SpankyStokes's Belligerent Bunny for tonight's Nathan Hamill x Toy Art Gallery "Bellicosity" show!

Dear sweet God, what is that thing?!? So horrible looking, so nightmarish, so mesmerizing… It's our own SpankyStokes's "Belligerent Bunny" custom for the Nathan Hamill organized "Bellicosity" group show at the Toy Art Gallery tonight. Yes, instead of riding a rocket into outer space, Stokes's rabbit is riding a cold mug all the way to the bottom. Apparent years of over-consumption of those sweet hops & barleys have led, beside to certain liver and kidney damage, to his 'cute & fluffy' bunnyness being called into question. I love how — if you look carefully, especially at a side view — you can vaguely see the Bellicose Bunny platform's outline still, though it has been masked under a skillfully crafted (and rather disturbing looking) face sculpt and matted fur exterior. While his visage is a certain highlight with those askew glass eyes, protruding nose bump and horrific teeth, it is actually his cracked & broken fingernails that get me; such attention to small details is what makes this piece 100% work. And, at least, the bunny does still have his cotton tail… off-white as it may be.

The artists listed on the flyer are: A Little Stranger, Ardabus Rubber, Ayleen Gaspar, Mikie Graham of Blamo!, Bob Conge aka Plaseebo, Brandon Griffith, Brent Nolasco, Carson Catlin, Cris Rose, D-Lux, George Gaspar, Gris Grimly, J★RYU, Jeremiah Ketner, Jermaine Rogers, JESTER, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Josh Mayhem, Julie B., Julie West, KMNDZ, Lash, Leecifer, Luke Chueh, Martin Hsu, Miss Mindy, Nebulon5, Okedoki, OsiRisORion, Peap, Ragnar, Rohby, Rsin, Scott Tolleson, John "Spanky" Stokes, Steve Talkowski, Southerndrawl, TaskOne, Todd Robertson, Tomi Monstre, Touma, Toybot Studios, and valleyDweller. Though not listed on the flyer, we've heard that Chauskoskis, Shojono Tomo, and Voltaire will be in the show as well.

"Bellicosity: The Bellicose Bunny Group Custom Show" will open on March 23rd and run through April 6th at the Toy Art Gallery (TAG), 7571 Melrose Ave. (corner of Melrose & Curson) Los Angeles, CA, 90046.