From 22nd to the 29 of November, coinciding with the celebration of the International Puppet Festival in the city of Tolosa (Spain), “Titirijai 2014”, ART TOY GAMA Collective have organised at GKO Gallery http://www.gko-gallery.com –Tolosa-, an ART TOY exhibition entitled “The truth of Pinocchio. A different way of storytelling” and involves worldwide artists from Japan, USA, Italy, France, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia and Spain. This is an Artistic Project related to Art Toys in addition to artistic photography, illustration, animation and other technologies also linked to this type of contemporary design.
The collective have selected the character of Pinocchio because they believe that is a character that gives a lot of play and Pinocchio has been much talked about and therefore opens up a range of possibilities. His story can be interpreted in a thousand ways, each reader interprets it in their own way … and above all it is a more interesting character for adults than for children … despite what you think … as some Art Toys.
Who are Art Toy GAMA collective?
In short, ART TOY GAMA Collective aims to be a Worldwide Network of talent Art Toy Community. And we are people with experience and own knowledge, with an international vocation, and searching for new creative challenges and experiment and innovate … Promoting dialogue and interaction between the members and other disciplines and artists around the world in order to generate collective creative experimentation processes and exceptional Artistic Projects based on innovation”
Flüke https://www.facebook.com/flukegraf http://instagram.com/flukegraf TALES FROM THE HARD SIDE “Tales from the Hard Side” is a personal view on a hypothetical second part of the story. Debts drown Geppetto that due to the crisis, see how his business is in decline. The bank is threatening to evict him from his workshop – home and he ends up committing suicide, and leaving Pinocchio orphan. The little boy decides to live on the street and joins a band, as his only support, while Jiminy Cricket has become a wealthy and carefree cricket.Melodreama http://instagram.com/melodreama https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melodreama/1374746206147569 MONSTROCCHIO (S) The part of the story that always stuck with me from childhood was when “Monstro” (the whale) swallowed Pinocchio. I also make all my art in a subsequent order and since I had just completed a Narwhal series, this idea fit with both the theme of the show and my own artistic succession.The Criaturas https://www.facebook.com/TheCriaturashttp://www.thecriaturas.com/ PINOCCHIO SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH This is the end result of my piece of Pinocchio (9,44×19,6 in.) for the group show “The truth about Pinocchio”La Maison de Mageritdoll www.facebook.com/arttoymaison www.lamaisondemageritdoll.com CREATING STORMS. THE MANIPULATED. Pinocchio is a puppet whose strings are handled by small winged characters of sweet little voices; they are evil thoughts that force you to commit evil acts. Custom toy from Kidrobot (Foomi). Materials: sculpey, resin, acrylic paint and fabric. Limited to a single piece.PRINTOCHO V1.0 By Raul Real aka Ojofrito Printocho V1.0 is the first prototype for a toy that includes elements of Art Toy, the fantastic world of robots, constructional and articulated toys or Production series . https://www.behance.net/ojofritohttps://www.flickr.com/photos/ojofrito/sets/
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By Dr. Zamenhof www.doctorzamenhof.com https://www.behance.net/doctorzamenhof BASIC The work is a customization of the Art Toy created by Doctor Zamenhof & CranioDsgn study: Mr. Angry. We have synthesized the most of the conceptualization of the figure of Pinocchio, choosing an element as natural and key as wood composing the piece in a simple and direct way.La Maison de Mageritdoll www.facebook.com/arttoymaison www.lamaisondemageritdoll.com AWARENESS Three Strange tattooed characters observe Pinocchio. They are his Consciousness, Witness, Prosecutor and Judge. Witness Consciousness expects a whistling by Pinocchio if he gets into trouble. Attorney Consciousness accuses Pinocchio under his ethical and moral scale. Judge Consciousness observes him as considers him guilty and asks him why? Custom Miscelanius Ganekogorta. Materials: ResinEmilio Subira www.emiliosubira.