KAWS Pinocchio

it's still just putting X's on a recognizable figure. just go buy a pinnochio toy if you like it... why spend hundreds on this boring thing?

kaws stuff made a point - critique of mass media and commercialism and all that

what is this? we got mickey already. the face of big disney. who gives a shit about pinnochio?

 

Kweety Bird?

 

Yup yup . . . another 'mystery' exhibit . . .

 

Is it critique if the toy is actually co-produced by Disney?

 

i didnt even know that

now it's all even worse

my Z's are now capital

 

to me, infinitely cooler
and probably 1/20 the price

 

Ok, great we get it, KAWS is overrated, its just x's over the eyes, old toys are better, etc etc.

 

tell me what makes this special then

and be sure to work in explanation why the crazy high price tag this will surely have is worth it

 

I dont think there a point in explaining. I think if you don't like it/get it(not that your incapable) his work, your never going to. Different strokes.

Personally this strokes me, as does Fancy Toy. Take that how you will.

 

Well the price tag thing is nothing more than simple supply and demand economics.

The artistic "relevance" is in the eye of the beholder. Either you like the "meaning" behind KAWS stuff or you don't. His message/medium hasn't changed (though you may call it tired etc. if you like...it's debatable, and I like KAWS). Only his popularity has.

 

i'm not into his work in general
but his earlier stuff i can appreciate for being something with meaning

this only means bucks in someone's pocket

maybe we'll get a little mermaid next

it's just a bizarre step to take from commenting on the absurdity of mass marketing to making a disney toy that now says nothing at all to anyone. it's going to be "art toy" expensive, but just ultimately be another generic disney looking piece

 

I don't see how Kaws is really that expensive anymore when people are paying 65+ retail for a fight fiture and 40+ for minis.

 

Personally, I find some of his stuff is a hit, some is a big miss . . . this is a hit for me!

The Kweetie Pie not so much (although in Canary yellow it might also make the grade).

 

The proporitions of the tweety bird just don't look right.
Though I would love to see some plastic mini blister packed kurfs.

 

This speaks to the Disney geek in me. I know there is a lot of vitriol towards Disney on this board, I don't care about that, but I loved Pinocchio as a kid and I love this set for many personal reasons. I don't need for toys to have "meaning".

As an aside, Medicom releases Disney-sanctioned toys all of the time and quite a few of them are "art toy" pricey. This isn't anything new for them. Vinylmation anyone? This avenue seems a proper direction for them to take quite honestly.

 

i dont either. i guess i could try to give meaning to my squeaky monkey toys though

i am just discussing this in the kaws context. from medicom or whoever, a giant pinnochio figure is dandy.

it's all in a name

and whatever floats your boat
to me this looks like a cash grab from someone who could have been seen as an artist at some point

 

I think he gets bigger cash grabs from doing paintings for Nigo or Kanye or whomever else buys them quite honestly.

 

ah, i havent even seen those

and if anyone is interested in that oldie pinnochio i posted earlier, it is on ebay

EDIT
oh, and it isn't my auction. i just found it earlier when trying to be a douchebag here
i'm not schilling!

or is it shilling?


go sox!

 

Visionary

 

With a Sebastian omake.
Now if it happes, we can claim Kaws gets all of his ideas from Skullbrain.

Along the lines of Kurfs, Kimpson figures would be cool as well.

 

it might need the sperm body though instead of the generic tail

 

Yeah honestly, the money he gets from toys is kind of "pocket money" for him.

 

I don't own any kaws stuff, but seeing that Pinocchio at the show last sunday blew my mind! I hope can grab one of these when it's released.... and a dissected companion too

 

That NIGO guy is kinda like KAWS too isn't he? Taking off on (or exploiting??) iconic designs and stamping on BAPE on wherever...then, its high end street wear that's really fuckin' expensive.

Some people respect what he does, other people thinks he suck and exploitative.

But, well, tons of money comes his way...