dreams to dreams: dcto custom show 2008 @ japanese american national museum (dec 1-jan 4, 2009)
Dacosta Bayley aka CHOCOLATE SOOP and the Japanese American National Museum [www] have assembled the first custom toy show held in a museum. Over 45 artists have customized his DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) Jibun Project [www] = a futuristic version of the traditional Daruma toy. The theme of the show is "DREAMS TO DREAMS" and is based on the poem of the same title which speaks to childhood dreams, possibilities and looking to the future.
The finished art pieces will be on display at the Museum from December 1, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Pieces will be available for sale through the Museum Store. Opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 6th, 2008. The show will lead up to Oshogatsu weekend (a significant celebration in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo area). there will be educational and entertaining programs that tell the significance of Daruma and other cultural icons for the New Year.
/// CLICK THRU for the list of participating artists and a selection of custom-previews & peeks :)
(Cheers for the headsup, D.B.)
Contributing Artists include: Amy Inouye / Angry Woebots / Barry Stephenson / Brent Nolasco / Cameron Tiede / Camilla d’Errico / Charles Hui / Charuca / Chris Conway / Dacosta! / Dan Goodsell / David & Kazumi Svenson / Donna Ikkanda / Gary van der Steur / Itokin Park / Jesse Hernandez / Jester / Joel Nakamura / Judson Beaumont / Julie West / kaNO kid / Keith Poon / Koji Takei / Leecifer / Lou Pimentel / MadL / Marilyn Frandsen / Mark Atomos / Mark Nagata / Megan Majewski / Neal Yamamoto / NEMO / PESKIMO / Peter Taylor / PON / Qris Yamashita / Sachiho Hino (Spicy Brown) / Scott Wetterschneider / Shawn O’Conner / Steve Rolston / Steve Talkowski / Stuart Rapeport / Trevor McKay / Yoshii
Dreams to Dreams
Dreams are a vision of the ideal
Visions become thoughts
Thoughts bring possibilities
Possibilities build realities
Reality is existence
To exist is to dream…
Dacosta Bayley
[Additional pics via]
The finished art pieces will be on display at the Museum from December 1, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Pieces will be available for sale through the Museum Store. Opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 6th, 2008. The show will lead up to Oshogatsu weekend (a significant celebration in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo area). there will be educational and entertaining programs that tell the significance of Daruma and other cultural icons for the New Year.
/// CLICK THRU for the list of participating artists and a selection of custom-previews & peeks :)
(Cheers for the headsup, D.B.)
Contributing Artists include: Amy Inouye / Angry Woebots / Barry Stephenson / Brent Nolasco / Cameron Tiede / Camilla d’Errico / Charles Hui / Charuca / Chris Conway / Dacosta! / Dan Goodsell / David & Kazumi Svenson / Donna Ikkanda / Gary van der Steur / Itokin Park / Jesse Hernandez / Jester / Joel Nakamura / Judson Beaumont / Julie West / kaNO kid / Keith Poon / Koji Takei / Leecifer / Lou Pimentel / MadL / Marilyn Frandsen / Mark Atomos / Mark Nagata / Megan Majewski / Neal Yamamoto / NEMO / PESKIMO / Peter Taylor / PON / Qris Yamashita / Sachiho Hino (Spicy Brown) / Scott Wetterschneider / Shawn O’Conner / Steve Rolston / Steve Talkowski / Stuart Rapeport / Trevor McKay / Yoshii
Dreams to Dreams
Dreams are a vision of the ideal
Visions become thoughts
Thoughts bring possibilities
Possibilities build realities
Reality is existence
To exist is to dream…
Dacosta Bayley
[Additional pics via]
