Humans Beware: I.W.G. Custom Show @ Rocketworld (Apr 10)
PRESS: What happens when you tell more than seventy artists from around the world to help a bunch of bears evolve and take on humanity? The HUMANS BEWARE I.W.G. Custom Show will provide the answer [www]. Featuring seventy urban artists from a variety of backgrounds and locations around planet Earth, the I.W.G. blanks will be "evolved" from different visions of the artists. With such a huge amount of talent involved (70+ artists!), this show is one you shouldn't miss. It's sure to be talked about for years to come. After the show, the pieces will be available online for viewing and for sale (special thanks to Big Cartel for sponsoring the store). There are also plans to do a live streaming webcam broadcast that will keep you up to date - check it out HERE.
CLICK THRU for more info - including the extensive artists-list, as well as gallery images and some custom-sneaks.
WHEN: Opening Reception on Friday, April 10, 2009 from 6pm - 10pm – Show runs till June 6, 2009
WHERE: Rocketworld - 660 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
WHAT-ELSE: There will be multiple Raffles giving away 17” I.W.G. Rocket Ships donated by Strange Co. Beverages (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic) and snacks will be served.
Another reason not to miss Humans Beware I.W.G. Custom Show in person, is that you'll be there for the first ever show based around customized I.W.G. toys and it'll all happen in one of the best venues there is: Rocketworld, a truly amazing gallery and store.Exhibit runs thru June 6, 2009.
[Apina]
[Cris Rose]
[D-Lux]
[Paul Kaiju]
[SpankyStokes]
[Squink!]
Participating Artists Include:
ADDEccentric - Angry Woebots - www.armyofsnipers.com
APina - http://www.webjam.com/pina_graphics
AW177 - www.AW177.com
Ayleen Gaspar (October Toys) - www.toybreak.com
brainstrikers ARTDENKA - http://www.artdenka.com
Bert (gatchabert) Gatchalian - http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatchabert/sets/
Betso – http://bunnyswhoeatkids.blogspot.com
Bovinyl - www.bovinyl.ca
Brandon sopinsky – http://designbydestruction.blogspot.com
Brian Colin – www.codedecoinc.com
Brent Nolasco - www.brentjeromenolasco.30art.com
Charlie Alan Kraft - http://www.charliealankraft.com
Cris Rose - www.crisrose.co.uk
Ckaweeks - http://ckaweeks.com/
Clinton Reno - www.clintonreno.com
CoreRoc - www.myspace.com/djcoreroc
CrEsToNe – www.myspace.com/mistersubia
Cyan Banister (Zivity)-
Daniel Elson - www.danielelson.com
Dead Presidents Designs - www.deadpresidentsdesigns.blogspot.com
D-Lux - http://dluxart.blogspot.com
DrilOne - www.drils.com
Dustin Cantrell - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigwinner/
El Maz - www.myspace.com/maz156
FAS - www.Myspace.Com/SelphMaydeNyc
FOOX - www.foox-u.com/
Frank Kozik
George Gaspar (October Toys) - www.octobertoys.com
GOCCODO - www.goccodo.com
Grimsheep – www.grimsheep.net
Hellopike - www.hellopike.com
IZ the WIZ – www.izthewiz.com
Jenny Wolf - http://tinyurl.com/jwolfcustoms-art
Jeremiah Ketner a.k.a. small and round - www.smallandround.com
Jeremy Regan - www.wickedskinny.com
Jes - www.toughlovenyc.com
Jim Koch - www.jimkoch.com
Joe
Jon-Paul Kaiser - www.porlzilla.com
Ka - www.myspace.com/thekillaka
Keith Noordzy - www.wonderingart.com
Keith Poon - www.keithing.com
Kelly Vetter - www.myspace.com/kellyvetterart
Lana Crooks - crookedart.blogspot.com/
Leecifer - www.flickr.com/photos/leecifer1
Lou Pimentel - www.lou-pimentel.com
MADTWIINZ - http://blokhedz.tv/
Maku - meismaku.deviantart.com/
Matthew Ryan Sharp - www.itskindadark.com
Matucha - www.matucha.blogspot.com
Max Bare - www.maxbarerocks.com
Metal Man Ed – www.metalmaned.com
Mimic - www.mimicdesign.com
MONSTREHERO - monstrehero.com
Motorbot - www.motorbot.net
Nanan1 - http://www.myspace.com/nanan_1
NEMO - www.myspace.com/nemoink
Newkon - http://newkoncept.com/
Okedoki - www.okedoki.com
OsirisOrion - http://osirisorion.weebly.com
Paul Harding - www.hardingdesigns.com/
Paulkaiju – www.paulkaiju.com
Phetus - http://phetusexclusives.com
Phu! - www.phuek.blogspot.com
Pretty Poopie - www.prettypoopie.com
Redhanded - flickr.com/photos/redhanded/sets/72157600024226560/
Reactor 88 - www.reactor88.com
Rebel SC
Robot Octopus - www.robotoctopus.com/
Rsin - www.myspace.com/prozacrsin
Sade TCM- www.gabrielfantauzzi.com/sade.html
Scott Stulen - www.scottstulen.com/
SpankyStokes – www.spankystokes.com
Squink! - www.squinky.co.uk
Tan-ki - www.tan-ki.com
Toybot Studios – http://toybotstudios.blogspot.com/
Trenton M. – www.trentonmStudios.com
Trevor Zammit - www.trevorzammit.com/
tyleR – www.myspace.com/yourmomwasaman
willow408 – www.theoddhero.com
About I.W.G. (Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo)
In the not too distant future, the mysterious Astral Overseers put into motion their master plan....an interstellar space vehicle returning to Earth unknowingly carries a specially designed cosmic retrovirus which soon spreads worldwide thru the jet stream. Completely unaffecting humans, this new retrovirus soon begins to find its way into certain animal species. Quickly causing mutations, Earth begins to see a variety of animals evolve into self-aware or sentient life.
A formidable combination of all an animal's strengths, an intelligence equal to humans, and some say new powers. Immediately gaining a new and more profound understanding the danger humans presented to their kind, this new breed of sentient creatures stays hidden from human eyes for years as they develop their own society and culture, albeit somewhat loosely based and culled from observing humans and their media.
An immediate goal for these creatures was to organize, and begin resisting the human destruction and domination of what was once their "natural" habitat. Strangely, as they increased in strength, numbers, and sophistication, their tactics, tastes, and habits were increasingly becoming more "human" in many ways.
Full of conflict, contradiction, frustration, anger and the desire to save themselves and their world, a resistance movement emerged. The first of these resistance cells was the "I n s u r g e n t s W i l d e r n e s s G r u p p o " [www]