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emilio-Subira-SICKEMIL/117603044036 JOHNNY PAINT ME MOTHERFUCKER “PINOCCHIO” My idea has been to represent Johnny Pinocchio as a character who has given up his innocence killing Jiminy Cricket with his newly embraced lies in the transition from child to adult. Someone said that “the artist lies to tell the truth”. A character with canvas – head showing Pinocchio maybe can only have as a nose that brush with which to paint his lies. In this way the work has a double reading from the perspective of the art world. Are his lies a perversion of innocence or a trick to the survival of that? In his chest you can read “Lie Young”, a play on words referring to the famous phrase “Die young and leave a beautiful corpse” (Die young and stay pretty). In this case we could say “lie young and keeps correct appearances.” LIE YOUNG BABY!Flüke https://www.facebook.com/flukegraf http://instagram.com/flukegraf TALES FROM THE HARD SIDE “Tales from the Hard Side” is a personal view on a hypothetical second part of the story. Debts drown Geppetto that due to the crisis, see how his business is in decline. The bank is threatening to evict him from his workshop – home and he ends up committing suicide, and leaving Pinocchio orphan. The little boy decides to live on the street and joins a band, as his only support, while Jiminy Cricket has become a wealthy and carefree cricket.Jake Valentine https://www.facebook.com/JakobValentine http://instagram.com/jakevalentine BOY (Polymer, acrylic, glitter, glass, mixed media)Fran Ferriz www.franferriz.com http://instagram.com/FRANFERRIZ THE SADNESS OF PINOCCHIO All my work or much of it is based on the contrast between sweet and nice, and simultaneously the bloody and violent. I like the contrast between the sweetness and violence, and try to mix both. For Pinocchio I have tried to show his darker side, while creating a sense of tenderness to the character. It is a wooden doll, which is not accepted by society, and as we don´t let him to be free, he decides to cut the legs as in reality he does not need them because we will never let him walk alone. It is made entirely in 3D, modeling, illuminated, and rendered.By Bruscolino https://www.facebook.com/slimybruscolino https://www.facebook.com/slurpcollective ROTTED PINOCCHIO It is a version of Pinocchio “rotted zombie”, a return to nature after death. Custom “drawing dummy”. Materials: wood, glue, vinyl glue, acrylics, spray paintBy Jalos https://www.facebook.com/pages/JALOS/109087329112075 http://www.jalos.es/By Hiroshi Yoshii ARTWORK: “PINOCCHIO” He was pure, but evil and I, who were consequent of the reason thought about Pinocchio. I recollected Alex of “A Clockwork Orange”. Thus, I took the Bowler hat and begun to design it as a boy in white clothes. However, he has too neared to Alex. I brought him close to an impression of original Pinocchio and designed it again. His false eyelashes are remains of Alex. The nose which grows when he tells a lie cuts into his face by the same length and bullies him. http://www.yoshii.com/ https://www.behance.net/yoshii BIO. Japan. Illustrator / Character Designer. Primary activities were creating illustrations for publications and advertisements, and character design for companies. He turned his attentions to 3DCG character creation in 2003, and has continued working on them to the present day. He also creates hand made limited edition toys and FRP sculptures.By LEE SIERRA BIGLEEDABOSS / DABOSS CUSTOMS http://www.pinterest.com/bigleedaboss/ https://www.facebook.com/bigleedaboss PINOCCHIO About my piece………………… my Pinocchio is inspired by both the Disney story as well as the original story. While he looks like the Disney character we all love and is in denial most times, he has a dark side that he hides behind his adorable smile. He is a murderer….his victim….. TREES. His resentful side has made him a danger to the trees in the woods and anyone or anything getting in his way…….HE MUST BE STOPPED! He has constructed his clothing out of trees and if not brought to justice, the trees will one day be GONE FOREVER.By Jaime Fernández Muro www.jf-muro.com www.vimeo.com/jfmuro NAUGHTY BOY For the realization of Pinocchio project I was inspired by a character that transmits