I REVERE MY ANCESTORS STRENGTH / THROUGH THEM I SMITE OUR ENEMIES

A diorama featuring two animated characters set against a dark background. The character on the left is a large, white, skeletal figure with antlers and a mask, standing on a raised platform. The character on the right is a smaller, black and white figure with red horns, sitting on a similar platform. Both platforms are illuminated from below, casting a soft glow on the characters. Behind the characters, there is a black lattice structure, adding depth to the scene.Born into the greyness of England at the end of the Seventies, by the age of four Jon-Paul Kaiser knew that what he wanted to do in life was a draw. From that point he rarely strayed from that path; scribbling and doodling his way through School, College and University. After working with Porlzilla, Jon-Paul decided to go it alone concentrating at first on the toy customization scene, building up a name and strong reputation for himself with his stark Black & White custom style, influenced by comic book art, film noir & Ukiyo-e prints. This lead to him being approached by established toy producers for designs for their platform toys. Principally amongst these are Toy2R who have released numerous JPK Platforms. J★RYU, AKA the Purdy Supremacy, is an east coast-based designer/sculptor/artist focused primarily on exploring the themes of life and death and more intriguingly, what lies beyond. Primarily recognized for his signature Forest of Sorrows series, with its emotive, eerie and ghostly themes, J★RYU has garnered an avid following of fans who eagerly look forward to seeing each subsequent new piece and how the accompanying narratives add to the ongoing story. In his career, J★RYU has worked on projects for clients such as Marvel Ent., Sony Ericsson, Wonderbra, AT&T, NCAA Final Four, Columbia Pictures, TOPPS, Mia Hamm, Michael Crichton, IBM, Slim Jim and more and has shown in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, NYC, Nebraska, Washington DC, Richmond, Miami, Chapel Hill, Thailand, Singapore and the Phillipines. He is the Gentleman Ghost of the world famous Army of Snipers. The Skullhead Samurai Custom Art Show is based on Skullhead Samurai, designed by Huck Gee x Jon-Paul Kaiser and produced by Pobber. It is kindly hosted by FLABSLAB. Skullhead Samurai is a 9 inch vinyl collectible and can be purchased here. It was released at STGCC 2016.