Shin Tanaka Archive
paintings
To honor the one-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Jeremy Brautman (age 35) and Super Cooper Berella (age 12) curated a kidcentric, collaborative art show at Kokoro Studio in San
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3D-printed
Meet MAQET‘s new messengers! Keith and I developed this idea to inject a bit of ingenuity into the stale “Hallmark monopoly” that is Valentine’s Day. Thanks to the
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3D-printed
Meet Boxy. Boxy is a MAQET by Shin Tanaka. MAQETs are collectible characters made out of Plastin®. Plastin® is a modern, eco-friendly material similar in appearance to ceramic,
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vinyl
Idolz Toys has taken their tiki toys totem character, GRUNTOR, and used it as a platform for a new Artist Series featuring DGPH, Julie West, Shin Tanaka, COPE2,
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studio visits
Of course, no toy collector’s experience of San Francisco is complete without a Frank Kozik studio visit! I like to check in with Frank periodically, you know, keep it
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studio visits
Over the bridge and into Emeryville…we arrive at Pixar Animation Studios. This was one of the most important places to visit for (left to right) Kaz, Nao, Shin,
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studio visits
If you call yourself a toy fan, it’s not possible to visit San Francisco without a Max Toy Co studio visit. Following a weekend of LOVE MOVEMENT, we caravaned in
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paintings
New People gave Shin Tanaka several walls on which to paint, but perhaps none was more personal than the Kickstarter wall. I used Kickstarter to raise money for
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vinyl
Some 600 people attended last Saturday night’s opening of LOVE MOVEMENT, and on Sunday, many fans returned for a more intimate afternoon of art and music with the
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vinyl
On Saturday night, after over a year in the making, several months of dedication, 22 days of fundraising and a 48-hour gallery transformation, LOVE MOVEMENT opened in San
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