James Maybe » toys http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog highbrow, nowbrow, lowbrow art, probability, complexity Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Madl Remix http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/10/madl-remix/ http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/10/madl-remix/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:19:10 +0000 admin http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/?p=782 Jason_Jacenko-Madl_Remix. Click for large version.

a painted toy from Jason Jacenko.

]]> http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/10/madl-remix/feed/ 1 I fake it so real, I am beyond fake http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/09/i-fake-it-so-real-i-am-beyond-fake/ http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/09/i-fake-it-so-real-i-am-beyond-fake/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:08:07 +0000 admin http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/?p=712 Marina_Bychkova-Enchanted_Doll-Mermaid_Song__Large

Siberian artist Marina Bychkova takes the inherent creepiness of realistic dolls to a whole new level with her tiny porcelain creations. Her “Enchanted Dolls” feature ball-joints and tattoos and anatomically correct private parts.

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A robot sculpture with its own backstory, from mheisler. See extended for more views.

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Front three-quarters view.

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From behind.

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Slow-Damen presented with flower by companion bot Slo-Herren.

]]> http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/09/slo-damen/feed/ 0 She wears a mask. She’s up until four in the morning http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/08/she-wears-a-mask-shes-up-until-four-in-the-morning/ http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/08/she-wears-a-mask-shes-up-until-four-in-the-morning/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:42:57 +0000 admin http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/?p=526 Kathie_Olivas-Two_Faced_Hazel

Two-Faced Hazel is a 9″ vinyl doll by artist Kathie Olivas. She (the doll) has four striped legs, an amorphous dress, and a gas mask for a second face. Not quite cute, not quite scary, Hazel just hangs out, compelling you to pick her up, turn her around, set her down. Then stare at her for a while before turning her again.

]]> http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/08/she-wears-a-mask-shes-up-until-four-in-the-morning/feed/ 0 Bashed on into the side of a feed store http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/08/bashed-on-into-the-side-of-a-feed-store/ http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2009/08/bashed-on-into-the-side-of-a-feed-store/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:17:53 +0000 admin http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/?p=474 Andrew_Bell-Roadtrip

Artist, sculptor, and toy maker Andrew Bell built a custom wagon sculpture, tied an absurdly large and bulbous cargo to the roof, and posed it for Road Trip photos.  The result is a perfectly charming image of slightly warped Americana.

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Sooner or later everything and everybody gets the zombie treatment, and everything gets Lego-fied. So I suppose it was inevitable that someone would combine the two. Shown above: Giant Lego Zombies by Andrew Bell.

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Mechanical looking bunny toy by the multi-talented Luke Chueh. Available here.

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Brian Mccarty photographs toys. This photo was taken for Laughing Squid. In his compositions the toys are integrated with the real world, not set apart.

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By Alex Pardee for Upper Playground.  Walrus has a Dr. Seuss look. Narwhal-horned rider has Mickey gloves and evil triangle eyes. Toys just keep getting better and better.

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Urban samurai toy by Dr. Bao-NVC Crew

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Some toys by Frank Kozik.

]]> http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2008/10/kid-robot-chumps/feed/ 0 The distant future, the distant future http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2008/09/the-distant-future-the-distant-future/ http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/2008/09/the-distant-future-the-distant-future/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:50:15 +0000 admin http://www.jamesmaybe.com/blog/?p=28 Dalek - Ice bot

While we’re looking at toys, here’s Ice Bot by sometime graffiti artist dalek.

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