ELEGAB custom PLASEEBO Molezilla

I founded PLASEEBO in 2005 as a shop dedicated to creating unique one of a kind collectible figures and designing original figures for Ultra Limited editions. I have often thought of toys as small sculpture. They are miniature interpretations of things that are unattainable in the "real" world. They enable a child to become General Patton directing the Third Army of die cast Dinky tanks through the dirt in his own back yard or allow an adult to time travel back to that moment in the back yard of his memory. This spurring of the imagination is certainly the stuff of Art. I call the way I build my figures "Frankensculpt", because they are cobbled together from unrelated parts in a sculpting process which breathes a new life into them. I like my figures to be edgy, quirky, punkish, dark, more like Franz Kafka than Walt Disney. Some times the work is inspired by my concern for what I see as deplorable human behavior such as our war in Iraq, which inspired my WAR figure or my anger over the unfair practices of Banks which resulted in my sculpting the " Bank America " piece. Other times it may bubble up from distant Elegab is the creative alias of Japanese artist Naritada Shintani, renowned for his distinctive contributions to the sofubi (soft vinyl) art toy scene. His work is characterized by imaginative and often whimsical kaiju (monster) designs that pay homage to traditional Japanese monster culture while incorporating unique, contemporary elements. Elegab’s limited-edition releases are highly sought after by collectors, often distributed through lotteries due to their popularity. His figures are available through select retailers and platforms specializing in designer toys, such as Toy Art Gallery. Studio and On-line Shop RAMPAGE STUDIOS (東京のスタジオ): RAMPAGE STUDIOS 171-0032 3-14-9 雑司が谷 豊島区東京都 Japan