
💚 Toys as Art ~ Art Inspired by Toys! MATTEL x Corey Helford Gallery
💚 Toys as Art ~ Art Inspired by Toys! An Art exhibition celebrating 80 years of @mattelcreations / opening March 15th @coreyhelfordgallery
PLEASE NOTE: I won’t be attending the opening in person due to my Disney signing schedule, but do go see it just the same!
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ART REVEAL! “Battle Cat and Mouse” ☠️ I hope you enjoy watching the process of this hand-created sculpture ….forged in the bowels of castle Grayskull! (Okay, well…my studio in the back woods of LA) ~ This little cosmic pair is made from a mixture of resins, epoxy clays, fake fur, blood, sweat and paints.
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Story-time: As a kid I always loved modifying my toys. My Barbies were always getting new “do’s” and tattoos, along with my She-Ra and He-Man figs... No one was safe from my markers or clothing made from old socks and flower hats! All my Toys lived in my own personal universe. They’d backpack, go visit their friends in the other lands or travel through time portals to visit the Fairies (or whatever my wee brain cooked up that day) ~ My stylized Battle Cat and Mouse are just that, a fabulously bizarro version of the OG. Cosplay for Cats? maybe... but more just playing with what could be, another version from a strange new realm, mine! - MM
•••Merci @Mattel for inspiring my 8 year old self back In the day to create my own world…and reminding kids and adults alike to chill out and just PLAY!
***All inquiries & to be added to the preview list please contact Gallery
Director:sherri@coreyhelfordgallery.com
https://coreyhelfordgallery.com/shows/mattles-80th-anniversary-group/info-press/