood Stencils currently available exclusively on Future Plastik:priced at £17.99-per and measuring 12X12-inch, the stencils are created via spray and acrylic paints on hand-sanded flatwood (with weathering on edges). "each piece comes with the Nakanari logo in the

shawnimal's free hugs

Shawnimals recently had a show @ Domy Books (Houston TX) titled FREE HUGS featuring a buncha new plushies and paintings with the theme, you guessed it: HUGS and here are the varied locales to peep event images and such:- event pics on Shawnimal's flickr-set [images via]- paintings and plushies on Domybook's flickr-set- click here to purchase Shawnimal's works online @ Domy'salso on-release was

attaboy's palace of the brine @ rotofugi

Rotofugi is proud to present a new exhibit by California-based artistAttaboy in the Rotofugi Gallery, titled: "Palace of the Brine" *event details and press release write-up after the jump* Palace of the Brine delves into Attaboy's ongoing conflict between the guilt-ridden worker bee drones and the remorseless cephalopods for the attention of the Brine Queens. It's a world where hairy bursts of

the comicbook cover art of jo chen

in my varied sordid comicbook-purchasing-past, i have been known to purchase comics based soley on it's cover-art (not including the multiple-variant-covers-holographic/lenticularistic-money-guzzlers). thru the years, i have learnt to be more discerning in my decision-making, rather than just admiring beautifully executed comic book covers ... but lately, i have lapsed - i started buying the new

frank kozik @ the vader project

seen on KR-forum [images via]: Frank Kozik's Crust Vader is made with the help of "resin, plastic, brass and an old pressure gauge." and darnnit, it rawks my steampunk'd boat! *LOL*- what is The Vader Project

cameron tiede @ the vader project

this was what Cameron had to say about his participation in The Vader Project:"...I'm honored to be a part of such a unique and amazing show. Not to mention being included with the line up of talent. I've seen a number of the helmets in person already - words cannot describe..." - Cameron Tiede's website- Cameron's blog [images via]also go peep his Tribal-28 customdone for Vinyl-Elements :)(

MAD @ the vader project

TOYSREVIL: what was the genesis/inspiration for the custom? why wood veneer for the helmet?MAD: I wanted to step outside my usual media of just paint. I had been working with a good friend of mine who has an amazing wood shop on some projects. We started talking about the Vader project and he mentioned some very thin veneer he had in his shop... A light clicked on in my head and he helped walk

the vader project directory

when i first received Dov Kelemer's press release for The Vader Project, a myriad of thoughts, emotions and ideas popped into mind, not least becoz the concept of customized 1:1-scaled Vader helmets by the creme-de-la-creme of the urban art world (et al) is fanboy-brill - but also becoz i'd felt it was an interesting (to say the least, IMHO) marriage + blend of both Urban Art (Toys) and the

ezeart's ice dunnys

... and so you're having a leisurely stroll down a city street in Sweden, and you come across a sliver of puddled water ... have a care and see where the water-trail leads back to, becoz it might just be from a melting "Ice Dunny"!created by Swedish artist Ezeart, these 8"-er Dunnys are casted out of (literal) ICE = by filling up the Dunny-molds (the box's internal plastic-Dunny-holder) with

pinkghost presents the sugar and cynide group art show

(i'm lurving the show-name quite a bit) PinkGhost presents the Sugar & Cynide Group Art Show Opening this coming May 26th, featuring artworks by Miss Kika, pooka.machine (web) and TERRIBLY ODD, who brings you "a group art show that sits somewhere between the sickening and the sweet. A melodious melange of marzipan and macabre."[peep the artists delicious individual bios here]Hosted By:

ken keirn's hot babes in toyland show pics

Ken Keirn's Hot Babes In Toyland solo custom art show [blogged] is well underway and if you can't be there (like me, halfway-round the world)? fret not, for you can feast your eyes on show images @ the following spots:- iccdp's flickr [images via] - Ken's own flickr- Joe M500's flickrKen's show opened May 4th, 2007 @ Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery(1953-55 W.Chicago Ave, Chicago IL US) and

helio ocean mural by tim biskup

time-lapse goodness with Tim Biskup doing a mural for Helio / Ocean [via/via]- part one with song: "35 Assistants" by Berko(slightly better resolution video here)- part two with song: "Blindside" by Berko*i like time-lapse*

ken keirns' hot babes in toyland

< this Ken Keirns image for his upcoming solo show @ Rotofungi got me all excited and i had to bug him for some info on what the folks should expect for the show, and this is what Ken had to share:KEN: "Well, there will be a lot of old Fisher Price toys that are used as frames for paintings, oil paintings, some custom vinyl, a couple prototype toys, and a few plushies. The Rotofugi Gallery is a

of kawsone online and silkscreen prints

KAWS says his KAWSONE is back online like it matters to me andwhich only serves as an opportunity for me to post this image here:am always interested an artist's (initial) drawings and the translation/adaptation of the final product/toy tho, IMHO ... oh yeah, there's alsothe OF Companion silkscreen available for USD$700 ... *heh*

of comic book covers

from vintage to current, from the golden-age to the cyber-age, Cover Browser "showcases over 5000 comic book covers" [link+info via Drawn!] = from alternative and indie-comics to the big two, seems they've expanded quite a few (ongoing expansion, it states) since last night/this morning when i was prepping this post = *schweet*currently they are listed in no particular order (neither genre nor

deconstructing roy lichtenstein

who swiped who? (images via)who is Roy Lichtenstein?

displacementary launch images

*event coverage and images after the jump*as i stealthily (of coz i exaggerate) barged into made my way into a severely packed opening launch of the DISPLACEMENTARY exhibition @ the City Gallery (an hour late no less *paiseh*), i was overwhelmed by the works displayed before me (no exaggeration). the pride i felt for these folks (whom i only "knew" via the www) put a wide inner smile and frown on

artist talk : slinkachu and little people

had a wee chat with UK-artist, Slinkachu since i last featured his "little people" ...TOYSREVIL: how did the concept of "little people" came about? what inspired you?SLINK: Looking at places where i wouldn't normally look and hoping to see surprising things. 'Little people' just sprung in to my head - a little hidden world. I've been inspired by street art that surprises.TRE: what/who are your

mocotoy - brazilian toy art show

MOCOTOY = billed as the "first ever Brazilian Toy Art show" [via] but the only "toy" i could find was a plush. and i recognize Toscotoys (lurve their plushes - via).with that said, either i need to (A) brushup on my Brazilian (*help?*) or (B) wait til 16th September (date on flyer) to see anything or (C) i need to just enjoy the art images that abound on the site, and there are plenty of good