DESIGNER TOY

Happy Bubblegum Tears Man

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About this Manufacturer

Super Rad Toys, Inc. (“SRT”) was founded as a California corporation in December 2006. As a result of preparing to go public, SRT has changed into a Nevada corporation by the name of Super Rad Corporation dba Super Rad Toys (“SRC”). Since the company’s inception, SRC has emerged at the forefront of the collectible art world, by producing innovative and high-quality vinyl collectibles that have gained an excellent reputation with collectors on a global basis. Tara McPherson is an American contemporary artist exploring concepts surrounding the human condition. With a focus on powerful female archetypes, her otherworldly characters hold a compelling tension in their gaze. Inspired by astrophysics, nature, mythology, comics, music, love, loss, and good old life experience. Her portraits delve into the realms of our psychological states, giving us a peek into the complexities of the human psyche. She has exhibited her paintings and serigraphs internationally in galleries and museums. Named the crown princess of poster art by ELLE Magazine, she has created numerous music posters for bands such as Beck, The Pixies, and Metallica. She has worked with Sony Pictures Animation doing character designs & creative development for an animated feature production. Her array of art also includes a variety of designer toys with KidRobot, painted comic covers for DC Vertigo, advertising illustrations for Wyden+Kennedy, Barton F Graf, Publicis, and Bernstein Andrulli. She taught in the Illustration department at Parsons in NYC, and has done many painting workshops in museums and universities worldwide. In 2011 Tara co-founded The Cotton Candy Machine gallery and art boutique with her partner Sean Leonard. The gallery ran from 2011 to 2016 in a former fire department in the revere and inspire. 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. Artists lined up so far are Frank Kozik, Dalek, Craola, Donny Miller, Tara McPherson, Nathan Cabrera, Tokidoki, Joe Hahn, Den (FUCT), JC, Plasticgod, COPE and many more.

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  • Released date n/a
  • Retail Price $70.00
  • Height 10.00"
  • Width n/a
  • Edition 300
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