The Avengers Print by kaNO

All last week The Blot was fervently following kaNO’s Facebook page as he was unveiling a series of four 8”x8” acrylic and wheatpaste paintings of the Avengers! Inspired by Marvel's hit summer blockbuster The Avengers, each painting features one member of the team: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk. What’s really great about these pieces is how kaNO painted each hero on top of actual comic book pages featuring that specific character. These turned out fantastic, and The Blot would absolutely kill to get my hands on this set of paintings (or even just the Captain America piece).

Because of the amazing response kaNO has received to this series of paintings, he has decided to release "The Avengers" as one killer 20”x20” giclee on archival paper. The Avengers print by kaNO will have a limited edition run size of 20 pieces and can be purchased exclusive from the kaNO Kid online store sometime soon for $45 each.

“Pierced” Vinyl Sculpture by Parra

Inspired by the melodramatic cover art of romance novels and based on his original silkscreen artwork, Dutch artist Parra (store) has crafted “Pierced,” a 10” tall vinyl sculpture that has no front or back, telling its story in the round. The Blot complains pretty regularly that Kidrobot is not doing enough to push the designer art toy scene forward. So I have to give KR its due when they release a beautiful piece like Pierced. The Blot loves Parra’s pop art and this vinyl statue looks (at least from the pictures) pretty incredible!

Using his signature post-pop imagery and highly saturated colors with contrasting matte and gloss finishes, Parra depicts two figures entwined and suspended in a dramatic dance of passion and pain, revealing multiple levels of love. From one angle, the scene is an ecstatic and intimate moment between lovers. Change your view, and a brutal display of empowerment is revealed. A clothed man impales a nude woman’s neck.

The Pierced vinyl sculpture by Parra has a limited edition run size of 300 pieces and will retail for $150 each beginning June 7th at all Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers worldwide.

Gus The Grumpoctopus Resin Figure by Vanessa Ramirez

The Blot really loves all the sculpting California artist Vanessa Ramirez has been doing as of late. Just look at this crabby, yet super dapper, octopus she recently created! Named Gus the Grumpoctopus, this mustached 3”x3” resin figure is limited to just five pieces and comes in red, green, blue, pink and gray.

Gus the Grumpoctopus resin figure by Vanessa Ramirez goes on sale at 3:30 PST today, Monday, May 2nd, in Vanessa’s online store for $50 each.

Cream Filled Foster-O by Super7

The Blot’s been wondering for weeks when we’d see a new Super7 vinyl figure unleashed upon the world. Thankfully my question was answered late last week when Super7 dropped an all new Foster in an Oreo inspired colorway. What is black and white and black all over? Why its’ everybody's favorite living cookie, Foster!

Foster is back for a snack all dressed up like his favorite cream-filled, crunchy cookie sandwich, made out of fresh black vinyl with a white cream filling spray. The Cream Filled Filled Foster-O is now available at the Super7 online store for $25 each.

Breaking Bad Screen Print #3 - Gus by Anthony Petrie

“Gus” by Anthony Petrie is the third screen print in the Breaking Bad Alternate Reality Game Series released in honor of the hit AMC television show Breaking Bad’s fifth and final season. *Spoiler Alert* This print depicts one of the show’s most pivotal scenes in all of its gruesome glory. While definitely an important moment in the history of Breaking Bad, I just can’t see this print gracing many fans’ walls. I do love the amazing job Petrie did with the print’s shattered glass background. It’s a very cool effect.

Anthony Petrie’s limited edition Breaking Bad screen print “Gus” measures 18”x24”, has a run size of 300 pieces (only 200 available for purchase) and comes hand signed and numbered by the artist. The print will retail for $50 each and can be purchased here.

To celebrate and honor the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad, 16 of the top artists and graphic designers have been commissioned to create screenprints depicting some of the series' most memorable scenes, characters and shocking moments for Gallery1988 and its Breaking Bad ARG, Breaking Gifs. These screenprints are hand-pulled, each its own individual work of art, in an edition of just 300, with only 200 available to the public through this project. Once the edition is sold out, they will never be printed again.