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Betso, a self taught artist from Las Vegas influenced by cartoons, graffiti, and the strange world of animals. He puts the love of all three into each of his paintings.
Dave White's colorful, vigorously energetic brand of contemporary pop is inspired by themes that have fascinated him since childhood such as animals, sneakers, comics, military hardware and lovely ladies. In 2003, he exploded onto the urban art scene with a series of sneakers painted in his signature pop art style. Its success led to a slew of exhibitions shows and collaborations with a wide range of global brands.
Universal Motown artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a Grammy- award winning American soul singer and songwriter. Regarded as the Queen of Neo Soul, Badu's sound -- a concoction of soul, hip-hop and jazz -- cannot be contained to a single genre. Self-described as a "mother first", Badu is a touring artist, dj, teacher, community activist, holistic healer, vegan, recycler, and conscious spirit.
Credited with single-handedly reviving the "lost" art of the concert poster, Kozik's art career emerged from his connection to Austin's cultural explosion in the mid 80's. Starting with band flyers that he posted on telephone poles, Kozik quickly garnered a solid fan-base who dug his graphically compelling and culturally relevant work. Since 2000, Kozik's main artistic focus has been in the design and production of vinyl art toys. The icon of Kozik's toy empire is his Smorkin' Labbit character, but he is also the guy behind Chumps, Mongers and pretty much everything else that smorks.
Whitney and Kirby Kerr are the owners of Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery in Chicago. They've been selling designer toys and art since 2004. They also make toys, like the Marshall series by 64 Colors, with production partner Squibbles Ink.
Kronk is a human being and designer/illustrator who is based in Cape Town, South Africa and likes to make dumb and pretty art. He is currently paid to doodle cool stuff for clients ranging from soft drink giants, major cell phone companies, cable TV networks and his dad. Every now and then he accidentally stumbles upon ideas that are conceptually relevant to the microcosms of people that exist in the current social environment. Kronk rarely sleeps, but when he does, he dreams about stuff that he wants to make. One could say he is in a perpetual cycle of creativity; it's vicious, but he likes it.
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, artist MAD (Jeremy Madl) has quickly become one of the freshest think tanks out there. Working with clients such as Mattel, YUM Brands, Pepsi and the NFL on a variety of projects ranging from promotions and packaging to character design, MAD has been able to utilize his toy design skills to take on just about everything. For the past six years, MAD has worked non-stop on his own licensed toy lines and brands under the MAD Toy Design label.
Paul Budnitz is an artist, author, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. Besides being the founder of Kidrobot, Paul recently founded his high-end bespoke bicycle brand Paul Budnitz Bicycles. His first children's book, The Hole in the Middle, is being released by Hyperion in spring 2011.
Ron English has bombed the global landscape with unforgettable images just about everywhere you look. English coined the term POPaganda to describe his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, populated with his vast and constantly growing arsenal of original characters. His art, whether in paintings, billboards, murals, or sculpture, blends stunning visuals with the bitingly humorous undertones of America's Premier Pop Iconoclast.
Raised in Dronfield in the United Kingdom, Squink! grew up on a diet of popcorn, candy, and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. He became a toy collector with the launch Of the Toy2R Qee, which eventually lead to customizing everything he could get his hands on! Heavily influenced by japanese culture and 80's cartoons, he claims to put a little bit of his soul into each character he creates, giving them all a unique personality, fueled by coffee, good smelly cheese and shoegaze.
