About Humans Beware - I.W.G. Custom Toy Show 04.10.09
DrilOne & Patrick Ma of Rocketworld present:
HUMANS BEWARE
I.W.G. Custom Art Show
Opening Reception:
Friday, April 10, 2009 from 6pm - 10pm – Show runs till June 6, 2009
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.
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. 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 at blue77gallery.com/shows/iwg/ 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. Don't miss this show!
The people behind the show:
DrilOne is the mastermind behind the show paired up with Patrick Ma aka Otter X of Rocket World who is hosting the event.
DrilOne has always had a love for the arts. Drawing as young as he could remember he couldn’t imagine a world without art. He is a graphic artist and customizes vinyl toys on the side hoping one day to do it fulltime.
Patrick is the creator of the I.W.G. The characters of the I.W.G. "Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo" were created as irreverent commentary of how our zoological heritage & natural world are being decimated and squandered. When time permits, Patrick spends time in the field with wildlife groups, often in remote locations which are difficult to pronounce, doing conservation work. His favorite color is still green...it reminds him of the forest.
70+ Artist including:
ADDEccentric, Angry Woebots, APina, AW177, Ayleen Gaspar (October Toys), brainstrikers ARTDENKA, Bert (gatchabert) Gatchalian, Betso, Bovinyl, Brandon sopinsky, Brian Colin, Brent Nolasco, Charlie Alan Kraft, Cris Rose, Ckaweeks, Clinton Reno, CoreRoc, CrEsToNe, Cyan Banister (Zivity), Daniel Elson, Dead Presidents Designs, D-Lux, DrilOne, Dustin Cantrell, El Maz, FAS, FOOX, Frank Kozik, George Gaspar (October Toys), GOCCODO, Grimsheep, Hellopike, IZ the WIZ, Jenny Wolf, Jeremiah Ketner a.k.a. small and round, Jeremy Regan, Jes, Jim Koch, Joe, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Ka, Keith Noordzy, Keith Poon, Kelly Vetter, Lana Crooks, Leecifer, Lou Pimentel, MADTWIINZ, Maku, Matthew Ryan Sharp, Matucha, Max Bare, Metal Man Ed, Mimic, MONSTREHERO, Motorbot, Nanan1, NEMO, Newkon, Okedoki, OsirisOrion, Paul Harding, Paulkaiju, Phetus, Phu!, Pretty Poopie, Redhanded, Reactor 88, Rebel SC,Robot Octopus, Rsin,Sade TCM, Scott Stulen, SpankyStokes, Squink!, Tan-ki, Toybot Studios, Trenton M., Trevor Zammit, tyleR, willow408, 64 Colors and more…
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.rocketworld.org/iwg/the_members.htm
