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angel
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1881 1896 2109
12 years ago
Shank, say something about KAWS' new piece!
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angel
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432 4 822
12 years ago
Best thing he's done since Astro Boy!
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angel
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432 4 822
12 years ago
His licensed stuff is so hit or miss. Pinocchio, Astro Boy, Vader/Stormtrooper all worked. Tweety, Snoopy, Woodstock, not so much. I think it has something to do with the level of detail, because those last three are such simple figures, and the first four are pretty spectacular. If he wants to keep using the same design, he better nail it every time, and Woodstock is not nailing it.
That being said, I mashed up the Snoopy and Woodstock in this pic, and I still think this would look awfully nice on your shelf. I can see how people would like it, even if it doesn't appeal to me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shankweather/8295382812/in/photostream
But if those yellows don't match I'm done with KAWS forever! -
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355 333 84
12 years ago
Yep I agree with shank . I'm a big KAWS fan but I skipped tweeties, partners , snoop & Woodstock . Resting place & astroboy super cool . I picked up a '99 companion in brown a few weeks ago .
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angel
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432 4 822
12 years ago
My grailiest of grails! I will have it, one day...
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185 83 831
13 years ago
this just makes me feel meh.... so what
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angel
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381 1089 1433
13 years ago
to me it's ridiculous... it isn't transformed in any way, it's not the best Snoopy sculpt, slap a couple of X's on it and sell it for big $$$...
Kaws is so uninteresting right now -
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40 1999 75
13 years ago
@MisterQuiche: Stupidy strikes back!
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51 9 368
13 years ago
This is a preview shot, so this is definitely how it will look like. So no photoshops here.
Kaws is getting really lamer and lamer, and this release is such a lazy design that there ain't words to describe it. -
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118 160 32
13 years ago
Worst KAWS figure ever.
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13 years ago
Yeah, let's stick it to him now that he's not producing stuff we like! Yeah!
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860 9 87
13 years ago
never been a huge KAWS fan, but this really is just slapping X's on a figure. It's all about the brand now. Ron English has done more interesting things with Snoopy
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angel
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566 356 245
13 years ago
Leave Peanuts to Ron English!
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185 83 831
13 years ago
@ tristan; i think some folks have been saying this about kaws stuff for a long time, its just a thousand times more obvious with this release. i know kaws collectors who believe this is ace and a must have
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13 years ago
Weak sauce.
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185 83 831
13 years ago
dang, true, i'll get my crayons out now!!!
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angel
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381 1089 1433
13 years ago
Tristan - first of all, I think it's okay to criticize an artist when you think he's doing bad work.
but to be fair I've always been sticking it to him cause I don't like his work very much - to me it seems more like brand merchandise then art and Kaws himself more buisnessman then artist.
this recent work just makes me feel more strongly about it. -
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280 124 209
13 years ago
BRB... making my Snoopy toy into a KAWS toy.
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angel
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381 1089 1433
13 years ago
Snoopy X monsterforge ftw!
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280 124 209
13 years ago
Ha ha ha! Maybe!
Nah... I'd actually have some fun and paint it up! -
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13 years ago
MisterQuiche and lordsketch: I agree with both of you. I typed the above comment facetiously, but with an alarming amount of sympathy. I also feel like the stuff I ought to like is not as cool as it used to be. However, barely one percent of Kaws and Dunny and Bearbricks interest me. Kaws probably didn't think this Snoopy would falter, but many on this forum think so. And here I am, seeing the same qualities in this figure that made me think the rest of Kaws is overpriced and underwhelming.
When I started collecting blindboxes in Portland and Chicago (on the few chances I happened to be in either of those cities) I had no idea how much vinyl I had already missed, and four years later I'm feeling crotchety and curmudgeonly and bitter that the artists I liked then either aren't producing stuff that appeals to me or they have stopped making vinyl altogether, and the rest of the toys that I like are unattainable due to rarity, expense, or access.
And the rest of the rest look like total boring shit. The debate over whether something is genuine or bootlegged, commercial or art, goes beyond what I care about. I love my collection, and I'd like to refine it, nurture it like a little toxic garden of non-biodegradable treasures. But increasingly it looks like there is less out there for me. So I feel old and mean compared to my enthusiastic collecting self of just two years ago, and with artists like Kaws I just sit back feel cynical. People are upset about Kaws doing a lukewarm x'ed-out-eyed Peanuts character. I guess I'm upset about caring less about vinyl in general.