by the way of looking the mischief and ruin that is the character himself, innocent eyes but also a suspicious look. I have used blue pencil to sketch basic format and colored on the computer using photoshop to generate more volume and light gaming. What I think it gives more value to my work Pinocchio is the ability to convey the personality of a character by its way of looking and his general humble appearance and humble look but at the same time hiding the dark and evil side.By HX STUDIO https://www.flickr.com/photos/hxstudio/https://www.behance.net/hxstudio PINOCCHIO. THE DARK SIDE. Is Pinocchio good? Or is Pinocchio bad? Pinocchio is tired of being a puppet manipulated by his inseparable friend Jiminy Cricket… so he has taken the reins of his life to be free. Tired of that control of his actions, he is now the one with the power in his hands! Platforms: “Veil: Specimen 129 + Dunny”. Materials: Epoxy mastic, supersculpey, acrylic paints and pigmentsBy Jose Herrera https://www.facebook.com/Creaturitas www.instagram.com/superhyperaktive THE LIAR It is a Pinocchio worked with super – sculpey and mixed media including acrylic paint, copper wire, and some fabrics. The trunk is also developed with super – sculpey and acrylic paint, and the whole mounted on a wooden plaque.By Jake Valentine https://www.facebook.com/JakobValentine http://instagram.com/jakevalentine BOY (Acrylic, glitter and paint markers on canvas) 14” x 18”By Kiboochan www.kiboochan.com https://www.facebook.com/page.kiboochan PINOCCHIO I read the story about Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and was a little bit surprised, it’s a little bit different than the Disney movie. I wanted to show my interpretation of this book. Pinocchio acts like a kid with many faces. He’s selfish, full of conscience only when he gets into trouble, makes many promises, lies all the time, but he’s also very naive and a big dreamer (and murdered the talking grasshopper). So I tried to show that using two kinds of masks. An evil one and a good one, huge lollipop, prison trousers, and making him sit on his conscience.By Judas Arrieta www.judasarrieta.comhttps://www.facebook.com/JUDASARRIETAZ PINOCCHIO Mixed media on paper. Handmade. 2014 I am interested in the time of the creation of the puppet and the passage of his death. Pinocchio comes alive while the carpenter Geppetto is carving him in his workshop. When we speak of an end, some people have wanted to see his death as a punishment for “his many faults.” Others explain that Pinocchio was not hanged for his “numerous failures” but what happened is that two swindlers, the fox and the cat, tried by all means to steal the gold coins to the child, until at last they catch him and decide to hang him in a large oak. Fortunately for the children, later versions have been less dramatic. “The right way is reached through knowledge and wisdom. What had been a log of wood and then a puppet, he finally became a real person, after overcoming adversity presented to him.” Say that Collodi was a Mason, and that he could pretend, through the story of Pinocchio, make an allegory about the formation of people based on honor, truth and virtue.By La Maison de Mageritdoll www.facebook.com/arttoymaison www.lamaisondemageritdoll.com CREATING STORMS. THE MANIPULATED. Pinocchio is a puppet whose strings are handled by small winged characters of sweet little voices; they are evil thoughts that force you to commit evil acts. Custom toy from Kidrobot (Foomi). Materials: sculpey, resin, acrylic paint and fabric. Limited to a single piece.By La Maison de Mageritdoll www.facebook.com/arttoymaison www.lamaisondemageritdoll.com GUILTY. The Slave Pinocchio becomes a slave of his evil actions. He is chained to a bad thought from which he will not be liberated easily. Custom Mageritdoll. Materials: Resin, fabric and recycled materialsBy César Zanardi www.facebook.com/mundo.cerrito https://www.behance.net/CesarZanardi CERRITO PINOCCHIO This Cerrito presents the moment of “metamorphosis” in which Pinocchio realizes he is turning into Donkey and in a state of panic he flees before being eaten by a whale. The challenge was to use the extremities, and curves of the main piece to amalgamate all elements and adapt them dynamically and in an original way. Therefore Pinocchio, Donkey, Whale and Pepe Grillo characters