Some close up shots of the Bass Player..
13″ tall
Vinyl, Epoxy, Polymer Clay, Acrylic, Rubber, Lead, Glass, Steel Found Objects, with a vintage Brass clock key.
Available to view and purchase from the Strychnin Gallery
Boxhagenerstrasse 36, Berlin, Germany
From June the 8th.
The Emporium
A group show around the theme of a good old fashioned carnivale.
With Seymour and Skeleton Heart.
Opening June 8th.
Strychnin Gallery
Boxhagenerstrasse 36
Berlin, Germany
Organic Chemist by trade Archibald Schpoon enjoyed cookery as a hobby.
Upon a chance meeting with Joshua Hipplethwaite he began experimenting with confectionary and soon it became a driving passion.
He delved into the conundrum of complex and unusual ingredient combinations and the unexpected effects that they could have on some types of Mechtorians.
Ever pushing and blurring the boundaries of what was possible within the fields of exquisite delicacies and recreational pharmaceuticals.
Vinyl, Acrylic, Epoxy Resin. Polymer Clay, Lead, Rubber, Found Objects.
For Monsters & Misfits II.
Opening 13th April at Kusakabe Folk Museum, Takayama, Japan.
Click on the images to enlargenize!
Candy Cane Wrangler.. A Candy Factory Minion for the Monsters and Misfits II show.
With Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Chris Ryniak and Amanda Spayd.
April 13th, Japan
Kusakabe Folk Museum, Takayama, Japan.
Chester Runcorn will make his public debut at Wonder Con on the 16th -18th of March this year.
After the show he will go on general release but if you want to be one of the first to get him for your collection you need to get to the Kuso Vinyl booth at the show.
This is the “Port” colourway of the 6″ tall vinyl figure. The edition size of this version is I believe 300 pieces. And he wil retail around the $65 mark.
I dont usually show work in progress but I thought this was an interesting looking snap. It says a lot without really giving too much away.
One of my pieces for the upcoming Monsters and Misfits II show in Japan in April.
Oscar Lynchworthy
Constructed without limbs Oscar was a surly child.
He riled against the world feeling sidelined in his inability to do just about anything.
His parents offered to purchase appendages for him, but he adamantly remained in his self imposed funk.
His bitterness grew and festered for many years until one day he had an awakening.
A calling, a purpose, a vocation beckoned.
He would become a critic!
Styrene, Epoxy resin, Vinyl, Lead, Glass, Steel, Rubber, Vintage clockwork key.
16″ tall.
Created for the “Conjoined II” sculpture show curated by Chet Zar opening at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica California on the 21st of january.
I am chuffed to be included in an upcoming group show of sculptural works curated by the splendid Chet Zar.
There are some inspiring artists in this show. A lot of whom I admire greatly.
Hope my funny little robot fellow can hold his own amid this talent frenzy!
Its interesting to see the selection of artists Chet has chosen. A cross section of the pop-art worlds and the effects industry.
Never thought I would be in a show with the likes of Steve Wang! ( Go google him you art types!)
“Conjoined II The Sequel- in 3D”
Sculptures and Dimensional Art
Copro Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave T5
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310 829 2156
January 21, 8:00-11:30 PM
Runs until February 11th
Curated by Chet Zar
Ron English, Joe Sorren, Doktor A, Adam Jones, John Cebollero, Chet Zar, Colin Christian, Rick Zar, Black Mass, Shiflett Bros, Jud Bergeron, Bill Sturgeon, Tracey Roberts, Jesse Gee, Bill Basso, Zoetica Ebb, David Richardson, Scott Radke, John Haley III, Aris Kolokontes, Ryan Peterson, Simon Lee, Chris Conte, David Simon, Meats Meier, Nathan Cartwright, Jake Roanhause, Neil Winn, Charles Krafft, Jason Hite, Tas Limur, Chantal Menard, Bruce Fuller, Dave Grasso, Neal Kennemore, Jack Howe, Zombienose, Thomas Kuebler, Dave Pressler, Akihito Ikeda, Ver Mar, Steve Wang, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Brian Poor, Eddie Sparr, Mark Setrakian, Charles Manson, Michael Leavitt, Michael Shawn McCracken, Andrew Freeman, Kato DeStefan, & more
Just finished a new piece for a gallery show in LA in January.
A little teaser for you..
A week ago I got back from L.A.
Other than Designer Con and Toy Break I spent a couple of days catching up with friends and seeing some of the sights.
My uber talented friend Neil Winn was able to arrange a little trip to Spectral Motion, a creature effects studio who he works with sometimes. So he, I and other multi talented friend George Gaspar Paid a short visit.
Spectral Motion have done some of my favorite creature character work in recent years so it was an exciting place to look around for me.
We were not allowed to look around the whole facility due to secret “Pacific Rim” work taking place in some of the workshops, but I did get to see their foyer and the machine shop. The foyer is a mini museum of films they have worked on. The first thing that greets you is the full sized Sammael from Hellboy. This thing is HUGE. The photos done really show its scale. But my respect for Brian Steel has gone up massively since seeing it. To ware a suit that bulky for any length of time, let alone perform in it is a truly awesome feat.
This is me and Neil with the portal opening glove which Rasputin uses at the start of Hellboy. It is a stunning piece of work. Up close you can see all sorts of mechanical and surreal gizmos which never read on the screen. For example :
Some of the glass vials have mummified frogs in them. And there is a scorpion under a mechanised hatch on the back of the hand.. You cant see these details from a couple of feet away let alone in the movie.
Note the swastika on the gauge!
Also from Hellboy they had on show maquettes of Behemoth and the Ogdru Jahad and the animated Russian corpse. Astonishing works all.
In the Machine shop we were greeted by some familiar faces.
Johann, Mr. Wink and the Angel of Death from Hellboy II stand upon a shelf overlooking the large very well equipped room. The detail in these figures was stunning and the physicality of them was very visceral. They really are like people not things such is the level of craftsmanship employed in their design and production. It’s hard to explain what meeting these beings in the flesh is like over seeing them in photos or in the films.
The grass wolf creature in the middle is from “Lady in the Water”. Not a film I am familiar with but since the trip one I want to see as soon as possible.
We were also treated to an impromptu demonstration of some amazing anamatronic pieces and had a poke about a preternaturally clean foam casting room. The whole place was amazing and I envied the people who get to work their magic there. Everyone was extreamly friendly and went out of their way to show this pasty faced English no-body a splendid time.
George and Neil with the Angel of Death.
Oh and if you haven’t seen “Don’t be afraid of the dark” yet.. Close your eyes now…….
After the Spectral Motion visit we drove out to the home and studio of a favourite artist of mine.
Chet Zar has been at the top of my favourite artist list since the moment I first discovered his work. His creature designs are among the most unique and inspired creations ever rendered. His paintings are masterful and his sculptural work is then best in the business. I was a little nervous about meeting him.
But as is always the way with awesome artists (in my experience anyway) he is the most wonderful, grounded and easy going fellow you could wish to meet.
We got some splendid pizza in a little place by his studio and talked about the art scene, tattoo conventions and general this and that. He was kind enough to add a sketch to my compendium of monsters (along side Neil’s ) and we planned a little project for next year.
His studio was a delightful tangle of creative chaos. Piles of old projects and part finished sculpts and a large current piece which had amusingly been partially eaten by his dog during the night… It was great to see some of his larger paintings and some truly wonderful works by his immensely talented father.
I am lucky enough to own a couple of small painting by Chet, but had never seen any of his larger pieces.
It was a very pleasant end to my short American adventure.
After dropping Chet off we headed out to the airport for my not so short flight back to rainy Blighty.
