Faile's "Stories of Love in Key Foods"

The purchase that finally broke the bank. I have sworn not to buy any more artworks and I mean it this time...

I am relatively new to the Failemania and was lucky enough to win the Q for this print. It is HUGE at 45 x 34.5 inches!! My oh my how am I going to frame this monster??

But I fell in love the moment I unrolled the Key Foods on my table. The amount of work, the deep colours (ok, my camera phone sucked at capturing colours) and the way the girl is staring at me made me a happy happy owner of this massive piece of art.

Now, I have to save up for another 6 months to be able to afford the frame... as well as to buy a big enough apartment to house this beautiful monster.

Happy happy!

Miss Bugs Dumbo print

Just received the Dumbo print by Miss Bugs and I love it! The silver ink on black background is pretty cool and you can see the reflective effect from the photo.

My first Miss Bugs print and definitely not my last. :-)

"CNY Und Erotik" by BAST

I have never realised how big the Und Erotik print is till we have it displayed flat at the framer.

This is the biggest piece of artwork I have ever own. And the framer is charging me ridiculous price for the custom frame (which I paid anyway, with a grunt of disgust though).

And it is hard to discribe the beauty of this piece. The red on gold is beautiful, but it is the glitter that BAST have covered the Und Erotik with that makes the print sparkled under the lights of the framer shop.

A 1/1 piece and I can't wait to get it framed asap.

BAST (and a little bit of Faile)

Ever since Blaine Fontana declared that he will be taking a break from solo exhibitions in 2008, I thought that I can relax from artwork purchasing for a while.

As a fan of both Daniel Danger and Dave Kinsey, I am a regular reader of the thegiant.org forum (It is a forum that is primarily a Obey fan forum) where DD and Kinsey have their own artist threads. While scanning through the various artist threads, one particular artist caught my eyes.

BAST.

BAST is an artist that pasted his artworks on the streets of NYC. His art is so messy and sometimes dirty-looking that I guess some people might even find them ugly.

But somehow the weirdness and grittiness of his art appeal to me.

In Singapore, grafitti is banned and the police classify grafitti as vandalism and take a tough stance on "vandals". The last time a vandal was caught, not only was he given a prison sentence, he has to be caned. (Hence the famous "Singapore cane" that you might have heard about in the old ECW hardcore shows). Thus street art is something really interesting to a Singaporean like me who is not exposed to grafitti art. (though Juxtapoz has been slanting towards this art movement recently)

I find Banksy amusing (but too expensive), I find Obey nice (but nothing really special) and I am not even sure whether Kinsey is a street artist (I really like his prints regardless).

But I somehow really really like the insane images BAST are putting out.

So, I spent a few nights reading up on the guy and he has his fans at wallkandy (excellent forum), faile.co.uk and thegiant (and of course his haters at expressobeans lol). His bastny.com site is a joy to view (though I hate missing out on his late batch of print offerings in Jan since I only discovered him in Feb).

And I bought two of his prints.

Thug

Cash Baazar (this photo from expressobeans is actually the piece I bought 4/4)

And I have a special "Chinese New Year" Und Erotik coming.

Regular Und Erotik

A sneak preview of my CNY Und Erotik that is coming my way. (Supposed to be red on gold but it looked silvery in the photo)

The Cash Bazaar is a truly amazing piece. The multiple layering on the piece is crazy. Every corner you stare at you will discover some minor details you have never noticed before.

BAST original paintings are too expensive for me (and those beautiful ones are too big for my apartment) and so I have to focus on his prints. BAST will be having a show at Jonathan Levine Gallery later this year and I am looking forward to hopefully scoring a small OG or get my hands on any prints he might have!

I am worried about how this will affect the direction my collection is going. Because of BAST, I have started paying attention to Faile as well.

Faile is more popular than BAST. And I can understand the appeal of Faile. Anyone who has a love for comics will like Faile artworks.

I just have one print (no photo yet, waiting to go to framer) that I bought on impulse. My credit card is still suffering from my recklessness. :\

Bunny Boy Blue

Mine is as dirty as the one shown above and I love it! However I believe I will not be buying more Failes since their pricings have since rocketed thanks to those crazy rich Brits buying up their originals in the last few street art auctions.

I think I will concentrate on getting more BAST. :P

"Obstacle Movers" by Blaine Fontana

Blaine Fontana has a new giclee screen on wood called "Obstacle Movers" that I am trying to purchase. I like the glossy resin finish on the surface.

He also has 2 new prints called "Irregular Fauna #2" and "The Nestkeeper is Waiting". Time to add to my Fontana print collection. :)

"Thunder Clouds over a Flower" by Jeff Soto

The new "Thunder Clouds over a Flower" Giclee by Jeff Soto is a real beauty. How I wish I have the US$350 to drop on this.

My Framed Andy Kehoe's Prints

Got back my framed Andy Kehoe's prints and I am thrilled. I have choosen the frame that complemented very well with the designs and colours of Kehoe's artworks, methink.

