artist spotlight: [ leecifer ]

leecifer must be a robot, or an insomniac. or maybe just has a basement full of chimps with paintbrushes. the amount of quality work this man produces is seriously impressive. known for his scratchy colorful characters, he adds an impressive amount of depth to even the largest desolate plain of vinyl.

none of his pieces ever feel like a pattern plastered over the next face in line. they are all quite comfortable in their second skin. many transcending their original lot in life to join the ranks of figures with a story to tell, or at least a badass paint job.

crappy le cat

i got one magic brew left. let's get down to business.

just a dirty musky koi from the bottom of the lake.

i dub thee, gilly.

the rebel secret base has skull bee yoda for protection.

not as cuddly am i, eh?

[must be done in yoda voice]

for the super7 anniversary lucky bags, leec whipped out

a killer series of galactic mummy boys. i love the gilded nubs.

boba the destroyer

yar. he blasted off me blaster hand.

community outreach trooper with child friendly helmet.

got a couple of right guard power crystals in your pit bud.

darth mauled.

auditioning for broadway.

it's disneyland wookie drew.

who doesn't want a little bacca puppy?

c-3po's golden years...

...when he starts hanging out with bender and pounding brewskis.

just a little red skull dokuwashi.

arbeit macht eine bitchin paint job.

oompa blasted sunguts caveman.

so that's what they grow up to be.

wonka ran a child labor sweat shop.

salari ika loungin'

"come fly with me, and watch me eat your brain..."

stomped.

born under a good sign...

for kickin ass.

gosho's been franken berried.

strawberry steampunk is delicious.

poppa squirm was who really ate the smurfs.

i smurfing smurfed the smurf outta that smurf.

dcto with severe frostbite.

giving the soul-freezing doe eyes.

sabertooth snow dunny is always welcome in the land of frost.

although that tartar is nothing to laugh about.

super superheroes.

here to save your ass and terrify your children.

chorus line.

charlie brown and the great pumpkin finally found their calling.

i never realized that nearly every one of leecifer's customs is looking up. really, look for yourself. except for the albino snow dunny...

he stares right into your frigid heart.

keep bringing it lee, it's nice to have a man with a plan in the game.

if you want to get your hands on one of his little treasures, tell him.

and if you want to see all of his other work, go here.

all pics from the man himself.

giants of vinyl.

here's to the pillars. the bold who have stepped beyond. experimenting with toys that could crush a child. toys that bring a tear to a grown man's eye... giants of vinyl.

click to explode. (in size)

class picture. [salari ika by frank kozik] [tom cruise] [pain by coarsetoys] [dissected by kaws] [dunny by kathie olivas] [large martin by ashley wood] [giant squire by jermaine rogers]

the eeriness goes up by at least 36% when you take a creepy-ass figure and inflate it to nightmare proportions. the awesomeness however, also goes up by 36%, so i guess it's a wash. i wanted to shed a little light on these rarely seen behemoths, as most of them end up in the houses of people who are cooler than you. so here they are. from smallest to biggest.

large martin by ashley wood and 3A toys

also comes in chocolate and vanilla.

image from 3A catalog

large martin has been touching down on doorsteps over the past couple of weeks. retailed at $300 and stands an impressive 20" high. seriously, pull out a ruler. 20" is way bigger than you think. there were 5 different variants, all of which rule. thank you mr. wood. you have done it again.

giant squire by jermaine rogers

needs proactiv... look at that sheen!

image from now where art

one of the most quietly disturbing sculpts ever. rumored to gobble souls while you sleep, the giant squire was released last year. only 30 were made, which means you can't have one. but don't give up hope, it's important to have dreams. or night terrors.

dissected by kaws.

[regular sized mono version shown below]

image from clovis!

the classic. enlarged to epic proportions. adding to the army of non-dissected kaws companions. the newest 4-footer just dropped for anyone with about $4000 burning a hole in their jordaches. in my opinion, the coolest piece of vinyl kaws has released so far. word is, that the mono and black dissecteds will also make the leap to foster-child size. fingers crossed.

giant dunny by kathie olivas

sweet and terrifying. you will get bit.

image from kidrobot

not actually released to the public. this 4-foot dunny was done as part of a live painting demonstration at krny. miss kathie was kind and brave enough to show off her talents in front of the drooling masses. i doubt you can buy it. or fit it through your front door. too bad, it's awesome.

salari ika from frank kozik.

...less threatening on a dolly.

sdcc09 saw this guy sneak in the back door. 5'6" tall. he'll run you about $4k and might actually still be available due to his newness. but for 4k, i'd like him to fill in at work for me. which won't happen until his mothership lands.

tiny tom cruise action figure!

comes with real mini-bike!

image from cathy g1

an official 5'7" or so. unofficially an alien midget. he is actually for sale, but you have to agree to sit in on "auditing" sessions to reach a "state of clear" in the land of buttholes, or some other equally worthwhile activities.

1:1 pain by coarsetoys

still fucking awesome.

image from coarsetoys blog

already covered this badboy, but how can you not give bloody a little more love? standing a legit 6 foot, he will happily invite you into his world of pain. mark it 8 smokey.

so what have we learned here today? simple math.

start with awesome + make it bigger = mind numbing awesome.

if you're really lucky, santa might drop one of these in your living room one year. but don't hold your breath.

class picture done by mastodon. with images taken from these nice people. not that they had a choice. salari ika. pain. dunny. dissected. large martin. squire.