Brendan Monroe Archive
vinyl
Viewing modern toy art in a museum/fine art gallery is an amazing experience. As LA’s Toy Art Gallery celebrates the 1st anniversary of its Melrose Ave showroom, and major
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paintings
Head’s up, my lovely readers! Today I’ve got a real treat for you. As a member of both the liberal media elite and The Chosen Ones, I’m basically
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conventions
Comic-Con comes but once a year, and collectors of designer toys (and other niche nerds worldwide) prepare for many months in advance. Given all the hard work that goes
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vinyl
Comic-Con saw the release of fine artist Brendan Monroe‘s first vinyl toys since 2005’s Sours. Figment was an edition of 100 seated sofubi figures made by Grody Shogun
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conventions
After a long drive (musically enhanced by “Kiss offs” and “Murder Ballads”), I made it to San Diego. You don’t need to look very hard to know that
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vinyl
Complexity art fans and sofubi collectors will meet somewhere in the middle with Figment, Brendan Monroe‘s first vinyl toy since 2005′s Sours. After breaking the news, DKE’s Sarah Jo went on
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prints
Brendan Monroe, a fine artist based in Oakland, has collaborated with Kinektron, an upstart “functional” music project, on an experimental audio-visual endeavor. Monroe designed six posters, each of which
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books
The Art Hustle is a boutique trading card series featuring contemporary artists and related personnel. Now in its 3rd series, The Art Hustle cards include an elite international group of Illuminati working
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vinyl
Later this month, quite possibly the largest ever exhibition of toy art, will open at the me Collectors Room in Berlin. If you’re familiar with the Toy Giants
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vinyl
There is a full set of Brendan Monroe‘s very hard-to-find Sours on eBay right now. Monroe now lives in Sweden, and to my knowledge, this is his only
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