Art-Toys

Brian McCarty is a Memphis-born toy photographer and director/producer. Working with toys for over 15 years, McCarty's unique and innovative vision has attracted a huge international following. His postmodern integration of concept and character has earned McCarty's photography a prominent position in the growing Urban Vinyl / Art-Toy movement, popularized by fellow artists such as Takashi Murakami and Brian KAWS Donnelly. McCarty is featured in several books chronicling the artistic movement such as Vinyl Will Kill, Dot Dot Dash, and Toys: New Designs from the Art-Toy Revolution.

Art-Toys is a massive collection of McCarty's work that chronicles the art-toy movement through a stunning collection of meticulously composed photographs. These images were created to serve both creative and commercial goals, and as such provide a unique perspective on the art and commerce of the urban vinyl movement. McCarty's images do more than simply showcases sculptural objects, they bring those objects to life. A number of books have explored the content of the art-toy movement, but this is the only book that captures the energy and the attitude of a new era in pop art.

Author: Brian McCarty
Publisher: Baby Tattoo Books
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.98lbs
Size: 8.68h x 10.44w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780979330766

About the Author
Rushkoff, Douglas: - , winner of the first Neil Postman award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity, he is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each other's values. He teaches media studies at the New School University, serves as technology columnist for The Daily Beast, and lectures around the world. His ten best-selling books on new media and popular culture have been translated to over thirty languages.McCarty, Brian: - Brian McCarty earned his BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York and then studied at Fabrica in Italy. After returning to the states and working in-house for Mattel, McCarty founded his own studio for artistic and commercial collaboration with others from the Art-Toy world. His body of work has earned praise from l'Uomo Vogue, ABC World News, and XLR8R. His commercial clients include Rockstar Games, MTV, and Cartoon Network. McCarty serves as Photographer-at-Large for the renowned art and pop-culture magazine Hi-Fructose.

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