The only issue is I have ran out of wallspace for my stuff. :(

Prints by Andy Kehoe

"War Hovers Over Us Again"


"Death Comes for Me on a Beautiful, Autumn Day"


"Souvenir of the Lovely Stranger"



I read the May issue of Juxtapoz magazine and there is a one-page profile on the artist Andy Kehoe. I liked the painting shown and checked out his website.

Man, the guy has talents! I find his arts beautiful and the titles of his paintings bring a smile to my face.

Just ordered the attached 3 prints from Andy. Can't wait for a chance to score a painting from him.

"Yume No Ato" print by Audrey Kawasaki

Yume No Ato

giclee print on archival paper
11"x13" on a 13"x16" sheet
signed and numbered
limited edition of 100

Saw the print went up for sale on Audrey Kawasaki's website and I immediately ordered one. The print sold out in a day's time! With a print run of 100, I was very surprised at how fast this piece sold. But I guess everyone is as mesmerized by the beautiful girl in the "Yume No Ato" piece drawn by the red-hot Audrey-san as I was. Personally I thought that "Yume No Ato" was the best painting at the "Four Dreams" show at Compound Gallery earlier this January.

I'm glad it was made into a print... and I got my hands on one :)

"Cluster" print by Joe Ledbetter

The "Cluster" print by the ultra-popular Joe Ledbetter was listed on the Kidrobot online store without any major announcement. I was lucky enough to stumble across the sale on a thread in the Kidrobot discussion forum and spent an hour thinking whether I should buy the print. (I am not a big fan of Ledbetter, even though I own one of his paintings, one of his prints and a couple of his toys)

The print was listed without any details about the run edition or dimensions, which added to my hesitation. Kidrobot's practice is to list the new products first and fill in the details later. This time I took a chance to purchase the US$79.95 print, and thankfully I did because I bought the last piece! :D

The print is SOLD OUT now in kidrobot store. Hopefully everything went well with my credit card and I don't receive a refund email from them.

I am leaning towards keeping the "Cluster" print. It is rare to own a piece of art from Joe Ledbetter that compises all of his popular characters like Mr Bunny, Firecat, Teeter and Ringo the bear. It even has the Monkey with the attitude. :)

"The Immoderates" print by Shag

Framed my first Shag print "The Immoderates" and now this baby is hanging on the wall of my living room.

I was not aware that Shag prints are so big in sizes and this particular framing costed me a bomb. I still have 2 more Shag prints that I am going to frame when I have saved up a bit more money :P

I can't stop staring at this artwork. I believe only the ultra-rich have properties that are so humongous that they need to communicate with their family members under the same roof via their phones and cellphones.

“The Clovervine Slumber” Print by Amy Sol

The latest print from the beautiful Amy Sol is out on her site (amysol.com). I was unfortunate enough to miss out on her first 2 prints and am happy to secure the “The Clovervine Slumber” print.

Cute, isn't it? :)

After the Rain by Lou Pimentel

Lou Pimentel is one of my favourite artists and one of my favourite toy customizer. He was kind enough to sign the "After the Rain" print and sent it over to me.

This beautiful print will complement the Cherry Geisha madl he did for me. Now to get this baby framed :D

"I Asked For Scambled" by Luke Chueh

Just hung up my first ever framed print in my apartment. Man, I love Luke Chueh's art since there is always an element of irony in his paintings.

Looking forward to sending some of my unframed prints to the framer. The only issue I have is where the hell I am going to hang the rest of them? :D

My Messy Desktop

Nothing much to update as I am slowly moving away from toys to prints and paintings. I have made a decision that in 2007, I will concentrate on MAD and Kaws toys as well as custom pieces unless there are awesome toys that may tickle my fancy (perhaps the Kozik Lenin bust?)
It has reached a stage where I am burnt out by the toy stuff that has been produced recently. I have not seen a new sculpt that makes me go "wow" for quite a while.

Plus the fact that I am running out of space to display my toys, I think that it is time to decorate my walls instead. If only I can get my arse out of my chair to frame some of the prints that I got.

Getting my paws on Shag Print "Palm Springs Serenade"!!!

I am so excited! In my obessession in finding myself the "Gemini" print from Shag, I stumbled upon the "Palm Springs Serenade" print that is available from a cool gallery.

Placed an order without hesitation, I will wait with great anticipation in getting this beauty. I love this print for so many reasons:

1) I love wolves! (thus my name)
2) I love cats!
3) I love sexy mama :P

I am already looking to take down some of the posters I have at home to make space for this. Hope to save up soon just in case the "Gemini" print comes up for sale.

Palm Springs Serenade, come to me!

I wish I have the Shag Print "Gemini"

I have been surfing the net to check out some prints as I will like to change the piece of art I have hanging on the wall in my apartment for the new year.

I stumbled upon this print named "Gemini" by Shag. Isn't it a beauty? (And I am a Gemini as well)

Unfortunately it is sold out everywhere.

Sigh....