Instinctoy November Lottery: Yosuke Ueno and Chino Lam
For November, Instinctoy’s monthly lottery features new toys from Yosuke Ueno including a new vinyl sculpt of his signature character plus a new larger sculpture and Chino Lam with a new colorway of his kaiju vision. First up is the brand-new Majestic Hapico vinyl art toy (7.09″, ¥22,000/~$148) in the
Hapico: The Wonderful World by Yosuke Ueno x Pop Mart
Japanese artist Yosuke Ueno’s upcoming Hapico: The Wonderful World vinyl art toy mini series from Pop Mart features his signature rainbow-haired girl character and her friends. Ueno’s first blindbox series expands the reach of his art toys while marking the toy debut of several of his characters. Full of life,
Star Collector by Yosuke Ueno x VINS
Japanese artist Yosuke Ueno’s upcoming Star Collector polystone sculpture is his newest collaboration with Taiwan-based VINS. The bust style piece features what appears to be a younger version of Ueno’s signature Hapiko female character holding a glittery gold star with an extended point. While not fully visible, it appears that the piece features on or more
Star Collector by Yosuke Ueno x VINS
Japanese artist Yosuke Ueno’s newest collaboration with VINS is coming along nicely as seen in this photo of the revised sample posted by the artist. The bust style piece features what appears to be a younger version of Ueno’s signature Hapiko female character holding a glittery gold star with an
Instinctoy April Lottery: Hapico, Monster Zimomo, Monster Fluffy
For its April Lottery Instinctoy has a trio of three colorful, rainbow releases. First up is the Hapico “Pastel Rainbow’ edition vinyl art toy (9″, ¥15,400 /$141) from Japanese artist Yosuke Ueno. This version of the artist’s signature girl character showcases a pastel variant of Ueno’s DNA-based color scheme (Red,
Instinctoy 2021 Happy Bag
For 2021 Instinctoy’s Happy Bag features five exclusive editions in auspicious colors (Gold, Silver, Red and White) to welcome in the new year. The Happy Bag marks the first release of Yosuke Ueno’s Hapico art toy (9″) in an exclusive Golden version. The Golden version features shiny gold hair, with
Lily the Kit by Yosuke Ueno x VINS
Seen in several of Yosuke Ueno’s recent paintings, Lily the Kit blossomed out of the Japanese artist’s original piece for the Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary art show (6.19) held at Corey Helford Gallery. As with Hapiko before her, Lily makes the leap from canvas to shelf with the new Lily
‘Happy Go Lucky’ by Yosuke Ueno x VINS
Japanese painter Yosuke Ueno will continue his long-running collaboration with VINS (VTSS) for his upcoming ‘Happy Go Lucky’ resin sculpture. Ueno recently shared a photo of his hand-painted prototype of the head-only piece as a preview of what to expect from the production piece. The new sculpture features Yosuke’s signature
‘Hapiko’ by Yosuke Ueno x Instinctoy
Hapiko (‘Happy Girl’) is one of Japanese painter Yosuke Ueno’s most beloved characters and is no small part of the reason he’s attracted the attention of collectors worldwide. The vibrant colors in her hair and dress—representing the four DNA Nucleotides (A, C, G &T)—are her call to viewers, her method