Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
I meant to post this ages ago, but now is the perfect time since his and Kiyoka Ikeda’s (Gargamel) figures have gone online. (GR - Le Merde)
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The mastery of Kiyoka Ikeda and Le Merde will be available to the public online. They’ll be sitting a this link.
Le Merde and Kiyoka Ikeda at Giant Robot 2. Kiyoka Ikeda wasn’t present, but his presence was there in the forms of his ground breaking custom work. The walls had some paper murals to be colored in a little at a time. That’s Matt Specktor, daughter and Mike Kelly (Le Merde).
Customers check out the figures.
Coloring in walls.
You may know Kiyoka Ikeda from Gargamel and you know Mike Kelly (Le Merde) together they’re combining forces to create a new body of work. Here’s a preview of what’s to come. The color ways are amazing. Moai in the middle has to be a nod to Tokyo’s Moai at Shibuya station (Easter Island), Sphinx and the pyramids. I dig this kind of thinking. Coasters! Following up on his last set of coasters, here’s a preview of the new upcoming set.
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Mike Kelly (Le Merde) has always made the coolest shirts. Sometimes, it’s with an apparel company, but sometimes it’s just by himself. But every time I wear one of his shirts, I get “Cool shirt” all day long. Really. Get one on saturday!
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