MAGIC PONY Junko Mizuno Solo Show 6/09-7/09

Ok... So I WISH that I could make it up to Toronto on Thursday for Junko's solo exhibit @ MAGIC PONY. I just simply don't have the vacation time or spare cash at this moment to run off and finally meet her there. She's going to be present for opening night.

They've already put her pieces up for pre-view and for sale. Make sure to drop by their web-site and check them out. Her theme is loosely based on the tale "Anne of Green Gables". Now if I only had the 5K to buy the main painting! lol

I may have bought something from this show, but I'll reveal that once it's over... and the item has arrived! ::grins::

"Sad Monster... The Ultimate Kaiju" Squidnik print from 2006

This print is roughly from around September of 2006. Squidnik did a run of 100 for this Giclee Epson UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper (100% cotton rag, 250 gsm) 11"x17" inch print. Not sure if 100 were really produced or if the run stopped early. He created these prints to try and raise funds for producing a toy version of "Sad Monster". Unfortunately this attempt was unsuccessful, but he sure did create a beautiful piece of work out of this!

This is what Shan had to say about his own work
"Sad Monster is derived from a mushroom cloud...a certain imagery of doom and destruction... and something I've found to be rather sad during my time on the planet.
The idea is that this basically is what spawned all other giant monsters...and is a living monster in itself.
I for one am very proud of this creature and have put a lot of work into its development over the years..."

again... thanks go out to "lalolo" for helping me acquire this piece!