![]() ![]() Highly sought after are the editions created in collaboration with contemporary artists and designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Vivienne Westwood, as well as with contemporary artists Kaws and Jean Michel Basquiat. From the spooky Bearbricks inspired by the most famous horror films to Bearbricks dedicated to DC Comics superheroes, and Bearbricks honoring acclaimed artists. What sets Bearbricks apart from other collectible models is the themes they represent. Each Bearbrick is made of nine parts: head, torso, hips, arms, hands, and legs. ![]() Medicom's Bearbrick toys depict the image of the stylized anthropomorphic bear from which they take their name. Today, the popular Bearbrick toys are available in various sizes and materials, ranging from wood to porcelain, carbon fiber, and plastic. Thanks to Medicom Toys, Bearbrick has revolutionized the concept of action figures, transitioning from simple toy models to "art toys" for collectors and icons of street culture. The company was founded in Japan in 1996 and launched its first toy in 2001 as a gift for visitors to the 12th World Character Convention in Tokyo. Now that's a long strange trip.Bearbricks (also known as are collectible toys produced by the Japanese company Medicom Toys and are widely known and appreciated worldwide. But outta left field she says "Like that rose you did!" Turned out that tucked away in her back room in a broken frame was the original of the centerpiece that I actually drew in '94, sitting in her kitchen when I needed something to draw for the next day's art class. A week after writing this post, and after the unsolicited, random email of the old poster, I was sitting in another friend's living room describing a work-in-progress that was "really rich in lush, textural detail like heavy crosshatching." Ironically enough the title of the work is a book-length story called "Dancing Bear" - more on that later. Update: Okay so now this is wonderful + weird. ![]() This in turn triggered another memory, that another friend had an awesome tattoo based on the poster (to my knowledge the only tat ever done of one of my drawings), and he emailed me a snapshot of it, very cool: potlucks at cabins, bonfires, music + friends. Man were those ever some great times with such good people in the neighborhood. This is around the time we had gotten the very first color copier in Fairbanks, and I was in heaven playing around with it at work. pre-computer, made way back when I worked at DateLine Copies: I had first assembled cut-up photocopies of the bears around a digital copy of the rose (done for an art class pen + ink assignment), then made another master copy and colored that in with Pantone markers, and made a limited set of posters from that new master. ![]() the copy's been stuck up on a wall somewhere even after all her travels, an that just made my whole day. from WikipediaĪ dear old friend long since migrated to the Lower 48 recently emailed a scan of this to me. Owsley "Bear" Stanley, who recorded and produced the album. Thomas reported that he based theīears on a lead sort from an unknown font. Thomas as part of the back cover for the album History of the Gratefulĭead, Volume One (Bear's Choice). A classic from daze of yore: my Alaskanized version of the Grateful Dead's " Dancing Bear" icon done twenty years ago in 1994 ( here's a link to some more serious collector's info on the characters):ĭancing bears: A series of stylized marching bears was drawn by Bob ![]()
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