The Soopa Show one-of-a-kind customs are now available for purchase from ESC-Toys Online Shop. If you’re interested in purchasing my adorable “Cock Blocker” design, it can be yours for a mere $225.
UPDATE: The Cock Blocker has been sold, to none other than Jon M. Gibson, who is among other things, curator of the annual I Am 8-Bit art show. Thanks Jon!
Saturday, April 19th at Concrete Jungle was ESC-Toy’s Soopa Show, an exhibition of over 30 artists’ take on the Soopa Coin-Up Bros. DIY vinyl toy, which premiered the day before at the New York Comic Convention. I was asked to customize a cast resin prototype for the show, which was pretty much my dream job since the Soopa is modeled after the type of classic arcade machine that housed the classic video games that influence my art. After a particularly amusing incident while sketching one night at my favorite dive bar, I was inspired to create a character called “Cock Blocker”.
More photos of the show, the NYCC, and other Soopas after the jump.
There’s a video interview with me over at VIMBY. Props to Josh Camerote for editing this piece so damn well that you can’t tell that I’m actually a stuttering buffoon in real life who becomes even more bumbling and incoherent when a video camera is pointed at me. You are a miracle worker Josh.
Last night at Jinxed was my friend Steff Bomb’s release party for her Mr. Lertchman plush toy, produced by ESC-Toys.
Steff asked a few friends to put together some “monster” themed art for the party, since her toy company name is I Make Monsters and it was the week before Halloween. I contributed the piece at the top of this post, based on the 80s cult classic The Monster Squad, entitled Wolfman’s Got Nards. If you’re not familiar with the movie or the scene the piece is based on, have a look:
I also brought a few of my Halloween-themed BiTZ:Pixelated Palz plush toys to chill with Steff’s plush.
Vamp
9″x6″, Edition of 13
PURCHASE
Deth
7″x7″, Edition of 13
PURCHASE
They are almost sold out but I have a few left. Read the rest of this entry »
Well it’s official. As of today I am no longer a part of Headcase Design. I am on my own. It’s a little scary, but I’m truly excited. For the first time in my life, I am in complete control of my career. And it feels good.
I spent the last few days in Houston judging the Art Directors Club annual competition along with four other judges: illustrators Chris Buzelli and Chris Silas Neal, art director Mary Fallon, and photographer Gary Ness.
(from L to R: Mary Fallon, Gary Ness, Chris Buzelli, Chris Silas Neal)
Thursday, September 27th, we each flew into Houston from our respective cities (Gary and Mary from Minneapolis, Chris B from NYC, Chris N from Brooklyn, and myself from Philly). That night there was a meet and greet with the ADC, and each judge gave a brief presentation of their work. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, April 17th will be the opening reception for Gallery 1988’s I Am 8-Bit 2.007, in which I will have four paintings (pics shown here are of the giclée prints, not the original paintings). The I Am 8-Bit show has always been an experiment in nostalgic re-imagining. For my series, entitled “Happy Endings”, I sought to answer the question “Why does Mario really want to rescue the Princess?” When I was a child, the answer was simple: “To beat the game!” But as I grew older and more jaded, I started to question his motives.
Though these pieces were possibly the most “offensive” at the show, there was an underlying message to them beyond the initial shock and humor. The real question I was asking was this: Is it our biological need for sex that ultimately drives our relentless competition for money, power, and fame? Is it all just one big “game” we play in the hope of somehow satisfying our most animal instincts by achieving the highest “score”?
Happy Ending #1 - Donkeypunch
Happy Ending #2 - A Link to the Crass
Happy Ending #3 - Mr. XXX
Happy Ending #4 - World 6-9
Gallery 1988
7020 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323.937.7088
Next Tuesday, June 13th, as part of AIGA Philly’s ongoing “New to You” series, Headcase Design (Paul Kepple and myself) will be giving a lecture at the Charter High School for Architecture and Design. This lecture is open to the public.
Next Friday, February 24th, Headcase Design (Paul Kepple and myself) will be giving a lecture at the Tyler School of Art at 2:30 in President’s Hall.
