The Vinyl Frontier

Ferg's Black Misfortune Cat-On Sale Now!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:27:24 -0500

Ferg’s Misfortune Cat ’BLACK’ on sale now!
9” Rotocast Vinyl Edition of 150
$85 - Includes shipping

Look what just showed up on Super 7’s Facebook Page! ...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:04:00 -0500

Look what just showed up on Super 7’s Facebook Page! It’s a clear blue version of Steven the Bat by Bwana Spoons.

It goes on sale Feb. 27th over here.

Joe Ledbetter talking about his cover art creation for "Motion City Soundtrack"

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:05:17 -0500

Joe Ledbetter talking about his cover art creation for "Motion City Soundtrack":

via Spanky Stokes

Above is a pretty cool video from the band Motion City Soundtrack, and how they came across paths with artist Joe Ledbetter to ask if he would design the cover art for the most recent album release “My Dinosaur Life”. Sit back and enjoy, and congrats Joe… well deserved!

The Custom Yoka Show at Black Maria Gallery

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:23:52 -0500

“Ceci n’est pas un jouet”

Daniel Zana For The Vinyl Frontier

DKE Toys and AdFunture present the Custom Yoka Show
Premiere gallery exhibition February 18-23, 2010
Opening Reception Thursday, February 18, 7:00 - 10:30pm
Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles CA

A while back, I was lucky enough to be asked to do a custom Yoka for the Custom Yoka Show. AdFunture provided their 3” blank Yoka panda bear vinyl figures and DKE Toys co-founders Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks found over 200 artists to participate in the Custom Yoka Show.

Featuring work from 20 countries the show turns the quirky little panda into everything from a dirty thug to a sweet snail in this tremendous exhibition. Pieces range from $25 to $800 and will be available for purchase through Black Maria Gallery.

Show features: Anthony Ausgang, Jophen Stein, Heidi Kenney, Steven Daily, Snaggs, Arbito, Chris Ryniak, kaNO, Itokin Park, Dan Goodsell, olive47, Dacosta!, Chino and literally hundreds more

The Custom Yoka Show is meant to coincide with the release of Yoka Series One, a blind boxed collectible figurine that is now available. http://www.adfuntureworkshop.com/feature_show.php?ft_id=42

The Custom Yoka Show premiered at Designer Con in Pasadena, California on November 21, 2009. More tour dates, following the Black Maria Gallery exhibition to be announced soon.

Black Maria Gallery

3137 Glendale Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90039,

323.660.9393

blackmariagallery.com

info@blackmariagallery.com

Black Magi by Gary Baseman x KidRobot Black

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:15:29 -0500

The Black Magi figure (ed. of 200) by awesome artist and VF star Gary Baseman was released a few days ago under the new label of KidRobot Black. These toys are limited in number and hearken back to the halcyon days of vinyl toys. Once the edition is made the mold is apparently destroyed, which seems rare in a world where toys have several colorways. More toys will be released in the future and i’m excited to see what is next!

Click Here To Check It Out!

New KAWS 4 foot Companion

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:01:49 -0500

New KAWS 4 foot Companion:

New KAWS 4’ Companion ed of 100. This puppy will cost ya 4k but totally worth it. drops tomm at noon.

The Vinyl Frontier Interview with Spread Magazine Blog

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:58:05 -0500

I recently got the opportunity to be interviewed by the Spread Magazine Blog.

Check out the interview HERE and lemme know what you think.

-Daniel

Frank Kozik "Hubris" Art Show

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:56:00 -0400

Frank Kozik is having his Hubris solo show in at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Los Angeles. Check out the full coverage from Vinyl Pulse here.

Billy Shire Fine Arts
5790 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
323.297.0600

Brian McCarty featured in Photoflex Showcase

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:21:07 -0400

Brian McCarty, one of the hardest working and most talented toy photogs out there today, was recently featured in one of Photoflex’s Showcase.

For those who dont know, Photoflex makes professional lighting and photography gear used by most pros out there, so it’s fitting that they would choose Brian. The article takes a look at his process and vinyl toys in general. Congrats!

Check the article out here.

Bellhedz and the Death To Vinyl Rally

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:04:32 -0400

As a result of Taco Bell’s recent foray into vinyl toys (read here) which to many is seen as blatant ripoff of the Kidrobot Dunny, Kidrobot has decided to stage a “Death To False Vinyl” rally in NYC (details here) Definetly check it out if you have a chance.

It’s sorta strange to see vinyl toys becoming a more and more mainstream slowly but surely in the three years that the film has been in production. Whether its larger companies making their own versions of “urban/vinyl/art” toys or having the toys show up in movies or films, vinyl is certainly becoming more prevalent in society. Whether or not that is a good thing remains to be seen.

