Well where do I start…

The past few months have been some of the most intense situations I’ve ever gone through.

With the designer toy scene in the UK and globally changing so fast that I can’t even keep up with, where do you start?

It’s been the greatest honor to host the UK’s Best Artist’s work on his own home turf, and crikey did he not pull out all the stops!

Tarnished Daydreams has been the best part of a year in the making for Doktor A and it shows in ever single aspect of how he’s displayed his work.

From the little details of random clock parts that are not for sale, to the tea stained muslin, every aspect has been meticulously thought out and the result is grand theatre that we all should be a part of.

With a passionate outlook on life and art, we as the general public can only but take a step back in awe of greatness.

Without artists like Doktor A this art form wouldn’t exist.

Doktor A has left the building…

REVIEWS OF THE SHOW

FANTASTIC!!!……… AWESOME!!!!……… AMAZING!!!!………. What more can I say???
Many, many thanks to Bruce, yourself and your staff for an incredible Exhibition……. We both enjoyed the evening tremendously.
I felt really privileged to not only meet up with Bruce but to also see his work ‘in the flesh’ was absolutely superb……… and, to be exhibited practically on my doorstep as well…….. WOW!!!! WONDERFUL!!!!
Have a GREAT!! weekend.

Keep up the BRILLIANT!!! work.

Dazzer

Thanks for an awesome evening last night! We all had a brilliant time and loved
seeing the amazing artwork Doktor A created! It was also great to finally meet
Triclops, even if one of them did arrive in the same T-shirt as me

Noc

This is a pre order and will release September 2011. All pre orders ship FREE in UK, just use coupon code PREORDER at checkout.

When there is no more room in hell, dolls will walk the Earth.

The 22nd series of the Living Dead Dolls, pays tribute to the creatures that first inspired the creators more than a decade ago: Zombies!

Five rotting corpses, freshly reanimated, shuffle forth from their tombs and into the night. They search for brains…try to be open minded!

Set of 5, each individually packaged in their own coffin…for now.

Ships in September 2011

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Now up for pre order the amazing Brandt Peters Trouble Boy #45

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Brandt Peters Trouble Boy #45

6″ vinyl. includes: 3 piece suit and tie, .45 pistol, 2 sets of arms, extra amber eye lenses and removable fedora hat and helmet.

ETA : End of April

£60

One of the drawings from Tarnished Daydreams, Doktor A’s upcoming solo show at Iksentrik in Bath next month.
Yes there are going to be a pile of ink drawings. Including the most complex peices he’s done to date.

18″ x 22″ framed
11″ x 16″ image
Ink on heavy watercolour paper.
Window mounted with ivory board in a swept walnut frame.

CUT OFF FOR SIGNING UP TO PREVIEWS LIST IS THURSDAY 24TH MARCH AT MIDNIGHT GMT

With the closing date for the Previews List fast approaching, have you signed up for the Tarnished Daydreams Previews List?

Not only does this give you first look at the toys online and chance to purchase but it also gives you priority entrance into Iksentrik on April 1st from 6 – 10 pm, to see all the wonderful creations first hand. With people flying in from all over the world we’re expecting more than just a few people to show up on the Gala Opening Evening.

So why not drop Ryan and email at ryan@iksentrik.co.uk and get yourself on the Previews List and avoid disappointment?

Mr. Whistlecraft’s Tarnished Daydreams

Where ?
Ik’sentrik, 3 George Street, Bath, BA1 2EH, UK
Tel : +44 (0)1225 316049
web : www.iksentrik.co.uk

When ?
April 1st – 30th 2010
Reception opening Friday 1st, 6pm to 10pm. (Doktor A will be in attendance.)

Internationally known artist Bruce Whistlecraft (A.K.A Doktor A) has become synonymous with the creation of Victorian Futurist style Robot characters. Indeed, his popular ongoing Mechtorians series unravels the story of the retrobotic realm of Retropolis one artwork at a time. Brass moustachioed Scientists rub copper plated elbows with polished metal Bank Managers and Socialites in this fantastical realm where humans play no part. Every aspect of our own world is reflected and filtered through the robot’s ill informed perception, to the point where the absurdities of daily life are shown in sharp contrast. Social heirachy played out as theatre and consumer trends reflected as crippling exercises in vanity. When machines try and duplicate our world the nonsense of the everyday becomes magnified.

Having exhibited for the last six years in gallery shows set as far afield as Los Angeles and Hong Kong, Tarnished Daydreams marks Doktor A’s debut UK show. His forth solo show to date, this will be the first in his home country and will feature illustrative works as well as his trademark dimensional pieces. His existing works have found homes in high profile private art collections around the world and new pieces are keenly anticipated. His characters have also reached a wider audience through the medium of toys. Short run collectible figures take on the role of three dimensional art prints, with rarer editions being highly sought after.

Doktor A is a member of the artist collective Circus Posterus, a group of cutting edge artists who have grown out of the Pop Surrealism movement centred in the USA.

Urban Pop Culture gallery and store Ik’sentrik in the heart of Bath will host this intimate exhibition of mechanical whimsy. Ik’sentrik’s owner Ryan Coyle has been a champion of the Art Toy movement in the UK for many years, previously mounting successful art shows in Bristol.

Amnesia Primm

Poor Amnesia has no short term memory. She simple cannot afford it. Unfortunately she does not remember this fact. This sadly leads to terrible bouts of paranoia. She is convinced that someone else is living in her house with her, though she has never actually seen them. Things change position without her recalling moving them. Food is eaten when she is out of the room and her books and letters rearrange themselves on the shelves. She has taken to locking each and every door as she leaves the room in an attempt to hinder the interloper. However keeping track of all the different keys is extremely taxing.

ABS, Brass, Vinyl, Lead, Paper, Copper, Rubber, Steel, Silver, Found Objects.

From the upcoming Tarnished Daydreams show.

About:
Lunartik’s Mini Tea Tour featuring 70+ custom works of art, created from Matt JOnes’ platform toy, Lunartik in a Cup of Tea.
These artistic interpretations have been brewed to perfection by a fine selection of World Artists.

Where:
43° Gallery
Almstadtstraße 43,
10119 Berlin

- Part of the Pictoplasma Character Walk.

When:
6th – 10th April 2011

Oh and by the way I’m one of them.

Progress pics of my Tea can be found here

With all our 2011 Clothing starting to arrive its time to make room for it all and that means big saving for you! With at least 25% off all mens clothing nows this time to snatch up a bargain.

We’ve dropped all our prices on Posca Markers to match those on other online sites around the web, so there’s never been a better time to stock up on the best paint markers money can buy!