Vinyl Pulp #21: Futures Past

After a long hiatus, we have made our way back to Woot Bear for their Futures Past exhibit featuring pieces by Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas.

For more information on them, check out:
http://www.CircusPosterus.com
http://brandtpeters.com/

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@CircusPosterus
@BrandtPeters

Usagi Jane & The Skullbunnies: Midori Woods, The Folding Forest

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After a long time away, we have finally made our return to Woot Bear and it seems like we came back just in time!  Usagi Jane & The Skullbunnies: Midori Woods, The Folding Forest is a solo show by Ben Seto which opened over the weekend and will be sticking around WootBear for a month.  It features painting and figures of his original characters, the Skullbunnies and friends, and takes us deeper into their world.  When he first introduced us to the Skullbunnies, we were met [Read more…]

Vinyl Pulp: Arcane Divination Dunnys

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We have been waiting a long time for this Kidrobot Dunny series and it is finally here! Being the first Multi-artist dunny series since 2014, Arcane Divination is curated by none other than the talented J*Ryu and features artwork from himself as well as Camilla D’Errico, God Machine, Jon Paul Kaiser, and Tokyo Jesus.

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“Hear Me Spirit” by Zachary Sweet

zachsweets03Oaktown artist Zachary Sweet showcases his “Hear Me Spirit” Collection at Woot Bear.  It’s a mix of weirdos, monsters and ghosts from his dreams, nightmares and his artsy brain.  The “Hear Me Spirit” Collection features new paintings, mixed media pieces and resin figures.  If you like dark humor, then check this art at Woot Bear.

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Vinyl Pulp: Junko Mizuno x Woot Bear

img_1821Vinyl Pulp interviews artist Junko Mizuno at Woot Bear on her “Junko Woot Bear” silkscreen print, T-shirt and upcoming projects.  You can grab the colorful graphic tee at Woot Bear and the 8×11 silkscreen print is limited to 50 copies, so don’t wait to pick it up.

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Kidrobot x Street Fighter V Vinyl Toy Series

krxsf5-caseKidrobot is back with another Street Fighter vinyl toy series.  This Street Fighter V series features some new characters and new artistic design.  Vinyl Pulp host Eddie does an unboxing and review of these new 3″ art toys.

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Vinyl Pulp #17: The Baby Fatts Gallery

bf003Vinyl Pulp goes to the Baby Fatts Gallery at Woot Bear!  The custom resin toy art dragon Baby Fatts created by Big C Art aka Colin Hoffman gets the star treatment by many artists in this custom toy art show.  We interview Big C Art and recap the event.

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Woot Bear SDCC 2016 Exclusives

WootBear-SDCC216-FlyerSan Diego Comic-Con 2016 is upon us!  Woot Bear will be offering exclusives from 2 artists:  Ben Seto and Scott Wilkowski.

WootBear-SDCC2016-BenSeto-BuntrooperBen Seto will be offering a limited edition GID Buntrooper in Woot Bear Colorway.  Each Buntrooper glows in the dark, comes with a special blister packaging and will cost around $70.00USD each.  Ben Seto will be at Booth O15.

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Vinyl Pulp #13: Scott Wilkowski

swcoverOur latest episode of Vinyl Pulp features the art figurine stylings of artist Scott Wilkowski.  We interview Scott on his custom dunnies and glow ‘n’ dark toy art figures.

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Vinyl Pulp #11: Jeremy Dale aka ValleyDweller

JeremyDaleArtOneHere we are, the first episode of Vinly Pulp for 2016!  Our team was at Woot Bear with artist Jeremy Dale aka ValleyDweller and his #AlphaSketch art exhibit.

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Vinyl Pulp #7: Artist Daniel Fleres on Swanicorn & his custom Lolligag

lolligageventWhat a double dose of Vinyl Pulp!  Yupe, we are still at Woot Bear for the “Vive La Lolligag! Vinyl Doll Release & Custom Group Show.  We catch up with artist Daniel Fleres on his custom reinterpretation of the Lolligag doll and his upcoming vinyl toy project, the Swanicorn!  It’s coming!

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Vive La Lolligag! Vinyl Doll Release & Custom Group Show

lolligageventOn brezzy Saturday night, August 28, 2015 in the Richmond District SF, Woot Bear Gallery held the “Vive La Lolligag!” event.  Both an art show featuring a collection of contemporary artist reinterpreting the Lolligag vinyl doll and a final release edition of the Lolligag doll, the grape colorway Lolligag figure.

Our Vinyl Pulp team was there to recap the event and interviews with the creators and artists on hand.

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Vinyl Pulp #3: The Pop-Up Art Book with Food One, Skinner & Junko

popupartbookposterI had fond memories as kid reading and looking at pop-up books.  Thanks to Poposition Press, we now get pop-up books for us older folks.  The Pop-Up Art Book features 6 incredible art pieces by Aaron Woes Martin, Skinner, kozyndan, Junko Mizuno, Tara McPherson and Jim Mahfood.

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Vinyl Pulp #2: Art on Guard Exhibit

wootbearlifeguardartshowOn this episode of Vinyl Pulp we visit Woot Bear SF where they join forces with Boundless Brooklyn and Outre for the Art on Guard: Lifeguard Tower Art Show.  This show featured over 40 different artists and their custom lifeguard towers.  Vinyl Pulp also interviews the man behind Outre apparel brand.

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Art on Guard – Lifeguard Tower Model Kit Show

wootbearlifeguardartshowBaywatch with David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson … well not really.  If you’ve been to the beach for a swim, you usually see a lifeguard tower, well this gallery event is Art on Guard, a show of artists building miniature scale Lifeguard Towers.  This will be the first show of its kind on the West Coast and it will be held tonight at Woot Bear in San Francisco, CA.  Our Retrenders team will be filming the event, so look for our video on our Retrenders’ YouTube channel soon!

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Skullbunnies creator Ben Seto

skullbunniesTalented artist/creator Ben Seto has been drawing comics since he was in grade school.  We catch up with Ben at his artist booth in San Jose, CA for Big Wow! Comicfest 2015.

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The First Episode of Vinyl Pulp on Retrenders!

vinyl_pulp_onlyWe got a new show on our Retrenders’ YouTube channel – it’s Vinyl Pulp.  Since we’ve done many events at Kidrobot and Woot Bear, we had in mind on a show just focusing on vinyl toys, toy art collectibles and urban art, and so here it is, the first episode of Vinyl Pulp!

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Woot Bear: Toys Things & Art Exhibit

wootbearthingsjapanI bought a Mad Panda!  Welcome to the Woot Bear showcase:  Toys Things & Art Exhibit from Japan.  Woot Bear collabs with some of Tokyo’s top toy vinyl artists like Dehara Yukinori, Hariken, Konatsu, Mai Nagamoto, Mographixx, Refreshment Toy and Studio Uamou for this exhibit running through May 10, 2015.

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Interview with Artist Nathan Jurevicius

anzunathanjThis past weekend, artist Nathan Jurevicius released his latest vinyl creation – the Anzû Sylvan based on the artist Gary Ham’s Sylvan platform.  The 9″ vinyl toy is a tribute to Sumerian/Akkadian mythology.  The Anzû Sylvan is limited to 100 pieces.

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