Ron English’s Abraham Obama

After unforeseen production delays, Ron English’s highly anticipated Popaganda mini figure series are being pre-released at SDCC. Ron will be signing at Toy Tokyo’s booth, as a limited amount were flown in to greet fans in attendance before launch in late August.

American artist Ron English dedicates his time to making illegal billboard ads. With satirical and subversive imagery and sloganeering, English makes people stop and think about how products, personas and ideas are sold to the public. In this very funny presentation at the Semi-Permanent conference, he gives a history of how his art came to be part of the urban cultural landscape.

A trailer for the upcoming documentary film on designer vinyl toys entitled “The Vinyl Frontier”. This film features many of today’s top toy artists as well as collectors and toy producers alike.
A Film by Daniel Zana
music: Booka Shade
www.thevinylfrontiermovie.com

Made by Monsters & Ron English continues their collaborative efforts with the new series of “Grins” Vinyl figures. This time around featuring a 10″ tall Dinosaur with a massive T-Rex skull.

Andy Warhol once said, ““I’d like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and no name. Well, actually, I’d like it to say ‘figment.’” Ron English, in collaboration with metal experts Fully Visual, is happy to oblige!
Figment, edition of 15 in Bronze and White Bronze, stands 7.5” tall and features an iconic Warholian wispy wigged skull atop a turtle-necked tombstone. Available now at FullyVisual.com.

The 100 Helmets of THE VADER PROJECT are ready for Auction!

Auction July 10, 2010, 12:00pm  Eastern Time
Freeman’s Auction House
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania
www.freemansauction.com

June 25, 9:24 PMProduct Recall ExaminerCheryl Phillips

Kellogg’s recalled four of its more popular cereals on June 25, 2010. Approximately 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks cereals have been voluntarily recalled due to a strange “waxy” smell coming from the package liners.

The Kellogg company stated in a press release on July 25, 2010 that about 20 people lodged claims about the smell and five reported nausea and vomiting.

The company feels the potential for serious health issues are low. Kellogg is trying to identify the substance on the liner that’s causing the problem.

“We apologize to our consumers and our customers and are working diligently to ensure that the affected products are rapidly removed from the marketplace,” said David Mackay, president and chief executive officer, Kellogg Company.