Sources: Spankystokes & Vinyl Pulse

SUCKADELIC Group Suckoff 2 Custom Toy Show

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:16:00 -0400

The Sucklord, one of the amazing artists featured in The Vinyl Frontier
is having an upcoming custom show in NYC coming up.
Here are the details:

SUCKADELIC GROUP SUCKOFF 2

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 APW GALLERY LIC QUEENS NYC

THE LONG AWAITED SEQUEL TO 2008’s MUNKY KING CUSTOM EXTRAVAGANZA!

OVER 40 NEW ARTISTS AND RETURNING FAVORITES TAKE A SHOT AT CUSTOMIZING THE FAMOUS SUCKLORD 600 VINYL MASTERPIECE!

COME GET LOOSE AT THE EXCITING OPENING PARTY AT THE GIGANTIC
APW GALLERY IN LONG ISLAND CITY NYC.

SEPTEMBER 4 2009. 6-9 PM

48-18 VAN DAM STREET LIC NY

DIRECTIONS TO GALLERY HERE

The Vinyl Frontier Sneak Peek (12 min)

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:42:48 -0400

Here’s the 12 minute long video that was shown at 5&A Dime during Comic Con. Enjoy.

Vinyl Frontier Sneak Peek (Event Recap)

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:49:00 -0400

So last weeks San Diego Comic Con was fantastic and it was really great to see so many familiar friends, many of whom I hadn’t seen for about a year. We had a screening of a excerpt from the film and afterwards a very insightful Q&A from several artists in the film.

We Had:

Jermaine Rogers

Tara McPherson

KaNo

Keith Poon

Sucklord

El Maz

Thomas Han

Attaboy

Frank Kozik

Here are the rest of the event photos:

The Vinyl Frontier Invades SDCC

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:38:00 -0400

We’ll be at San Diego Comic Con (July 23-26) this year wreaking havoc, handing out awesome buttons and postcards all weekend. Saturday night is not to be missed. We will be at 5&A Dime, a lovely store in downtown San Diego to preview some of the film to our loyal vinyl toy fans. After the screening, the director will be doing a Q&A with artists from the film such as: Jermaine Rogers, Attaboy, El Maz, Tara Mcpherson, Bwana Spoons, Sucklord, and more to be announced. See you there!

May Update

Mon, 18 May 2009 01:40:06 -0400

Hey Everybody,

I’ve been somewhat reluctant and out of touch on the interwebs with updates for the film, and for this I can only say it’s totally worth the wait! We got a new episode of the The Vinyl Frontier spotlight coming soon and I’m working hard to get a finished film so stay tuned and Let us know whats going on in your lives!

Twitter: @vinyl_frontier

Email: info [at] thevinylfrontiermovie.com

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Vol. 13: Huck Gee This is vol.13 of...

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:49:00 -0500

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Vol. 13: Huck Gee

This is vol.13 of “The Vinyl Frontier” Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana.
This week we take a look at Huck Gee, a toy designer for Kidrobot, Toy2R, and many more. Huck is also an established artist and commercial illustrator. In the episode, Huck talks about his influences, the story behind Skullhead, and all about the “Save Huck Show”.

Music: The Dandelion Council

www.myspace.com/thedandelioncouncil

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Vol. 12: Tara McPherson This is...

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:19:00 -0500

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Vol. 12: Tara McPherson

This is vol.12 of “The Vinyl Frontier” Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana.

This week we take a look at Tara Mcpherson, most famous for her rock poster work, fine art & sculpture work , and several production vinyl toys.

In the episode, Tara talks about her art and some recurring themes, working on production pieces, and moving to larger formats like sculptures.

Music: The Dandelion Council

www.myspace.com/thedandelioncouncil

Paul Budnitz and Mark Graham @ Society of Illustrators

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:13:00 -0500

So I had a chance to check this lecture out and it was pretty amazing to see the creative process of both Paul from KR and Mark from ilovedust. To go from a very basic inkiling of an idea to a fully realized 3d toy or an amazing colored piece of graphic art is quite a task, but they broke it down for the full house. Check out the pics and enjoy.

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Volume 11: Sket One This is vol.11...

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Volume 11: Sket One

This is vol.11 of “The Vinyl Frontier” Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana. This week we take a look at Sket One, the creator of the Ripple, countless custom custom toys, and many production pieces.
In the episode, Sket One chats about his pop art & graffiti influences, the pros & cons of custom and production toys, and the corporate branding of toys in the vinyl toy industry.

music by Lionel Cohen
www.dna-productions.com

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Volume 10: Bill McMullen This is...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Vinyl Frontier Spotlight Volume 10: Bill McMullen

This is vol.10 of “The Vinyl Frontier” Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana. This week we take a look at Bill McMullen, the creator of the AD-AT, Shuttlemax, and Dunnynaut. Hear Bill talk about his influences, the ideas behind his art, and what makes him create.

music by The Dandelion Council