Ron English Archive
sculpture
Toy art continues to breach the boundaries of its niche, and this is a good thing. Recently, fine art discovery engine, Art.sy, added a “related to toys” gene
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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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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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tech toys
3D printing is getting closer to being a reality for amateurs and in-home use. The MakerBot folks were on hand at Comic-Con to demonstrate their newest machine, The
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vinyl
Remember last year how MINDstyle’s Comic-Con setup recalled Bombay Company? For 2012, MINDstyle appears to have ceded their stall to BAIT, an LA-based lifestyle boutique. BAIT was quick to
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Art
DKE Toys (SDCC booth #4728) is hosting the talented Dr. Scott Wilkowski for a designer Wunderkammer at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. Like last year’s Skin Deep at DesignerCon, Wilkowski
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vinyl
Selim Varol‘s epic collection of art and toys [previously] opened this past weekend at the Me Collectors Room in Berlin. The exhibition includes a total of 3,000 works centered
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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
Tough week? Sit back and let the happy colors of this Instagram Roundup wash over you. Today’s installment takes us to Japan for American vintage toys and Japanese designer
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vinyl
I finally understand this collaboration and its title. It’s literal. It’s called “dum” because it’s dumb. The word “dum” is intentionally misspelled to really drive home the point
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