This volume answers the question: What do Star Wars, graffiti artists, vinyl toy makers, Keith Haring, and A Bathing Ape have in common?
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by Ivan Vartanian
Published in 2007
Hardcover, 192 pages
10.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches
ISBN-10: 0060893389
Published by Collins Design, an imprint of HarperCollins
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Geared toward garage kits, character figures, subculture figures, limited editions, and extreme figures by master creators, this book satisfies the appetite of the figure aficionado with its vast and comprehensive selection.
Full Vinyl covers mass–produced popular favorites (such as Homies), sub–culture figures, Anime–inspired figures (such as Bome), category–defining "thingies", Hong Kong luminaries (such as Eric So and Michael Lau), figures based on the work of hugely popular artists (such as Gary Baseman or Yoshitomo Nara), and artists that take figure making to the next level (such as Shinichi Yamashita).
This volume includes interviews with selected creators, and discussions on topics including aesthetics and the significance of the work for an older audience of collectors. The catalog includes captioning for each figure, including licensing and distribution information.
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About the author
Ivan Vartanian is the President of Goliga Books. He has authored and edited numerous volumes on photography, contemporary art, and design, which have been published internationally. He works and resides in Tokyo, Japan.
Contributing editor Lesley A. Martin is publisher of Aperture’s book program and director of content for the foundation. She has edited more than 65 books of photography.
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