Meet Mr. Spray, Shepard Fairey's First Vinyl Figurine in 11 Years.

Mr. Spray is a brand new collectible vinyl figure designed by internationally renowned artist Shepard Fairey in collaboration with StrangeCo. The first original vinyl figure designed by Fairey in 11 years, he reappropriated the anthropomorphized spray can in 2004 from an original 1950's advertising character.

Mr. Spray is available in four color editions:

• BLACK - limited to 350 pieces.
  
• RED - limited to 350 pieces.
  
• GOLD - limited to 200 pieces. OBEY special edition, release information forthcoming.
• SILVER - limited to 100 pieces.

The BLACK and the RED version are limited to 350 pieces and are already sold out at Strange Co! But can presently be purchased at Colette. Buy Red or Black Mr. Spray here. Or check these retailers.

The little guy isn't so little, he stands 11 inches tall. And comes in a cool illustrated box. And yes, it includes the mini OBEY stencil he's holding in his hands.



Strange Co.
Shepard Fairey's bio

Vinyl Toys With Heart. And Livers. And Lungs. And More. Organ Donor Dolls.

Artist David Foox of Foox-U has created a toy concept that raises awareness for the need for Organ Donors. His fun little vinyl dolls with organs for heads were inspired by his Uncle Ken's double lung transplant.



in his own words:
"The ORGAN DONORS toy concept has brought together some very important considerations. Firstly, I wanted to make something that everyone could identify with and see something familiar in the ORGAN DONORS. Secondly, I wanted to raise awareness for this issue/cause. And thirdly, I wanted to create something quasi-interactive with regard to the blind box and availability of different characters in the ORGAN DONORS world."

The following images are from the artist's own blog.


ORGAN DONOR DOLLS by FOOX (in alphabetical order)

Blood Cells:

Brain:

Eyeballs:

Heart:

Kidneys:

Liver:

Lungs:

Plasma:

Stem cells:


There are 9 different organs and a total of 24 variants of the characters in the line, each is made of vinyl, measures 3.25" tall, costs $15.00 USD a piece and can be found at the following vinyl shops - Kidrobot, Munky King, Hi-5 or ordered here if in stock.

Some are more rare than others (Black Market Kidneys, Pickled Liver, etc) and all come wearing the vinyl hospital gown with the butt cheeks showing.

Sold individually as a blind box edition here.
(If you want a specific ORGAN please make a note of it in your order).



See all of Denver, Colorado Based artist David Foox's work at his site here.

Barbie Goes Psychedelic for 2009: The Mod Squad Collection

For the real collector, there are several lines of Barbie dolls... everything from artist and designer series to DC Comics, Dolls of the world and dolls ranked by 'label' (platinum, gold, etc.). I don't want to bog you down with the details (of which there are many) but instead want to share with you some of the Barbie Dolls you probably had no idea were ever created (unless you have tween girls at home or are a collector yourself). Barbie certainly ain't what she used to be...



The Pivotal Mod Squad collection of Pop Life dolls for 2009 is fun, modern and frankly, fabulous. This new set of Pivotal dolls... the follow up to last year's Jazz Baby dolls brings the new POP Life! dolls.

Retro fashion dolls wear mod shapes in shift dresses and elephant bells, mixed with black-and-white graphics and a burst of color and texture! Celebrate the Mod Era with three fully-posable, Pivotal™ body dolls from the Barbie® Fashion Model Collection.

Based on the Pivotal body, each doll comes dressed in Mod prints and features nostalgic face sculpting. Barbie and Christie share the TNT face sculpt, while Kelly is a Steffie face sculpt.

Mod Barbie:




Mod Christie:



Mod Kelly:




Price approx. $54.95 each. Release date is TBA, but the mod dolls, each sold separately, can be pre-ordered here. Or here.

Other "hip" Barbies worth noting:

2008 Hard Rock Barbie


Buy it here.

Hard Rock Runway Barbie:

Buy it here

And of course, the fabulous "The Birds" Barbie commemorating Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie:


buy it here
If you like dolls, I have some other really cool posts for you:


be sure to see the fabulous hand-painted dolls in the likeness of famous actresses by Noel Cruz here


And the amazing handmade russian dolls by Mooqla here.



And see where to buy lots of cool Pop Culture dolls from the President Elect Doll: Barack Obama, The Big Lebowski to Resevoir Dogs Dolls here