Caveman, Liam Brazier 2011 Man Up Hangman Recently coming to our attention through his collaboration with Dissention Records for the ‘Scope: Art in the Mind’ exhibition at London’s Brick Lane Gallery, British born illustrator and animator, Liam Brazier, has built a strong reputation as one of the country’s hottest up-and-coming pop artists. Focusing on charactersContinue reading “Uncovered: The Art of Liam Brazier”
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The Old School Video Game Art Show @Gallery 1988: Update
With Gallery 1988’s latest exhibition at it’s Venice location drawing ever closer, we’ve decided to give a quick preview of some of the Old School Video Game Art Show’s entered pieces. Opening next Friday (September 16th), the show is set to feature pixelated 8-bit tributes from over 100 artists including Luke Ryan, Kim Herbst, DeadlySweetPlushes,Continue reading “The Old School Video Game Art Show @Gallery 1988: Update”
Garbage Pail Kids @Gallery 1988: Update
Previewed last week here at the Tru:Teknology Files, Gallery 1988 have finally opened their doors for the highly anticipated Garbage Pail Kids exhibition. Featuring interpretations of the brand’s infamous first series, from the likes of Buff Monster and Rhys Cooper (both pictured), the exhibition has now been revealed on-line through the gallery’s web page, withContinue reading “Garbage Pail Kids @Gallery 1988: Update”
Sillof’s Workshop: Re-imagining Your Childhood Since 1999
Whilst writing our recent feature on Peter Goral’s “Killer Bootlegs” and the newly emerging bootleg toy scene, we stumbled upon the amazing works of American modeller, Sillof. Although not a bootlegger in the same vein as Goral or the Sucklord, Sillof’s customs of well known iconic action figures (primarily from Kenner’s vintage Star Wars line)Continue reading “Sillof’s Workshop: Re-imagining Your Childhood Since 1999”
Zim and Zou’s “Back to Basics” Retro Paper Craft
French graphic design house, Zim and Zou, have recently finished their highly anticipated Back to Basics project, a beautiful study of vintage technologies in paper-craft form. Featuring iconic designs from the 80’s era, the likes of the Polaroid camera, Gameboy, floppy disk, Walkman and NES controller have been faithfully re-created in the era’s bold andContinue reading “Zim and Zou’s “Back to Basics” Retro Paper Craft”
Peter Goral’s Killer Bootlegs
The bootleg toy industry has always been an area frowned upon by most collectors, with the results usually considered as cheap, shoddy knock-offs of our favourite figures created to fool us into parting with our hard earned cash. With the rise in popularity of the art toy scene, this stigma is slowly starting to change,Continue reading “Peter Goral’s Killer Bootlegs”
Childhood Items We Miss The Most @Gallery 1988
To celebrate their “Childhhood Items We Miss The Most” month this September, Gallery 1988’s Melrose and Venice locations will both be holding special exhibitions that any kid from the 80’s should hold close to their heart. Garbage Pail Kids Trading Card Art Show First off, 1988’s Melrose gallery will be launching the Garbage Pail KidsContinue reading “Childhood Items We Miss The Most @Gallery 1988”
Blockbusterz Group Art Show @Artoyz
In a collaboration with GeekArt.net, renowned Parisian gallery and art toy shop, Artoyz, has launched it’s 2nd summer collective exhibition, entitled Blockbusterz. Calling on the talents of 40 internationally known artists including Ammo, Bonface, Kozet, Tim Tsui and Plastic Soldier, each was asked to create a piece based on a blockbuster film from the pastContinue reading “Blockbusterz Group Art Show @Artoyz”
Spoonfull of Star Wars: Artwork Reveal
As mentioned here at the Tru:Teknology Files earlier this month, infamous psychedelic artist Bwana Spoons has collaborated with DKE Toys to create a series of over 100 paintings based on the original vintage Kenner Star Wars figurines. The exhibition was held at DKE’s booth at the San Diego Comic Con last week, with pictures finallyContinue reading “Spoonfull of Star Wars: Artwork Reveal”
Back to the Future: Contemporary-Retro Gaming
Retro gaming has seen a huge resurgence in recent years through the accessibility of download services such as Xbox Live, Steam, Wii Channel and the App store, but even with the extensive collection of titles available, the true ‘arcade feel’ has been hard to recreate without sacrificing the money and space needed for a full-blownContinue reading “Back to the Future: Contemporary-Retro Gaming”
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