Huge Website Update!

I just updated the vinyl and art sections of my site, all total over well over 100 pieces were added! Check them out if you have a few hours to spare, or just do a quick browse of the thumbnails if you only have a minute. Thanks for looking!!!

New Painting: Space Parable No.4 - As Below, So Above

This piece will be the basis for some upcoming customs, possibly at SDCC or NYCC. Painted with acrylics on 8" x 10" canvas, it's available for purchase in my store here. Titled "Space Parable No. 4 - As Below, So Above". I quite like this piece and there will be others in this style.

A Sign of Weakness - Custom Bomb Hugger

A new company called Apologies To Banksy put out a line of figures inspired by the works of the artist Banksy, and this is one of those figures. I painted it with acrylics and it stands about 6.5" high. Titled: "A Sign  of Weakness". It's available in my store here, and there will be other colorways coming soon!

New Painting: Polyrhythmic Echo No.1

Here is a new piece on wood that was given to a good friend. I can't remember the exact size, it's something like 6" x 11" on 3/4" wood, painted with acrylics! The title is: "Polyrhythmic Echo No. 1". Thanks for looking!

The Anti-Milk Filter - Custom Rebel Ink

Here is a commissioned Rebel Ink I recently painted. It stands about 7" tall, and was painted with acrylics. The full title is: "Grand Arbitrator of Reverse Axioms: The Anti-Milk Filter".

The Third Coming of Rauls - 3" Dunny Set

I've painted up Three 3" Mecha Dunnys titled "The Third Coming of the Rauls". These guys were painted with acrylics... two went to subscribers and the last is sold. Thanks for looking!!

New Painting "Triple Positive" And Ink Drawings

Here is a new painting: "Triple Positive" is an 8x10" Acrylic on Canvas. It's available already framed in my store here.

I've also been working on some ink drawings on heavy stock paper. One of which is an 11x14" piece titled "There Is Only One Possible Ending...".
It's open for inquiry at ar@ardabusrubber.com!

Ardabus Rubber Nominated Best Customizer Designer Toy Awards 2013

The Designer Toy Awards, which run during New York Comic Con in October, have announced I'm nominated in the Best Customizer category for the 2013 awards. Right on! The DTA are curated by a board of some of the most accomplished professionals in the scene, and also review nominations and votes from fans.

This summer voting will open, and your votes will be a big help. Thanks for supporting my art!

Game On! Exhibition @1AM San Francisco

1:AM Gallery in San Francisco opened their Game On exhibition where I contributed a few pieces. One was a 7" Coin Up and 8" Dunny combo titled “It Started with a Glance (and Ended with a Fever)".

I also submitted a painting inspired by one of my favorite nostalgia-inducing video games, Metroid. It's an 16x20" Acrylic on Canvas piece titled "My First Crush".. This piece might make for nice art prints in the near future in my store!

Art Without Borders Exhibition

Here is my 7" Munny for the Art without Borders charity show @ Art Whino on February 23. Titled "M=O/C: The Divine Proportions of Irrelevant Symmetry are Tiresome Within the Mathematical Measure of Beauty".

It was inspired by a Mathematician named George Birkhoff, who had a theory that states beauty can be mathematically calculated and measured with the formula M=O/C, or Aesthetic Measure=Order/Complexity, where each variable has multiple factors and every line, shape and form in the piece can be given a number relating to the formula. This is just the basic outline of what Birkhoff theorized.

I've also been trying to paint a toy the same way i paint a canvas ever since i started customizing toys 5 years ago, and this is the closest i've gotten so far. My favorite piece I've done in a long while!

If you are interested in purchasing this piece, it is available directly from Art Whino or by emailing ar@ardabusrubber.com.