find place in the form of a Cerrito to tell one circumstance at a glanceBy Bruscolino https://www.facebook.com/slimybruscolino https://www.facebook.com/slurpcollective ROTTED PINOCCHIO It is a version of Pinocchio “rotted zombie”, a return to nature after death. Custom “drawing dummy”. Materials: wood, glue, vinyl glue, acrylics, spray paint, floakBy Labadanzky https://www.facebook.com/LABADANzky http://instagram.com/labadanzky_unpoliteartmachine CLOCKWORK PINOCHO P1N8Mario Bosse www.behance/net/baguspramutya https://www.facebook.com/mariobosse PINOCCHIO I have inspired about dualism – black and White – yin and yang, angel and devil. Everyone has two sides, the good side or the bad side of things. It depends on who you look at. I´m trying to visualize two sides of behavior of Pinocchio… Whatever the stories about Pinocchio… people says everybody have sin in the heart but can become angels if they wish it. So all depends on you. In this Project I want to ask to public which one would you like to be… evil or angel… or nothing at all. Material for this Project: 18 cm (H) x 16. CM (W). Fabric with digital printing, sewing and filled of cotton.Pablo Llorens Serrano https://www.facebook.com/pablo.llorensserrano http://instagram.com/potens The piece has been done by Pablo Llorens (design) and Markus Mayer (construction) PINOCCHIO Our natural tree Pinocchio is caught in a processed wood packaging material, but thanks to its extendable nose gets exposed to sunlight and the green shoots starting to bloom … We have worked with wood, branches both from nature and processed wood slats. We like the contrast between the parties that remain as they are original and have been widely treated and manipulated. Pinocchio has been represented in a thousand different ways, so we wanted to distinguish ourself by doing the material (wood) the protagonist; after all Pinocchio is the product of a carpenter, or not?By Antu https://www.facebook.com/pages/ANTU/642345912484390http://instagram.com/streetwildboy MR.MALACOPIA! has been invited to participate in the exhibition “The truth about Pinocchio”, and his costumes are inspired by the first and last days of this character, born as a tree and transformed into a puppet by a curse, and that dreamed of becoming a real boy, but lied and murdered to achieve it, and remorse dragged him to end his life. Materials: Resin-metal-acrylic-polyurethaneSO -DS http://www.so-ds.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/soniadsart PINOCCHIO´S ORIGINS “Once upon a time… a piece of wood …” Back to the origins of Pinocchio, that little piece of wood speaking. It surely would find this pretty blue fairy, living in the forest for a thousand years, the cat and the fox, hidden behind a tree on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary, and a pile of wood. Not of precious wood, but simple logs, those winter we throw in stoves and fireplaces. Deep in a forest of black paper, these characters are ready to reinvent the origins of a piece of wood, called Pinocchio.
Squid&Pig https://www.behance.net/squidandpig https://www.facebook.com/squidandpig GIVE ME A WHISTLING We chose to Jiminy Cricket, Talking Cricket on the original work, as the noblest character in the story, in whatever adaptations. The voice of conscience that we’ve all had at some point in our life and that is more often ignored than it deserves. Despite having a profile 100% digital for this occasion have wanted to prove ourselves, so that we have dared to work with canvas and brush. And is that the project required an extra effort, which is well deserved.By T.W.A – Toyz Wit Attitudes www.toyzwitattitudes.com www.facebook.com/toyzwitattitudes The point of departure for our customization of Tainer Boy was built on the consciousness of Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket concretely. We wanted to turn around the story of Disney and Jiminy Cricket has become a ghetto gangster, who took advantage of Pinocchio for enrichment rather than away from the problems. To add a touch more like a New York neighborhood, we use the name of the English version, Jiminy Cricket (J.Cricket), and add the nickname “Da Hustla” rapper slang that means someone who makes money from a not so legal way . Pinocchio on the other hand is absolutely manipulated by Jiminy Cricket, who has complete control