Medium War: Squadt Show & Art by Ferg @ Rotofugi Gallery (Jan 14-Feb 13, 2011)
MEDIUM WAR opens Friday January 14th @ Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago - showcasing both artwork and a retrospective of Project Squadt vinyl figures from the artist known as FERG aka Clay Ferguson. And while we have seen teasers galore and upcoming Trouble Boy release from the Texas-based creator - courtesy of the awesome members of the Collect-n-Destroy forum namely members "ontheDL" and "konfuciousn") - we have sneak images of the exhibition to share! Without much adieu, I'd shut my blogging-yap just about now and recommend you to CLICK THRU for awesome toy-peeks!
And oh yeah, the online preview has gone LIVE (not much awesomeness left tho), as well remember to pre-order your Brandt Peters x Ferg Trouble Boys No.45 - Scram [Got Away Clean Variant] HERE for US$99 soon (Limited to 100 cps).
[60 x images in slideshow above / CLICK for full-screen viewing]
About the Exhibit:
The Squadt show will feature original "custom" Squadts available for purchase as well as a full display of every Squadt produced to date, plus original art created by Ferg. This is his first exhibit at Rotofugi Gallery.
We first feature his artist collaboration with Brandt Peters, in a gangster-themed Squadt production, termed The "Trouble Boys"! In my earlier blog-post, Brandt mentioned: ""The idea behind the project was based on the 1930s "Hard-boiled" slang term "Trouble Boys" which was another name for gangsters. So far the line up is 3 characters??? and they will be based on my take of hitmen / gangsters through the ages." [Read More HERE]
The Squadt Story:
Earth. All that remains is a shell of what the humans once called home. They are all gone now. Wiped out by a violent plague of some sort.. The cause? Who fucking knows…that’s not the point of this story. The point is how the hell the Squadts came to call our planet home. I will tell you. The powers that be, on the Squadts mother planet, thought it would be a good idea to purge their prisons and cleanse their lands of the dregs of society.
They loaded them up by the thousands, into a massive, interstellar, incarceration transporter (a huge fucking prison ship). Earth would be the final destination. It would now serve as a prison planet for the unruly Squadt masses. They would be left to their own devices, but monitored closely by the powerful Squadt overseers back home. A violent social experiment of the grandest scale…but of course shit went wrong.
Upon entering the earths atmosphere the massive prison ship had a major entry sequence malfunction. The landing was successful, but not without extensive casualties and complete decimation of the home planet communication and monitoring systems.
The surviving Squadts took right to their new home, adopting leftover human technology as if it was their own. And Because of their inherent violent and deviant nature, they instinctively divided into opposing gangs. Many battles would be fought. This is the story of the Squadts.~ [All text via Rptpfugi]
Medium War: Squadt Show & Art by Ferg
@ Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago
January 14-February 13, 2011
Opening Reception
Friday, January 14, 2011, 7-10PM
Squadt creator Ferg will be in attendance.
Note: Some images have been brightened and/or white-balanced from originals, and may not be the true colors of the items on exhibit.
