Mr. Spray vinyl toy by Shepard Fairey and Strangeco

Mr. Spray vinyl toy by Shepard Fairey and Strangeco:

Mr. Spray is an original character created by the artist in 2004 as a street-art appropriation of an advertising character design of the 1950s. Mr. Spray is the first original vinyl figure design by the artist in eleven years and will be released in mid-July 2010.

Mr. Spray is a rotocast vinyl figure, 11 inches tall. 4 points of articulation and packaged with an OBEY mini stencil. Illustrated card box packaging.

Mr. Spray is available in four color editions:

* BLACK - limited to 350 pieces. Available at strangeco's online retail shop and at select retailers.
* RED - limited to 350 pieces. Available at strangeco's online retail shop and at select retailers.
* GOLD - limited to 200 pieces. OBEY special edition, release information forthcoming.
* SILVER - limited to 100 pieces. Strangeco special edition, available at the San Diego Comic Con 2010 and through Strangeco's online retail shop. Purchase information forthcoming.

Mr. Spray will be available for retail pre-order through Strangeco's retail shop on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 and will begin shipping on or around July 20, 2010. The Black and Red editions will be available at select neighborhood designer toy shops, too.

The black and red versions are available for preorder for $85 each.

*Buy Shepard Fairey sticker packs at Amazon.

Obey MODOK

Obey MODOK by Adam "Ape Lad" Koford for March MODOK Madness. Adam has various items on sale here.

You know it really was mysterious in the 90's to see Shepard Fairey's Obey logo around Los Angeles. I didn't know anyone who knew what they were, and it's not like you could just go onto the internet to find out.

*Previously: Obey Van Buren.

*Buy MODOK toys at eBay.

Aretha Franklin's hat, immortalized (link roundup)

Go here for a roundup of photoshopped images featuring Aretha Franklin's inauguration day hat.

And a few more links:

1. Octo-mom costume.

2. I get a lot of my world news from Thomas Barnett. For example, strains in the relationship between Medvedev and Putin. And a place that desperately needs the help of a real life Magnificent Seven.

3. The name Boba Fett isn't mentioned in The Empire Strikes Back. Just another indication that he's one of the alltime best designed characters, ever. More surprising Star Wars trivia here.

4. Tenacious Toys now has an affiliate program and is giving away a Dunny with purchases over $50.

*Previously: Crocheted octopus hat.

*Buy Boba Fett toys at eBay.

Pro-Darwin merchandise

Darwin stars in these clever parodies of Shepard Fairey's Obama image. They're by Mike Rosulek and are on sale on t-shirts and various other merchandise at Zazzle. Via.

Relatedly, here's a Wolverine/Fairey parody.

*Previously: Evolving Darwin figure playset.

*Buy Darwin toys at eBay.

Shepard Fairey meets Adventure Time?

The heroes of Adventure Time star in this image made by Niko Anesti using the Shepard Fairey generator I previously mentioned. Via.

*Previously: Adventure Time t-shirts.

*Buy Obama toys at eBay.

Create your own version of Shepard Fairey's Obama image

John Coulthart created this image of Edgar Allan Poe using the Obamicon.me program, which lets you turn any image into an approximation of Shepard Fairey's iconic image of Obama.

By the way, Fairey apparently took the image from a Reuters photo.

*Previously: Two-Fisted Poe.

*Buy Obama toys at eBay.

Obey the Sloth

Olly Moss reworks Shepard Fairey's homage to Andre.

*Previously: Obey Van Buren.

*Buy Sloth toys at eBay.

Shepard Fairey's Soviet propaganda-inspired campaign for Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue hired Shepard Fairey and Cleon Peterson to create some materials for them, and they came up with Soviet propaganda-inspired imagery. Eric Wilson for the NY Times has a good line: "If you are brave enough to buy a $2,000 Prada handbag, you might rationalize that you are helping to stimulate the economy."

Via.

*Previously: Russian troops wore Adidas sneakers in Afghanistan.

*Buy Shepard Fairey posters at eBay.

Obey Van Buren

Obey meets Martin Van Buren. Part of Les McClaine's "Parade of Presidents." Les illustrated The Middleman comic books, which are on sale at Amazon.

*Previously: "I'm Barack Obama...and I approve this dumpster."

*Find US President bobbleheads at eBay.

T-Shirt: Tobey Maguire meets Shepard Fairey

"TOBEY" t-shirt on sale at the bizarrely named (and just bizarre in general) store TorsoPants.

*Previously: Shepard Fairey artbook.

E Pluribus Venom: Shepard Fairey artbook

This brand new book commerates the most important show of Shepard's career up to that point. E Pluribus Venum took place in late June 2007 at the Jonathan LeVine gallery in NYC, and in the LeVine temporary installation space in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn. 44 pages, full color, 12" x 9 1/2"
This book comes signed by Shepard Fairey.

On sale at Fariey's site for $35 here. On sale at Amazon for $20, but I don't know if that version is signed. Via.

*Previously: Postcard collection by James Jean.

*Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents is 34% off at Amazon.

New Shepard Fairey print

It's actually a collaboration between Shepard Fairey and photographer Al Rockoff. "Duality of Humanity 3," edition of 450, goes on sale Thursday at noon, pacific standard time. Link. Via.

*Previously: Shepard Fairey poster for Hillary Clinton?

*Buy Shepard Fairey art books at Amazon.