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Hank
Mini Boss
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:12 pm Posts: 4260 Location: Arizona
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 Kaws x Darth Vader
Someone please post pictures of this. I heard about it, but I guess there is no pictures in the show. Someone please sneak a camera in there!!!!!!!!
Darth Vader body with Kaws companion head. Eyes with red x's.
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:44 pm |
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selekta_nips
Post Pimp
Joined: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:13 pm Posts: 2841 Location: the C.T.P.
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what kaws have an art show
would like to see how his art is hopefully better than the last couple pieces he was trying to sell
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:12 pm |
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Pogue
Die-Cast
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:25 am Posts: 8218
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this is all I can come up with so far....

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Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:03 pm |
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jocappy
Line of Credit
Joined: Sun May 07, 2006 10:52 pm Posts: 1963 Location: Battle Ground, Washington
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nice...
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:24 pm |
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adrian
Fresh Meat
Joined: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:39 am Posts: 28 Location: Madrid, Spain
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selekta_nips wrote: would like to see how his art is hopefully better than the last couple pieces he was trying to sell
Trying? Like it or not, all Kaws' releases are automatic sell outs.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:15 am |
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KJB
Comment King
Joined: Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:07 am Posts: 1337 Location: Milwaukee, WI
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That's a straight line if I've ever heard one; however, I'm not going there.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:20 am |
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bansheebot
Super Deformed
Joined: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:09 pm Posts: 5003
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Here's a bit better picture. This one shows the red eyes.  from toysrevil
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:59 am |
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Hank
Mini Boss
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:12 pm Posts: 4260 Location: Arizona
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I'm so stoked for this. haha
I can't wait till pictures show up.
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:47 pm |
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datadub
S7 Royalty
Joined: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:23 am Posts: 3599 Location: Tokyo!!!
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its very strange but not without charm - about the size of the vcd vader. there was also a similar scaled Kaws-out version of Hashim from TokyoTribe 2. Actually I liked that better...
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:40 pm |
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meary
Addicted
Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:40 am Posts: 926 Location: Los Angeles/San Diego
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Was it for sale or just a preview? At the medicom show?
edit: nevermind figured it out!
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Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:54 pm |
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KLaddict
Comment King
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:51 pm Posts: 1350 Location: NY,NY
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Saw it today. I thought it was really sweet only complaint would be that it may have been a little cutesy. If it had been a little more overbearing and big I think it may have worked better. That said, I will be hunting that thing down no question.
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Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:05 am |
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M500
Toy Prince
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 6:45 pm Posts: 287 Location: SIX ZERO SIX
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man, that skull over EVERYTHING is played out, can't that dude draw anything else?
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Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:54 pm |
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lgcolddrink
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Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:32 am Posts: 962 Location: Houston
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M500 wrote: man, that skull over EVERYTHING is played out, can't that dude draw anything else?
Unfortunatly "that skull over EVERYTHING" Is what blows his pieces out the door everytime. But i agree with you completly.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:33 am |
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KLaddict
Comment King
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:51 pm Posts: 1350 Location: NY,NY
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I think people who diss kaws simply don't understand the statement he is making. the funniest part to me is that M500 is the biggest Kozik fan around. Man that guy is eclectic.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:35 am |
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pickleloaf
Super Deformed
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:19 pm Posts: 5861 Location: durham/chapel hill
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pretty bold statement
i know a little about art myself, and i agree about the skull thing being overdone. it was a fresh idea and a clever comment on our culture, but at this point it seems it is simply done to sell to those that miss out on earlier pieces
look at ron english - his comments on pop culture are similar in theme, but his images change at least.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:54 am |
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lgcolddrink
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Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:32 am Posts: 962 Location: Houston
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Honestly what is so "ARTSY" about plugging in the same face used oh so many times into Vader? What about that makes it "art" that I don't understand? And by the way, I know alot about art. I took it in every grade from pre-k-12.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:55 am |
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Anti Social Andy
Die-Cast
Joined: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 am Posts: 8253 Location: The Grim North
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I don't know about art but I know what I like, I'll be a serpent in your swamp on Saturday night . . .
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:05 am |
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liquidsky
Vintage
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm Posts: 7412 Location: Far From the Maddening Crowds
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I love the 5YL Companions and the Dissections.
And I liked the Kaws Skull Kuns.
But this does absolutely nothing for me, just leaves me cold.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:15 am |
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Pogue
Die-Cast
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:25 am Posts: 8218
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If he had used the dissected head I think it would have worked. The imagery doesn't work because the helmet is already a symbol for a skull so there is really no juxtaposition; he just substituted one skull for another and his skull isn't as good as vaders helmet.
Maybe he should have done this to and ewok, I know those little bastards are up to something: yub nub, my ass!
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:32 am |
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Anti Social Andy
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:37 am |
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pickleloaf
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Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:19 pm Posts: 5861 Location: durham/chapel hill
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Pogue wrote: If he had used the dissected head I think it would have worked. The imagery doesn't work because the helmet is already a symbol for a skull so there is really no juxtaposition; he just substituted one skull for another and his skull isn't as good as vaders helmet.
Maybe he should have done this to and ewok, I know those little bastards are up to something: yub nub, my ass!
is the vader helmet not supposed to be like the nazi helmet?

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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:44 am |
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pickleloaf
Super Deformed
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:19 pm Posts: 5861 Location: durham/chapel hill
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oops i mean
there we go
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:46 am |
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Dean
Prototype
Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:53 pm Posts: 6232 Location: 415
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pickleloaf wrote: is the vader helmet not supposed to be like the nazi helmet?
Samurai helmet.

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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:51 am |
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BloodDrinker6969
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Joined: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:13 pm Posts: 12024 Location: Chicago, Like R.Kelly
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It's also based on Nazi helmets too. Nazis and Samurais, we need more of that kinda good action going on.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:56 am |
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Pogue
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:25 am Posts: 8218
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yes it looks like a nazi helmet but the whole suite is a exoskeleton just like the kaws skull is an exoskeleton (the dissected shows us what is inside).
I have to admit I do kinda like the toy.  It will look nice with my shoetrooper, span droid and shell toe AT-AT.
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