“KAROUSHI” Grody Shogun and Velocitron opens this Friday!
Opening: Friday February 3th, 7-11 pm
Feb. 3rd – Feb. 24th 2012
TAG | Toy Art Gallery
7571 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90046 U.S.
Toy Art Gallery is proud to present “Karoushi”, featuring the works of Grody Shogun and Velocitron! “Karoushi” is the Japanese concept of death by overwork. Working simultaneously as brand, producer and retailer, the two masterminds of the Japanese soft vinyl producing powerhouse The Fort have banded together to unleash a gallery show of epic proportions. Multiple editions, one-offs and collaborative pieces are just the beginning of what these two have crafted for this event. Grody Shogun and Velocitron hope that attendees to the gallery show can get a taste of just what two people can accomplish when they decide that their own health, sanity and overall well-being rank far below achieving their dreams of revolutionizing the Japanese vinyl world.
Grody Shogun (Luke Rook) began in 2011 but has taken the Japanese vinyl world by storm. Built around the core philosophy that toys are meant to be enjoyed and played with, GS prides himself on creating “playable” figures that are offered at extremely reasonable price points. GS figures have a strong following both in Japan and internationally, often selling out within minutes of being offered.
Velocitron (Ricky Wilson) began producing figures in Japanese vinyl in 2008, starting with only his own designs and soon starting to produce figures from a diverse group of international artists and designers. His designs are influenced by post apocalyptic imagery, classic horror manga and heavy metal album covers.
“KAROUSHI” opens Friday, Feb. 3rd and runs through Feb. 24th. There will be an opening reception from 7-11 PM on Feb. 3rd, where Luke and Ricky will be virtually broadcasting from The Fort in Japan to paint their toys live. Join us at Toy Art Gallery’s new showroom located at 7571 Melrose Ave. Hollywood CA 90046.
Grand Opening Exclusives Preview: Splurrt, Abell, and Cris Rose
If you’re a resinhead, this round of TAG Grand Opening exclusives is for you!
First up we have the first vinyl figure produced by Splurrt, formerly known for his fantastic resin monsters. The Cadaver Kid measures 4″ tall and featured an awesome two-tone paintjob. Soft vinyl made in Japan!
Secondly we have an exclusive edition of the Barking Gun, created and produced by Abell. TAG’s gold and black colors adorn this little lethal pup.
Last and certainly not least, we have Cris Rose with a plethera of resin robo creations. Cris has produced a large number of unique robots, ranging from Mirrobots and Sprogs to Rotunds and Ruckuses and Ramparts and Rotunds and Roams and Rambles in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. If you’re a Cris Rose collector or are curious about his work, you won’t want to miss out on this assortment!
We will be handing out tickets at 12pm Friday afternoon for exclusives and Jumping Brain customs. This will take the place of the line so you don’t have to be standing outside all day! We will be limiting all exclusives to one per customer per style, no exceptions. There is no limit on Jumping Brain customs. Remaining customs and exclusives will be on sale in our webstore starting Saturday.
Grand Opening Exclusives Preview: PPPudding, Waotoyz, and Velocitron
We’ve been busy busy setting up our new store so please excuse the lack of exclusive toy previews!
First up is an adorable little made in Japan soft vinyl from PPPudding! Kinohel is available in extremely limited numbers in her TAG-exclusive metallic gold and black color scheme. We also have a large assortment of other adorable PPPudding toys with a wide range of Konekos, Nuts, UFOs, Yoorins, and Cosmicats!
Waotoyz is bringing the heat with TWO exclusive O.G Waodogs, “Mr. Gold” and “Mr. Pink Panther”! Two superhot soft vinyl toys, made in Japan.
Last but not least we have VELOCITRON, killing it with a huge selection of painted one-offs including his signature Larvagons, Bechigons, Ghouls, the new Tulu and Bokrugs and two epically massive Ghoul Lords!
We will be handing out tickets at 12pm Friday afternoon for exclusives and Jumping Brain customs. This will take the place of the line so you don’t have to be standing outside all day! We will be limiting all exclusives to one per customer per style, no exceptions. There is no limit on Jumping Brain customs. Remaining customs and exclusives will be on sale in our webstore starting Saturday.
Grand Opening Exclusives Preview: Paul Kaiju and PicoPico
We’ve got some awesome exclusives lined up for our Grand Opening this Friday night. For our first sneak peak we’ve got Paul Kaiju with a fantastic Boss Carrion edition. The Boss features pink, gold and green (and then some) spray on a black vinyl base.
For our second peal we have lots of goodies from PicoPico, including a handful of handpainted Beckos and Tsunogon one-offs (we’ll have some non-exclusive PicoPico vinyls as well).
These will all be available first come first serve on Friday, so get there early and grab a ticket to secure your place in line! Stay tuned to the blog for more sneak peaks all this week.
Fuchsia Jumping Brain is here!
The new color in the Brain HUE series is here. Limited quantity available.
Thanks to the Sofubi Godfathers!
Congratulations to everyone who scored a piece from the show. The response to the preview list was overwhelming! Thanks to everyone who came out!
