Fakture Announces Release of New Toy: Super Rad Toys Limited Edition Urban Vinyl Ningyo Gosho Toy Design by Frank Kozik
Necromorth the Christraper. Part of the Ningyo Project series produced by Super Rad Toys. Black Metal x Kozik equals legions of stoked Kozik fans. Each piece is limited to 500 pieces and is signed on the box by Frank Kozik.
(PRWEB) May 11, 2007 -- Fakture, Toys Art and Fashion is pleased to offer the new Necromorth the Christraper, a gosho doll in the Ningyo Project Series produced by Super Rad Toys. Each piece is limited to 500 pieces and is signed on the box by Frank Kozik (Black Metal + Kozik = Legions of Stoked Kozik fans).
Urban Vinyl Frank Kozik Ningyo Gosho Necromorth the Christraper
Dimensions: 10 Inches
Material: Vinyl in coragated box
Edition: Limited edition of 500 and signed
Necromorth the Christraper. Part of the Ningyo Project series produced by Super Rad Toys. Black Metal x Kozik Legions of stoked Kozik fans. Each piece is limited to 500 pieces and is signed on the box by Kozik.
These are dolls that were not intended to be played with necessarily. These figures coincide with the long form of the word doll; i-dol. The ningyo's function is to provoke, invoke, fear, revere and inspire. They are wearing an eboshi, or court cap, which accentuates their noble decent. The category of gosho doll that we decided to re-create is called Tachiko. The doll we chose is a gosho doll, meaning from or of the Palace of Kyoto. The gosho doll is wearing a hat that represents it's of noble descent or a member of the court, thus the hat is known as a court cap. The doll is carrying a rope which symbolized good luck. The figure would use the rope to pull in ships carrying treasure and other fortunes. Only 500 of each design. The Gosho is 10" with three points of articulation. It is packaged in a unique window box, including spot UV coating for extra detail and a silver foil logo.
Regularly $90.00 now on sale for a limited time for $80.00. Fakture has three of these in private collection; Pizz http://www.thepizz.com has one in his private collection as well. Get these while they last as they are hot urban vinyl right now and one of the best designs that has hit the Kidrobot (Dunny) / Urban Vinyl Toy Market.
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More on the Ningyo Project: Gosho Doll:
Ningyo project was conceived initially as a research project. One of the Super Rad Toys founders is an avid collector of Japanese folk art which is displayed in glass cases. We noticed the uncanny parallel between that nature of collecting and displaying/curating the collection to what has happened in the collectible, designer market over the last several years. People are displaying their collections in glass cases as well, treating the collectibles with the same care and the same manner as traditional art sculptures. From that moment we decided to create a research project which was mainly an in house introspection. "Who knows, maybe we'll write a book", we thought to ourselves. A book about ningyo and draw parallels between the art of doll making then and now. As aforementioned, when doing our research on the evolution and development of doll making we came across distinct parallels between the ningyos of Japan and the designer vinyl collectibles we see now. This parallel was even more visible when comparing ningyos to the platform projects we see today. Artisans, moldmakers and sculptors from fairly modern times to times dating back centuries ago would in fact create a universal form figure template which would be passed on to artists and collectors who would design these forms reflecting and projecting their political, spiritual and superstitious points of views, be it hard-lined or parodied.
Artists involved in the ningyo project:gosho doll:
Frank Kozik, Dalek, Craola, Donny Miller, Tara McPhearson, Nathan Cabrera, Tokidoki, Joe Hahn, Den (FUCT), JC, Plasticgod, COPE, AXIS, PIZZ, Attaboy, Hi-Calorie, DAMON, Gary Baseman, Kwest One, Mari Inukai and many more.
Contact:
Larry Dietrich AKA Lorenzo Dolce
President
Sara Buck Dolce
Vice President
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