The artwork and sculptural stylings of Simon Boses aka MudMonkey... is AWESOME!!!

Thanks to artist and fellow reader of SS.com, Kevin Titzer, he opened up my eyes to the work of his friend Simon Boses aka MudMonkey... and I gotta say I love his sculptural work! After doing a little research, I found out that Simon was born in Bethlahem, Israel but grew up in St. Pete, Florida and eventually received his BFA from Maryland Institute, College of Art. In 1997 with an art degree in one hand and a lump of clay in the other he started sculpting ceramic figures... and the rest is history! One thing that really sets his work apart from others in the designer toy scene is that he primarily uses ceramics, which involves firing his pieces in a Kiln... a truly involved process, but the results can be that much more rewarding! His style is also really different in that he creates some seriously unique characters, all of which kinda have the same facial characteristics, but are all involved in different situations.

In a recent interview over at SWL, the questions was asked "What makes your works stand-out or different from other sculptor?" and Simon answered "I often choose to deal with issues that are fairly serious, but the characters that I use as vehicles for exploring the issue are often not very serious at all. This strange juxtaposition often opens a door, allowing the audience a chance to get close to the issue without the ‘heaviness’ that can make social themed art off-putting." That being said, you can see the seriousness in the situations offset by the cartoony nature of his creations... a great balance if you ask me! Do yourself a favor and visit his site HERE as well as his online store HERE where you can pick up some one of a kind, super unique sculptures, for some really great prices!