SDCC 2021 Exclusive Brandalism Vinyl Figures by Queen M, BAIT & Toy Tokyo

Queen M has teamed up with BAIT and Toy Tokyo to release timed edition variants of their Brandalism line of vinyl figures as part of Comic-Con@Home 2021!  These figures are inspired by and pay homage to the artwork of the mysterious graffiti artist known as Banksy. Queen M will be releasing the San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Blackout Variants of Riot Cop and Bandaged Heart and the San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Gray Variant of Hollywood Rat.

BAIT will be releasing San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Gold Variants of Laugh Now and Love Rat, while Toy Tokyo will be releasing the San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Copper Green Variant of Liberty Girl and the San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Monotone Variant of Bunny Thug. Standing at 8” tall, all of these San Diego Comic-Con 2021 Exclusive Brandalism figures will be sold individually as a pre-order for $175.

Each figure will come individually packaged in a high-end, museum quality, collector box that will include a certificated NFC chip of authenticity card, a paper certificate and a pair of white gloves. All of these figures will be up for pre-order from Thursday, July 22nd, through Sunday, July 25th, on each company’s respective websites – QueenMshop.com, BAITme.com and ToyTokyo.com.  Edition sizes will be determined by the number of figures sold through Sunday July 25th.

Johnny Cupcakes x Banksy “Bakesy” T-Shirt

The minute The Blot saw this Banksy inspired t-shirt by Johnny Cupcakes I knew I had to have it! I love the idea of taking Banksy’s signature Flower Thrower stencil into a baker chunking cupcakes, making “Bakesy” one of my top 5 favorite JC designs ever. Not surprising, these design has flown off the shelf and only a few select sizes remain. So if you want to add this street art inspired design to your closet, you’d better act fast!

The Banksy inspired Johnny Cupcakes t-shirt “Bakesy” is currently on sale at the Johnny Cupcakes online store for $35.99. The shirts are available in both men's and women’s styles, sizes S-3XL but some sizes are already sold out.

The Art in the Streets Graffiti Exhibit

The Blot is way behind on blogging due to my move last month, but I wanted to share with you some photos from my recent trip to the west coast. Aly and I traveled to Los Angeles over the 4th of July holiday weekend, and in between sightseeing and visiting family we took a little detour to the Museum of Contemporary Art to and its "Art in the Streets" exhibit, the first major U.S. museum exhibition of the history of graffiti and street art. And let me just tell you, it was amazing!!! You can check out some of my photos in the slideshow above, or click here to see some official photos on the MOCA website.

The exhibition traces the development of graffiti and street art from the 1970s to the global movement it has become today, concentrating on key cities where a unique visual language or attitude has evolved. "The Art in the Streets" exhibit showcased installations by 50 of the most dynamic artists from the graffiti and street art community, including Fab 5 Freddy (New York), Lee Quiñones (New York), Futura (New York), Margaret Kilgallen (San Francisco), Swoon (New York), Shepard Fairey (Los Angeles), Os Gemeos (São Paulo), and JR (Paris).

I am so glad we were able to visit the MOCA while we were in Cali and see this incredible art show. Being able to see artwork and photographs from the 70s and 80s documenting the early years of the graffiti art scene in person was seriously mind blowing. Growing up in the deep south, I couldn’t get over the sketchbooks of graffiti legends I had previously only read about in magazines and the internet. While the exhibit closed yesterday, it now heads out east to the Brooklyn Museum, where it will be on view March 30–July 8, 2012. Catch it if you can!