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Author:  Pogue [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:58 pm ]
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Blaine Fontana wrote:
i'll take this opportunity to plug an exciting development:

we have begun the first 8 of the 25 or 30 casts of my "nestkeeper". each will be unique in that they will be hand painted, and, branches, birds, nests, and or butterflies will adorn the figure as well. i'll be selling these first 8 at the lineage gallery opening, the remainder will be available later september through my site. they will be running at $600, these are not toys, casts of a sculpture. each one is original, excluding the mold of course.


I think these are lovely.
Author:  purple walrus [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:21 pm ]
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Author:  Pogue [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:28 pm ]
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how about now?
Author:  purple walrus [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:36 pm ]
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it works now. Those look amazing. even the unpainted ones look nice. Blaine is easily my favorite artist. I can't wait to save up some money and purchase an original painting of his
Author:  KJB [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:52 pm ]
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Beautiful work, but $600 per? Jeez, I'm in the wrong fuckin' business. Time to convert my basement into a studio.
Author:  liquidsky [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:35 pm ]
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I'm not in the market for (nor can I afford or justify) $600 figures.

quote Kokik:
I stopped cold turkey and sold off most of my stash after I realized I had blown about 15 Grand in 6 months with no end in sight. The day I started to rationilze paying 800 bucks for a toy..well..I just had to stop. I pretty much got my money back and some of you got some nice pieces at decent prices.

Toy or is it art? whatever. Pass.
Not going to that price level. Not going to support it.
Author:  Locomoco [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:41 pm ]
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Those are really cool... :D
Author:  Mutonismyfriend [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:51 pm ]
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I really like those. I won't be spending $600 on them, but the three shown above look like they justify it.
Author:  keiboba [ Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:06 pm ]
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Wow, those are simply amazing. Definitely a must have piece from a fantastic artist.
Author:  Biff [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:06 am ]
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Blaine Fontana does some amazing work. I am kicking myself in the ass for not picking up some of his paintings when i could afford them.
Author:  rednecktex7 [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:29 am ]
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liquidsky wrote:
I'm not in the market for (nor can I afford or justify) $600 figures.

quote Kokik:
I stopped cold turkey and sold off most of my stash after I realized I had blown about 15 Grand in 6 months with no end in sight. The day I started to rationilze paying 800 bucks for a toy..well..I just had to stop. I pretty much got my money back and some of you got some nice pieces at decent prices.

Toy or is it art? whatever. Pass.
Not going to that price level. Not going to support it.


Who is Kokik?
Author:  deemranks [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:59 am ]
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I don't see how this is all that expensive. Private highschool, college, public college, the doctor, a lot of shit will run you $600. Dinner in a restaurant.
I mean $15,000 is gonna buy you a Honda or a Kia not a McLaren.
Author:  devilboy [ Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:27 am ]
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holy shit...those are beautiful. i wish i had an extra $600 around. if you buy one glenn take close up pics. :twisted:
Author:  the_z [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:53 pm ]
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Yeah! I just picked up one of the Fontana pieces from the new show (a painting, not a sculpture). I'm really excited...

Did you get one of the nestkeepers Mssr Pogue?
Author:  Pogue [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:59 pm ]
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the one's I like were sold by the time I got the gallery on the phone. Hopefully I will score one when he releses the rest of them.

What painting did you get?
Author:  the_z [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:35 pm ]
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Pogue wrote:
the one's I like were sold by the time I got the gallery on the phone. Hopefully I will score one when he releses the rest of them.

What painting did you get?


I got "The Growth Witness". Some of the bigger pieces looked really amazing, but I don't have 5k right now.

Looked like some of those nestkeepers were the very first things to sell. Do you know when the others will be released? Just off his website?
Author:  scud80 [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:43 pm ]
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it's interesting how they ended up being 700 instead of 600. the show's really good, but i sort of doubt i'll be purchasing any more originals of his. too expensive for me now. i really like the two irregular fauna and the bigger koi pieces (i also think it's funny how his "last koi paintings for a long time" ended up being just the last ones for 6 months). the panda & elephant scrolls are really nice too. i might buy the two prints since they're so cheap.
Author:  Pogue [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:10 pm ]
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scud80 wrote:
it's interesting how they ended up being 700 instead of 600. the show's really good, but i sort of doubt i'll be purchasing any more originals of his. too expensive for me now. i really like the two irregular fauna and the bigger koi pieces (i also think it's funny how his "last koi paintings for a long time" ended up being just the last ones for 6 months). the panda & elephant scrolls are really nice too. i might buy the two prints since they're so cheap.


i think we were sharing a brain this morrning. I was thinking all of those things too. I think there are two paintings that did not sell at other shows that are priced higher.

I do think the work is getting better so i guess the price jump is justified.
Author:  JORDAN23 [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:44 pm ]
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I like the sculpt.....hope he paints more "details" on the future ones.
Author:  scud80 [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:49 pm ]
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Pogue wrote:
I do think the work is getting better so i guess the price jump is justified.


getting the cover of juxtapoz probably had just a little something to do with it also.
Author:  Pogue [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:53 pm ]
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I forgot about that
Author:  irsk [ Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:43 pm ]
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I'm still not over them selling my blue one. I've never been so bummed about any painting or toy.

And all the paintings I wanted are sold to as of this morning. Oh well.

Hoping one of the remaining 22 "speaks" to me.

PS. they were $700 at the gallery not $600, but I'm hoping the ones on his site will be back to $600
Author:  mssrvalmont [ Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:59 am ]
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I haven't been that big a fan of his work, but those are gorgeous.
Author:  cesar [ Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:31 am ]
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600 Bucks....I'd rather buy an ounce of Sour Diesel...
Author:  young,black&angry [ Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:39 am ]
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blaine is rooling. 7 paintings later and i'm in love.

5 years from i WILL sell 'em!

(and i'll still love 'em)
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