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Post by sleepboy on Dec 30, 2014 22:20:05 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 24, 2015 10:26:57 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Feb 5, 2015 20:43:45 GMT -8
Installing for the Juxtapoz show…   |
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 16, 2015 15:27:44 GMT -8
Just announced his first solo in Los Angeles in almost a decade. Nightgardens opens at Merry Karnowsky on June 27th.  |
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Post by sleepboy on May 1, 2015 9:30:52 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on May 15, 2015 6:52:08 GMT -8
An explanation about the Walker Toy that never got made…  My brother posted this image of my vinyl toy design, "The Walker" (yes, it is the toy that never was!)... and we got a lot of response and requests to use Kickstarter to finally get them made. I don't think that will happen, but here's some background info if you were not following the very new toy scene in the early 2000's… So The Walker is from 2003 or 2004, and was a project I worked on with Critterbox. We really only got to the concept/prototype stage, though I had already designed different colorways and the packaging. The Walker proved to be tough to build, and would have been very expensive for retail (possibly over $300). I believe with the spikes there were 100+ parts. The paint roller was to made of metal and really rolled (roller was sponge material), the arms and legs were poseable, the driver was poseable and could come out of the cockpit, there was a ton of detail painted on (rust, bolts, wear and tear)... The clear canopy was particularly expensive to tool because it had to be pretty thin. The toy was big and heavy too. We had production problems with the prototypes. I was picky and so was Critterbox, we wanted this thing to be the best toy made in the vinyl toy scene. I got busy though, and Critterbox folded at some point and the toy was never made. We tried to revive it a few times, but let's just say I don't think this version of the Walker will ever be put into production. I own the design copyright but not the sculpt which is owned by Critterbox, so to revive it would be to redesign it completely. And though I think it's a fun design, I'm on to other things these days. The Walker, legendary toy that never was.... |
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 15, 2015 10:30:41 GMT -8
On La Brea and 1st in Los Angeles…  |
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 18, 2015 21:30:14 GMT -8
Closer look at the mural here.  |
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 22, 2015 15:52:24 GMT -8
Some photos from our studio visit ahead of his first show since 2006 opening this Saturday night in Los Angeles. More here.   |
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 23, 2015 16:26:58 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Jun 29, 2015 9:07:58 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 5, 2015 20:52:22 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 15, 2015 16:59:11 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 26, 2015 18:45:55 GMT -8
Wall painted with Maxx242 for the Murals In The Market event in Detroit.  |
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Post by sleepboy on Nov 7, 2015 11:29:36 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Nov 25, 2015 21:33:29 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 4, 2016 22:01:48 GMT -8
Secret wall he painted in LA...  |
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 25, 2016 8:18:03 GMT -8
Painting Empellón in New York...  |
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 28, 2016 21:43:18 GMT -8
Painting Empellón in New York... A closer look at the mural here.    |
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Post by sleepboy on May 1, 2016 21:42:12 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 12, 2016 20:50:07 GMT -8
Getting ready for his solo in September at Jonathan LeVine Gallery...  |
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 28, 2016 16:13:32 GMT -8
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Post by pennvanderbilt on Aug 8, 2016 20:46:11 GMT -8
Falling more and more in favor of Soto's work..
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Post by sleepboy on Aug 22, 2016 20:33:42 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 3, 2016 16:23:48 GMT -8
Done with the new body of work. More preview images here.  |
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