the art of eric so
"My name is Eric So! I've lived , studied and worked in Hong Kong for 3X years. My first painting exhibition was in 1996 and i started making figures in 1998. Back then I used to collect toys and action figures, and I used to think that some figures I owned could've been made much better, so I start to re-paint and re-touch them. Eventually, I started making my own!"
where there is also a video of Eric So's Sology, a wrap-up of
what he had been up to this past summer. [via StrangeCo.]
*kewl shitte*
my first memory of Eric So was back in 2000, when i first noticed his Due-G figure on the display shelves of Falcon's Hangar. i had then started collecting 12"-fgures and was intrigued by the "freshness" of said figure. and of coz the price of said item was beyond my regular spending limits. and i left it/her standing alone on the shelf
subsequently, as i got
Eric's figures were instrumental in my eventual "conversion" to mainly "street wear" figure collecting (as opposed to the regular "military" offerings the market was/is swamped with) and i could only but look-on with lust and desire for his figures and design. besides his 3-Tigers, Sprite, Sam Lee Vinyl and two versions of his Mask figures, i have not delved further into his toys. (of coz me being in financial blackhole did not help lah nahbey). Not focusing on purely hip-hop-streetwear (ala ML ~ which i too loved) and providing a mirror to "regular fashion joes" on the street ~ was what endeared him to me. for which helped me develop a wider taste and preference for said figure-collecting-sense ... and i have to thank Eric So for that. :)
but have always looked forward to his offerings and design. tho designs come and go and not all of them appealed to me directly (ala recent Futura figs), i guess tis his 1/6th-offerings that pull at my toyheartstrings.
and seeing his gallery of toys brought a phantom tear to me beady-eyes ... and i can only but hope i would have the opportunity to be able to see what else he has to offer, in these toytimes to come :)
Other Linkies:
Interview With Eric @ Pixelsurgeon
Interview with Eric @ Action Online
Check out the World of Estate for more of his "everyman-vinyl-characters"
a final plea:
does anyone know where the heck i can find this 1/6 Green Hornet Car? *swoon*
*aiyah ~ once a fanboy