So does anyone have the inside scoop on tkom? Will he ever get back to toys? All his gallery shows have been wild and the new subject matter would translate well to his take on vinyl toys but I haven't seen him mention the medium in ages. Too much work with not enough return?
He did an edition of 30 of his dragon (Just under 12 Inches) in Bronze. Price was nearly $6,500. I'd be somewhat surprised if he comes back to toys anytime soon. I agree, would love to see some of his new stuff in vinyl.
I saw that. They were great and the price made me shit a little. I wonder what galleries take as a standard cut. That's 78,000 without their cut. Craziness. But also good for him. He deserves it.
Rocky came out a year and a half ago/two years? Certain creators have gaps... but I can see why he would want to stop...selling NFT's and statues creates way more revenue. I still want a demogorgan but refuse to pay those prices.
Galleries generally take around 50% for artwork. In this case, Avante Art assisted in the bronze casting but unsure how that changes any numbers. Tkom did release his little "Rocky" figure as well as Vol.2 of the mini Gerorin figure over the past couple years. Hopefully something soon but most his pieces are very small runs so not feeling great about the possibility.
Last week Tkom Factory IG Account showed an image of metal casting clearly implying some sort of vinyl release in the future...TBD
Passed on the Toxic Dragon after being selected and I'm feeling bummed out as it's a beautiful figure, but I just couldn't bring myself to dropping that kind of money...I'll probably regret it.
Technically, Takahiro hasn’t really abandoned making toys. He’s been producing these sofubi dragons each year to coincide with every show/event he's in. They’re effectively editions of a much larger sculpture, the same way you sometimes see print editions of a larger painting. He's also made NFTs of some of them, but let's not talk about that. The prices are steep. Of course, we here would never, ever purchase sofubi for capital appreciation. But TKom's career has certainly ascended in the past decade, and his work does appreciate quite fast after sale. Like any artist in demand, really. He recently just had a book published aptly titled ‘Sculptures’, which chronicles his gallery work to date. (And yes, those last three above were done in collaboration with Shig, RIP).
They're all so great, the NAG ones are total gems. Hope to snag one of these bad boys one day. I love the overall shape and size of the figure, and all the different heads are fun. Right up there with the OG doublethink when it comes to my favorite of his sculpts.
