I accidentally deleted the Banksy Megapost I spent *forever* on last night! Now I have to try to muster up the energy to post it all again. Maybe one day soon…
Year: 2008
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Okay, we all know that THE original bad*ss doll was Talky Tina from the Twilight Zone.
I had Baby Alive, which was only slightly less terrifying because it didn’t possess the power to kill. I remember mixing the “food,” which came in three blindingly unnatural shades of red, yellow and green gel. After spoon feeding, the substance would drip through the doll and into the diaper. Even as a toddler, the sight of neon gel dripping from my doll’s nether regions was disturbing.
Do you dare to remember?
Now, Baby Alive is back
, with a modern (though no less uncomfortable) twist on her appearance:
On a related note, I came across this commercial for Baby Laugh-a-Lot, whose frozen open mouthed grin and maniacal cackle put Talking Tina and Baby Alive to shame. Even the children in the ad look shocked and miserable as they whip their head around to see where the awful racket is coming from.
Anyone have a favorite old toy which is, in retrospect, absolutely unholy?
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At first glance, Bhakti Baxter’s images are intriguing, and I was quite impressed to see that they are created with India ink on mylar.
During my formative years I tried to paint on every surface known to man, including mylar…and it was no easy task. I can’t imagine how he gets the ink and mylar canvas to cooperate so beautifully!
You can see a small gallery here and a larger one, with mixed media, here.
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I’ve got toys on the brain today, perhaps because I’m heading to the Wacko Toy Swap and Sale tomorrow.
One Up is releasing a very limited edition “Inc Bear” later this month; a wonderful item for vinyl toy collectors. The very sight of him instantly piques one’s curiosity.
Curious about the face on his behind? It will all make sense if you watch this one minute clip about the bear’s origin (that fateful day when a blob of infectious black ooze pounces on an unsuspecting bear, overtakes its body and merges with it):
Inc Bear even has glow in the dark details:
It looks like a really well done piece. Too bad the release is so limited.
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After posting about the incredible Laurie Lipton, I’d like to pay tribute to another artist in the same Corpro Nason show.
Jimmy Pickering’s work makes me smile. Big, giddy, goofy grins.
I want to hug his sweet little monsters and depictions of “evil.”
From his website bio:
i guess if my style had a recipe it would read “a dash of pirates of the caribbean, a smidgen of the haunted mansion, a pinch of its a small world, combined with equal parts funny face drink mix, freakies cereal and crazy foam. then add even amounts of dr. seuss, edward gorey, puff-n-stuff, star wars and everyone of those television stop motion animated x-mas specials and bake.”
I think that sums it up nicely.
View the new Corpro Nason Halloween exhibit.
And check out the galleries on his regular site.
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The only reason I’ve yet to post about Laurie Lipton is that I’m too in love with her work to choose examples. But now I have a way to introduce her: the Day of the Dead show at Corpro Nason (which I’m drooling over and must get to).
Inspired by traditional religious Flemish art, Lipton devised a method of creating depth and form through thousands of tiny cross-hatched lines. Trust me, you’ve never seen pencil drawings like this; obsessive in detail, and absolutely luminous. They take my breath away.
I can’t wait to see these in full size. View the exhibit online.
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This interior design swing found on Freshome reminded me of something my wonderful parents did for me when I was a child.
They fashioned a swing for me in our kitchen doorway using a chin-up bar
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I’ve explored an exorbitant amount of corsetry over the years. Dollflesh Clothing makes one of the most clever corset designs I’ve seen.
I love this anatomical “x-ray” concept; the window into the body, framed in delicate Victorian trimmings.
She also uses other images in this pattern.
Unfortunately, the website is on a bit of a hiatus. I can’t wait to see more of Louise Black’s creations.
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These pictures are stunning. Deviant Artist apricot8585 has a little gallery of Alice in Wonderland characters, rendered in colorful Japanese style.
I could stare at these forever; so much detail.
I *highly recommend* looking at the rest of her gallery and checking out the full image sizes.
And for fellow Alice in Wonderland fans, here are a few fun related things…
Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Jan Svankmajer’s Alice
American McGee’s Alice
American McGee’s Alice Score
Alice in SunderlandThe American McGee’s action figures
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In my Skeleton Dance post, I lamented the fact that I couldn’t find my very favorite 80’s Halloween special, Disney’s Halloween Treat.
Why in the world didn’t I think to look on youtube? I can’t even impart the gushy nostalgic feeling that came over me when I watched this fantastic collection of vintage villains. I used to have this show memorized and it all came back instantly. Here are the links:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5I hope these links stay up!
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