‘Face to Face’ by Luke Chueh x VINS
Luke Chueh’s new Face to Face polystone sculpture from VINS explores relationships with a twist flowing seamlessly out of his striking, sometimes arresting imagery. The piece features his signature bear character staring intently at another bear—face to face—while holding the other’s head in its hands. The piece is a commentary
The Bear Champ Bust – Glow Stripe by JC Rivera x UVD Toys
UVD Toys has just released its new The Bear Champ OG Pose – Glow Stripe vinyl bust art toy from JC Rivera. The new design goes beyond the ‘standard’ GID treatment with black deco swatches throughout featuring a variety of deco patterns along with minimalist fur. With a loose, free-flowing
DKE @ DCon 2021: ‘Resist’ by Luke Chueh
With the return of in-person conventions (!) DKE Toys has a full lineup ready to go for DesignerCon 2021 in Anaheim (11.12 – 11.14) featuring a large selection of carded resin art toys including the new Resist figure from Luke Chueh. Part of a three-figure series exploring imprisonment—say in a
Bear Champ Bust – Puerto Rican Flag by JC Rivera x UVD Toys
Chicago-based JC Rivera’s signature character returns with the new Bear Champ OG Pose Bust – Puerto Rican Flag edition vinyl art toy from UVD Toys. Inspired by Rivera’s mural celebrating his heritage, the new edition features the crisp red and white stripes and bright star on blue of the territory’s
‘Realize’ by Luke Chueh
Luke Chueh’s new series of 3.75″ carded figures explore what it’s like to be imprisoned. Of course the subject (victim?) is none other than his signature bear. The series is set to debut at #DKECON SDCC 2021 Edition virtual convention (7.23 – 7.25) Realize, the first figure, represents the initial
Munai Life by Munai Kuma x Unbox Industries
The friendly, food-loving Munai Kuma from Taiwan makes the leap from comics, LINE stickers and an array of merch to his own 3″ art toys by Unbox Industries. The Munai Life series starts off with two versions of the bear character. The first features Munai Kuma as you might find
The Bear Champ ‘OG Pose’ Vinyl Bust by JC Rivera x UVD Toys
Chicago-based artist JC Rivera’s signature boxing bear returns with the new The Bear Champ ‘ OG Pose’ vinyl bust art toy from UVD Toys. A follow-up to the smaller full-body vinyl also from UVD Toys, the new vinyl bust brings collectors face to face with a poignant sculpt of the
Luke Chueh’s ‘Drawings’ at Giant Robot 2
Luke Chueh will open his new Drawings exhibition at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles on Saturday (8.29). The new show features a large collection of graphite on paper pieces featuring Chueh’s ever-present bear. As you might expect, many of the pieces are introspective and seem to reflect the uncertainty