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I and MGH: New Toy Art From Patient No.6
June 24, 2013Has it actually been three years since I first wrote about Patient No. 6? (“Patient No. 6 is Ready for Discharge”) Time really flies in Toyland. With his latest figure, the Ukranian artist has stepped outside the hospital walls, but clearly … Continue reading
Forest Speaks Sicklings and Shadow Boxes from Yosiell Lorenzo
June 20, 2013If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve been spending a lot of time in the woods lately. Looks like I’m not the only one. Tomorrow, Friday, June 21st at 11AM, Yosiell Lorenzo will release a new series of … Continue reading
Doubleparlour to Release 22 New Character Toys
June 11, 2013In about 24 hours, San Francisco-based artists, Doubleparlour [see studio visit/interview here], will be releasing 22 new hand-sculpted resin character toys. Each sculpture is a unique piece, finished with acrylic paint and varnish. I happened to be visiting Doubleparlour’s double parlour … Continue reading
Sideways Toy by Yoskay Yamamoto
June 7, 2013It’s been about 5 years since artist Yoskay Yamamoto released his beautiful Koibito art toys in editions that, by today’s truncated toyconomics, seem massive (500 – 1000 pieces). Clearly a fan of the medium, Yamamoto returns to toys with Sideways, a limited … Continue reading
Soft Sculpture by Jaz Harold
April 22, 2013Wow. Check out this “frankensteined” self-portrait/resin bust by New York-based fine artist, Jaz Harold. She pieced it together from multiple casts—her face, the back of her head and ears, her neck and torso—and rotocast it hollow with a thick shell. … Continue reading