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280 124 209
13 years ago
I like chocolate milk.
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185 83 831
13 years ago
@tristan; i know where you are coming from, i have shed most of my collection in recent years but continue to look and hope to find new artists / pieces that excite me. For me recently my focus has been more on the resin producers, small home runs, more artist interaction and a feeling of being involved as opposed to just buying a really really expensive snoopy or tweety bird. (obviously the only factor that ultimately matters is do i like it!)
@ monsterforge, Blend some ice cream in there and im right with ya! -
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angel
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381 1089 1433
13 years ago
Tristan - there are many many more toys I want then money I have so I don't have those problems :P
there will always be crap, everywhere. But there is is still a lot of stuff I love. -
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51 9 368
13 years ago
I normal situations, at least for me, there will always be lots of stuff I would like to have, but cannot based on the price/availability etc. But it's all part of the fascination of collecting, buying fancy furniture and so on: would be a damn more boring if you could get all the stuff all at once!
We as consumers/collectors have the responsibility to buy and collect the stuff we really like and want to support, and I have started to think about his more and more lately. About the facts how well are the companies treating the artists, in which conditions are the toys made (I don't want no-one to risk/damage their health making my toys) and so on. As one individual you can't do miracles, know every little details of conditions, but you can act via your buing habits and I think I'll do that much more in the future. This all comes to Kaws and how I really think that his toys and art has started in the recent years become more and more about milking the buyers/collectors. That in my mind tells that he doesn't really appreciate his fans a lot.
I myself have cut up my collecting almost totally at the moment, but in the future I'll surely buy only something really special and might head towards buying more art pieces during the years. For example nice painting/canvas by some brilliant artist.
For me my toys, although I have a really small collection compared to many here & it doesn't include any "high-end" vinyl toys, are little pieces of art and all have something that visually & mentally describes somehow who I am and what makes me happy.
But that's my rant about these things. Hat tip to Tristan for starting the conversation. Now others - continue. -
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185 83 831
13 years ago
Yes indeed, if nothing else, this (in my opinion) poor piece has opened up a lot of conversation from folks
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51 9 368
13 years ago
Bump ;)
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13 years ago
I haven't bought Kaws releases for some time now, but I wouldn't mind having this one, lame though it is.
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13 years ago
im always trying to get my hands on a new kaws piece as broke as i am but this will def be on the last of my list. still love his art though. im sure he has a method to his madness
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angel
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154 129 400
13 years ago
I have to admit,it leaves me cold,except for my love of Snoopy,there's nothing to this.
But again, this is one of the things I like about the toy-as-art world,we all have such different tastes.
I wonder what Schultz would have made of it ? :) -
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28 114 32
13 years ago
Bland, Bland Bland. Kaws has wacked out with this little offering. Concentrating more on the dollars than the idea. I've seen more originality in a game of naughts and crosses.
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355 333 84
13 years ago
Tweety & this has damaged KAWS's reputation
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355 333 84
13 years ago
no way.pinocchio is great
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109 122 99
14 years ago
NSFW!!!
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14 years ago
I have just picked these up, the feet don't stand particularly flat, but it looks like this picture is the same. Is this normal?
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72 77 44
14 years ago
The boots are removable, so they're easy to twist and tweak to get them to stand straight.
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14 years ago
I didn't realise you could remove the boots, didn't want to pull to hard, incase I broke them. Thanks.
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davidsundin
344 490 25
13 years ago
Just snapped this picture in the Original Fake store in Tokyo. Will be released sat 28/05/11. Only 30/100 in the store.
Shankweather
432 4 822
13 years ago
I have two of these, will trade one for Vinylmation.
saigonradio
178 1 77
13 years ago
This is 3k right? Man I want one pretty bad.
sergeySafonov
804 2515 1650
13 years ago
http://www.flickr.com/search/...
isuck
40 1999 75
13 years ago
manufacturer is karimoku.
TonyStark
50 18 43
12 years ago
this is sick.
wazeemu
39 26 1
7 years ago
looking for one of these, if anyone can help in any way