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Category Archives: Toy shows
EMP Museum Seattle
Well I suppose one should not under estimate the power of Hello Kitty Fans 😉 The newest entry in the Hello Kitty Kaiju line quickly sold out at the EMP museum store. I think I can say we are working on making more but a lot of the timing of when the next batch arrives will depend on our factory in Japan. Many thanks to Chris and the store staff as well they had a massive line all night.
Stay tuned for more info and thank you to those who were lucky enough to grab one !
Seattle is of course a stunning city and the EMP museum is located right next to the majestic Space Needle. You can’t tell from this picture but it was pouring rain ;-P
I didn’t take nearly enough pictures but the preview show was totally packed on all levels of the museum. The rain had no affect on the Fans !
By the way, when you go be sure and check out the basement, as it contains some super duper rare movie props from Sci Fi & Horror films … like original Star Wars light sabers and original Big Chap Alien costume (!)
Seriously not fake … all Max and i could do was stare and drool ;-P
I drag Max along to all these shows as much as i can, and you can tell he’s thrilled to see this piece … yet again ! Well, Hello Kitty Kaiju is now owned by Sanrio so I suspect she will see much more of the World than I 😉
The shows up thru May 2016, I highly recommend seeing it, and of course Seattle, too !
More info: http://www.empmuseum.org
EMP museum Hello Kitty Kaiju
Well, the cat’s outta the bag ! … We are happy to show the exclusive Hello Kitty Kaiju figure only via EMP Museum in Seattle ( http://www.empmuseum.org ) ! Each is fully hand cast in soft vinyl ( sofubi ) and hand painted in Japan by Master craftsmen.
The Hello Kitty Supercute exhibit travels from Japanese American National Museum to EMP museum with an opening party Friday night November 13th, 2015 ( I’ll be there 😉 ) and public opening on Saturday.
The figure will be available in their store ( but please check with them in terms of online sales etc ) It’s exclusive to EMP, so I will not have any to sell sorry to say.
Sanrio X Max Toy x EMP museum, with special thanks to JapanLA !! Meow !
Ghostbusters Logo art show
Opening tonight, NO GHOST LOGOS, a tribute to the Ghostbusters logo and the man behind it, Michael C. Gross. Curated by the ever busy Chogrin at Creature features gallery.
http://creaturefeatures.com
Here’s my 80s chrome style logo .. with photoshop help by Max 😉 I believe all the logos are printed on wood, with proceeds benefiting a Cancer charity. Check it out !
NYCC con exclusive customs Mark Nagata
Here’s the exclusives I have at this weeks NYCC con 2015 😉
and this custom Galaxy Spiki via Martian Toys booth #203
Monster Squad art show Creature Features gallery
Opening this Saturday is a tribute show to the cult film Monster Squad. Curated by the ever busy Chogrin, the Gillman image to the right above is my contribution. Below are some random process shots of how I went about painting this piece. Both the original and giclee prints are available at the show / gallery.
More info:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/events/403073859883745/
http://themonstersquadartshow.tumblr.com
First step is always a full pencil rendering on the board. Using Crescent watercolor board. Image above, has some paynes grey under painting .. just adding grey tones to the pencil work.
Using acrylics to tone the whole board. Paint has some matte medium mixed in to thin it down, but keep the bright color.
More toning, knocking some of the brightness back a bit.
Going back in and pulling out the reflective lights .. bring forms back into focus.
Face is just about done, moving to the background which is going to be a loose indication of a swampy area …
Finished piece 😉 Its about 11×14 inches.
Guillermo Del Toro show at Gallery1988
Here’s a quick post about last Friday’s, Guillermo Del Toro “In Service of Monsters” art show at Gallery 1988 (west) Los Angeles. Curated by Chogrin and Gary Deocampo.
First let em say, the over all caliber of the show was one of the highest I’ve seen, everyone brought their “A” game and more, and it showed. I had a piece in the show so last minute decided to travel down with Max to attend a reception for the artists.
