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Blind Angle's Jef Aérosol "Spray It Loud" exhibition. By Karl.
Jane Birkin Jef Aérosol. Stencil on canvas.
It's basically raining new figures here (something only 2020 could make happen), so without further ado, here's the second one, the Figure Complex Wonder Woman figure.
The Figure Complex series is part of the Kaiyodo Revoltech series. Since it's inception a few years ago (2017 I think), several DC and Marvel heroes have been featured. The intent of the line is to have stylized figures that look mindblowing when posed dynamically.. and if it looks nice when standing up straight, its a bonus.
Of the three females released thus far, I have two of them - Psylocke and Wonder Woman. I liked the Psylocke well enough, with the exception of her overall facial paint work, which due to the pale skin made her look like a blowup doll and some serious thigh gap issues.
So how did Diana fare?
Wonder Woman is based on the comic art design shown on the inner liner of the box. She comes with what I'd expect a Wonder Woman figure to come with. You get the figure, three total face plates (smiling, neutral, shouting), uncoiled Lasso of Truth, bullet deflect effects for each arm, energy blast blocking effect for each arm, her cape, an extra neck piece for use with the cape, her shield, her sword. six additional hands for weapon holding and posing, and a stand. Retail price on this was 8,250 Yen as compared to Psylocke at 6,458 Yen back in 2018.
Of the three portraits, the neutral one was my favourite. The other two had their share of strengths and issues.
Compared to the proto photographs, the final product seemed to be intact, with the only real change I could tell was that the various metallic paints were not as reflective.
A quick comparison between Psylocke and Wonder Woman shows that Kaiyodo addressed the issue of the thigh gaps, which were horrible on Psylocke. Wonder Woman is also a bit larger and much more complex looking than Psylocke, which partially explains the price jump.
On a side note, the hair, which was great on Psylocke, is equally well done on Wonder Woman.
Details on her outfit seem a bit soft to my eyes. I'm not sure if that's an issue with the plastic, or the actual sculpt, but I've seen finer details and more prominent line work on the various Gal Gadot Wonder Woman figures in my collection.
From a static posing perspective, the only real sore points would be the shoulders and the neck. It all ties back to the articulation for this figure.
The long neck, when the head is seated properly, isn't really an issue, and becomes even less of an issue when she's wearing her cape. The reason she has such a long neck is because there is a joint at the base of her head that allows the figure to almost fully tilt the head straight up, very useful when you're posing a flying character or any pose where the head goes first.
The shoulders can be an eyesore. Effectively her shoulders can be dislocated from her body to reveal the double ended Revolver joint beneath. The trade off, however, is that you have incredible range of motion, with this figure probably having the easiest time pulling off Wonder Woman's trademark Bracer pose.
Other points of articulation on the body include toe, ankles, double jointed knees, thigh twist, hips, waist, mid torso, double jointed shoulders, single jointed elbows, wrist, neck head, and hair.
One additional feature that you don't see very often on figures of this size are that the eyeballs can be pointed in whatever direction you want, further completing any dynamic poses you're working on.
Paint work has never really been the strongest point of these figures. Having said that, the quality of the work on Wonder Woman is definitely better than on Psylocke. Base paints are smooth. Despite having more masking required, the overall figure appears to be crisper looking than Psylocke, though not as crisp as on other Japanese figures.
To me, it appears the paint app on the lips of the neutral and smiling sculpts are sharper than on Psylocke, which combined with an actual complexion results in a superior effect, though her skin remains plain plastic only.. The shouting face... well lets say open mouths often result in mixed results, and this is no exception.
Build quality is something that has not been an issue ever since these Figure Complex releases became the Revoltechs I handle. No issues with limb sizes, weak joints, or my biggest nuisance, getting the damn limbs to line up because the "clicks" of the Revolver joints were out sync. Everything flows smoothly, and QC is not an issue with regards to things falling apart, or not coming together as it should.
Finish on the plastic pretty good.. you'll find the odd rough spot here and there (most notable on the edges of things) and some visible seamlines.
That pretty much sums up the experience. Not being a movie figure, it doesn't have to live up to looking like Gal Gadot. Does it look like the comic art? For the most part yes, just not the sculpt, but these sort of things happen all the time when dealing with comic art.
Does she have the bells and whistles? Yes, yes she does. I particularly enjoy the Lasso of Truth being a vibrant yellow rope.
