VISEone's Evolution to the Tube Dunny & Beyond June 29, 2017 Nick Curtis Feature ••• Though former graffiti writer VISEone (Wolfgang Ohlig) returned to the visual arts upon discovering the designer toy movement in 2007, it wa...
Splurrt's Decayed June 27, 2017 Nick Curtis Exhibition Report ••• Slowly say the word "decayed". Now say it again, but faster. And quicker still. Does it sound slightly like the word "decade"? That's becaus...
James Groman & InstincToy's King Korpse: Liquid Heart June 22, 2017 Nick Curtis Review ••• You might remember the piece King Korpse (2016) from my video review earlier this year (see it here), the giant, undead, King Kong-like ape ...
My First Designer Toy June 20, 2017 Nick Curtis Editorial ••• I knew that "What was your first designer toy?" would most likely be asked of me. Or, at least, some variant on it, like "How did you get in...
Tokyo Jesus, Eimi Takano & Octoplum's Yokai June 15, 2017 Nick Curtis Exhibition Report ••• Whether they bring good fortune or malevolence, Japanese folklore is filled with strange and supernatural creatures that are collectively kn...
Ajee's Kosplay June 11, 2017 Nick Curtis Feature ••• The organic fluidity of nature contrasted against an angular, urban aesthetic. Embodiments of life and reminders of death placed in proximit...
Haroshi's Guzo June 6, 2017 Nick Curtis Exhibition Report ••• Having a passion for skateboarding since childhood, the Japanese artist known simply as Haroshi knows that the more rigorously one devotes t...
Vincent Scala's Mickey Monster June 1, 2017 Nick Curtis Review ••• I think that 1933's King Kong produced one of the most iconic scenes in film history, namely that of the beast holding Fay Wray aloft while ...