of his “mind”, and uses it to transport the dirty money he earns from busking. At the same time, Pinocchio, makes very clear, as shown by its growing nose, that the container contents has nothing to do with the timber transport.By ARTEFACTO INC. (Iván Espinell) http://artefactocolombiai.wix.com/artefactoinc https://www.facebook.com/artefactoinc DARK Inspired by the perverse and evil full version that Pinocchio have inside. He has eaten cricket pepe and his grin is apparently a smile that invites us to evil. Art Toy platform: BURO (by Artefacto)By ARTEFACTO INC. (Neslly Sanabria) http://artefactocolombiai.wix.com/artefactoinc https://www.facebook.com/artefactoinc A MUTATION BETWEEN PINOCCHIO AND JIMINY CRICKET Without leaving aside the pre-Columbian Muisca and giving form style totem, in this figure show one of the most representative scenes from the adventures of the main characters Art Toy platform: CHIMI (by @Artefacto)By Vuibits https://www.facebook.com/vuitbits http://instagram.com/8bits_By WuzOne https://www.facebook.com/wuzone.customs https://www.behance.net/wuzone TRUE SKULLY To paint this custom I have tried to highlight in particular those elements of the classic design of the character I find most representative . Especially the colors, not so much serious forms such as his famous nose. The black areas of the Art Toys are intended to emphasize the other colors of the piece, increase contrast. At the same time I wanted to be consistent with my current line of work and to merge the character with skulls and big eyes characteristic of my recent customs. Original Illustration: 8 ” Dunny by Kidrobot Technique: Painting 100% hand spray, acrylic and marker edition. Limited to a single piece.By Antu https://www.facebook.com/pages/ANTU/642345912484390 http://instagram.com/streetwildboy THE BIRTH OF THE CRICKET This art work is called “Birth of the Cricket” and is inspired by the early days of Jiminy Cricket, a character who represents the conscience of Pinocchio, who is killed by him because of opposing his plans. Despite being a supporting character in the story, it is vital, because it is for the death of this little character that Pinocchio decides to end with his own life.By La Maison de Mageritdoll www.facebook.com/arttoymaison www.lamaisondemageritdoll.com THE LIE. the Liar When Pinocchio lies his nose grows. His nose is the symbol of his lie. The lie roots inside Pinocchio taking root. A bad winged thought strives to irrigate his lies to grow and grow. Mageritdoll sculpture. Materials: Sculpey, resin and acrylic paint. 8 cm in height.
Artists participating:
Antu (Chile) Judas Arrieta (España) Artefacto (Colombia) Mario Bosse (Indonesia) Bruscolino (Italia) The Criaturas (España) Jaime Fernández Muro (España) Flüke Graf (España) Fran Ferriz (España) HX Studio (España) Jose Herrera (USA) Jalos (España) Kiboochan (Francia) LABADANzky (Italia) Pablo Llorens (España) Cedric Lombardo (Francia) La Maison de Mageritdoll (España) Melodreama (Canada) Ojofrito (Spain) Olga Ruiz (España) Sonia DS (París, Francia) Squid & Pig (España) T.W.A. Toyz Wit Attitudes (España) Lee Sierra (USA) Emilio Subirá (España) Jake Valentine (El Paso, Texas, EEUU) Vuitbits (España) Wuzone Customs (España) Hiroshi Yoshii (Japón) Doctor Zamenhof (España) César Zanardi (Argentina)
All Art Work presented here and that will be part of the Exhibition are available for presale NOW! You can secure your piece before the show by emailing them at arttoygama@hotmail.com
As the collective and promoters of the exhibition they are an emerging Collective (ART TOY GAMA https://www.facebook.com/pages/ART-TOY-GAMA-Collective/574490682655220 ) that has emerged to promote the artistic movement of the Art Toys in all its aspects. This collective is made up of a group of artists all Spanish speakers… La Maison de Mageritdoll ArtToyMaison and Judas Arrieta of Spain , Antu of Chile, Artefacto from Colombia , and César Zanardi of Argentina. linked to the Movement or tendency in contemporary design based in Art with Toys. A group of people with different backgrounds and professional experiences, and with the ambition to celebrate and participate Artistic Projects – and other activities – associated with Art Toys
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thanks very much for this fantastic post and for your support… !