Can you live with the joints and proportions? That's ultimately what you have to ask yourself. For me, there are many other decent looking Wonder Woman figures that can hold some pretty good posing, but I always want that ONE figure, aesthetics be damned, that can pull off crazy poses.
And that figure of Wonder Woman, without a doubt, is this one.
So if you're pose crazy, I'd suggest you give this one a try. At the very least, you'll have a figure where you can make Wonder Woman do the Ahegao face.
Strike Rat Balloon on 7th Avenue in New York City 2014 - NYC teeth claws rodent mouse yellow teeth fangs inflatable - created in 1990 by Big Sky Balloons scab scabby the rats manufactured near Chicago Illinois blow up blowup - 03/18/2014 cartoon jack in the box version pop up
LOL.....OK, "blowup doll" is not the correct term.
One more time...
Here is the Maryland Terrapin mascot (in balloon form) in the corner of the stadium on the Terps side of the field. From here the Terp gets a great view of the game field.
Unfortunately, Maryland got beat by Clemson University 40-27 in ACC football action.
medidas: 162 x 162 cm.
técnica mixta: esmalte, acrílico y stamp sobre lienzo.
año de realización 2008.
la serie blow se desarrolla tras un viaje que el autor realiza a Japón a mediados de 2008.
Bruce Nauman American 1941 –
The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign) 1967
Neon
The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths one of Nauman’s first neons, is a founding work in his career. Hijacking a medium generally associated with the tawdry (cheap motels, shop windows, and bars), Nauman’s sign advertises a metaphysical and deeply personal message as if it were for sale. Throughout his long and illustrious career, Nauman has examined the role and responsibilities of the artist. The title statement of this poetic spiral is neither entirely facetious nor completely serious, and the contradictions embodied in the piece yield an ambiguity that is both playful and profound.
Purchased with the generous support of The Annenberg Fund for Major Acquisitions, the Henry P. McIlhenny Fund, the bequest (by exchange) of Henrietta Meyers Miller, the gift (by exchange) of Philip L. Goodwin, and funds contributed by Edna Andrade, 2007-44-I
From the Placard: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
If you’ve ever viewed Antonioni’s film Blow-Up in a theater with a wide/large screen, perhaps you’ll also remember that vivid, startling night scene in the park when Thomas (David Hemmings) discovers the dead body of Jane’s (Vanessa Redgrave) companion. A Chilling, cold blooded Neon Sign to the right, lights the scene. I couldn’t think of a better introduction to Week 3, Michelangelo Antonioni . The sentiment of this Neon sign certainly reflects Antonioni’s goals for that movie, but also for his entire career.
Antonioni, as Nauman here, hijacked the movie medium for a metaphysical and deeply personal message. Creating something unlike any other Director and establishing an
new language of Film. (IMHO).
Blowup revisited
Something there, black and white,
unnoticed till the added light
borrowed from the computer screen
disclosed the intimate tender scene:
a pair of magpies on the bough
celebrating nature's bridled joy.
you may have to blowup some more to find them.
Due to a request by World War 1 tanker, I blew him up so you guys could see how he ticks!
You can use this design, just please give me credit.
this beauty from the Fred Meyer clearance sale cost a grand total of 1.75. it did us well on a number of trips to pools and swimming spots and then developed a pretty devastating hole. Lauren has really powerful lungs.
We wanted to take Photography to the streets.
Life is on display on the street -- people walk, sit, stand, sleep, drive, drink, eat, piss, talk, mingle, fight, and love. The street is where groups collide and where people live and die and where all of society mixes with trash, smog, sewage, and the pulsating sounds of traffic.
We’ve put together a bunch of our pictures and will be bringing them to you, where you’re standing, on the street -- where they’re easy to see:
From Koshy’s to Brigade Road. From Temptations to Blossom’s. On sidewalks and in alleys. Next to coffee shops and streetside panwallas. On postboxes and on blank walls. In between advertisements and PG accomodations. We’ll be standing there.
On the 5TH of August with double sided tape in hand we arrived on Church Street and plastered away. (thank you Kassia and Shilpa for helping !)
5 pieces of work were on show
Surely you're Joking Mr. Mahajan
Lady Boys of Siem Reap by lovely Ying Ang
We pasted them on the whitewashed wall out side Coconut Grove (thank you Arvindam), on the transformer behind Barton Center, next to the Pani Puri wallah ahead of queens and next to the name on Rice Guy.
Here is what it looked like -