Plane + cab ride and along the way saw this …
Only in L.A. would you see this cool sight… Gort ! I always get a sense of deja vu when visting L.A., I’m not sure why … it might be because I spent my early childhood years in the 70s growing up in the Sawtelle area … and use to have many relatives who lived in the area… I’m sure somewhere in my mind I’ve crossed these streets .. but now it’s just a faded memory …
The gallery space is long but not wide, so it was very packed … some nice touches included custom arches for the show.
Here’s my piece for the show … basically a “pin up” of Mako from Pacific Rim 😉
Mr Del Toro appeared and all the Geeks in the room started sweating, raising the over all temperature to 100+ degrees ! Ok I’m sorta kidding but it was VERY hot in the gallery … !
What can I say, I am a very lucky artist to have spent a few moments with Mr Del Toro.
I’m not really sure what I said ( haha) but forgot to get a picture with Max ;-( … but max did get to shake his hand 😉
By the way, Mr Del Toro took his time with each artist there and made his way thru the whole gallery, talking, taking pictures … this is a class act.
Here’s one of the curators, artist Chogrin … I’m sorry i did not get a shot with the other curator, Gary Deocampo, but both guys were busy working super hard all night !
Both and Max and I are big fans of EM Gist’s work … this one sold out quickly ( darn) !
And like that, it was over. We had only 4 hours on the ground and had to catch a plane back to San Francisco. While leaving the gallery the line to get into the show was around the block ! Yikes .. !
My original sold (yay !) but prints are still available via Gallery1988 web site plus check out all the other great art here:
http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/guillermo-del-toro-in-service-of-monsters
Show runs till October 3rd, 2015
Medicom gacha & Soft Vinyl Mayhem show
Fans in Japan, look for the Medicom x Max Toy gacha release ! Our robo dog is sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys and come in assorted police vehicle colors 😉
And this weekend in Brisbane, Australia, there will be a first ever Sofubi ( soft vinyl ) show. Curated by @badteethcomics & @derphead more info here: http://softvinylmayhem.com
I have several customs in the show, of course using Monster Kolor paints 😉
GUILLERMO DEL TORO art show
Finally can reveal my “pin up” of Mako Mori from Pacific Rim. This was done for the upcoming GUILLERMO DEL TORO: IN SERVICE OF MONSTERS show at Gallery1988 west. Curated by Chogrin & Gary Deocampo. The original and prints will be on sale at the event this Friday, September 11th, 2015.
What a great honor to be included in this show for such a Master !
This will be a killer event from the previews I’ve seen and can’t wait to see them in person 😉
More info here:
www.gdtartshow.tumblr.com
www.gallery1988.com
https:
#guillermodeltoro #gdtartshow #chogrin #gallery1988 #gallery1988west#monsters
TCJ50 show Tsuburaya Ultraman
Opening August 22nd at Tokyo’s Tokyo department store is the final TCJ50 ( tsuburaya creative jam ) show celebrating 50 years of Tsuburaya shows and characters.
Web site: http://c-jam.jp
Max Toy’s has several event exclusive offerings. These are for sale in Japan only sorry to say.
ウルトラマンA 第29話 「ウルトラ6番目の弟」 に登場した地底超獣ギタギタンガです。
ソフビ製 ２５ｃｍ ６０００円 （税抜） Ⓒ 円谷プロ
New sculpt, based on Kaiju from Ultraman Ace episode 29 – Gitagita
ウルトラマンA 第30話 「きみにも見えるウルトラの星」 に登場した黒雲超獣レッドジャックです。
ソフビ製 ２２ｃｍ ５５００円 （税抜） Ⓒ 円谷プロ
Repainted figure to look like Kaiju from Ultraman Ace 30th episode.
帰ってきたウルトラマン 第46話 「この一撃に怒りをこめて」 に登場したブーメラン怪獣レッドキラーです。
ソフビ製 ２２ｃｍ ５５００円 （税抜）Ⓒ 円谷プロ
Repainted to look like the kaiju from Return of Ultraman episode 46.
ウルトラニャン スペースカラー
ソフビ製 15cm ４５００円 （税抜） Ⓒ 円谷プロ
Ultra Nyan