*RECAP* MY LITTLE PONY Project 2012 @ Toy Art Gallery 05/05/2012

Last weekend was the opening of the "My Little Pony Project 2012" that was hosted by Toy Art Gallery... and holy crap, I was not expecting such a huge turnout. I have been to alot of show at TAG, and this by far trumped all of them. The line was wrapped around the block starting from 5pm on... even when I ended up taking off around 8:30pm... the line was still deep! Shoulder to shoulder the sidewalk was filled with kids, women, and men... not to mention the diehards who call them selves "Bronies" and "Pegasister's"... I think you get it right?!?! As you entered the gallery you were confronted with a flurry of neon bright colors and a whole plethora of 18" tall customized My Little Pony figures, most of which were pretty amazing. There were some in the show however that seems kinda rushed, but those were from other artists not involved with the Toy Art scene... rest assured though, those who represented our scene hit home runs left and right... some amazing pieces! Curated by Sweet Streets, they picked artists including: 6%DOKIDOKI, 64 Colors, Ana Bagayan, Angry Woebots, Blamo (Mikie Graham), Blythe (Junie Moon), Chikuwaemil, COPE2, DABS & MYLA, Eimi, HIME+YOU, Indie, Jillian Kate, J*RYU, Julie West, Kano, Kukula, Lisa Alisa, Luke Chueh, Madoka Kinoshita, Martin Hsu, Mark Mothersbaugh, Miso, Miss Kika, Onch Movement, Perez Hilton, Shojono Tomo, Sket One, Spank!, TOUMA and more! Oh, and on top of the 3D figures, there were a ton of 2D traditional paintings scattered throughout the gallery walls as well as a ton of MLP merchandise... Toy Art Gallery was totally transformed!

Like mentioned above, the gallery was at full capacity... which in turn made for a pretty electric environment. Tons of people came dressed up in their fancy MLP best, making it more of an eye candy exhibit... wow were there some interesting folks there, but it sure made it fun! I had no idea there was such a huge following, and I think most all the artists who attend normal TAG shows would agree with me. There were a ton of artists who were involved with the show who were able to make it out... and one of the best parts about the evening was the placement of those "red" sold dots on some pieces... one of which was on Mikie Graham's "The Enemy Within" custom, which I was really stoked to see in person. All the customized ponies will be available for sale during the run of the exhibition, ending May 26, 2012... and do note that ten percent of the sales from the MY LITTLE PONY one-of-a-kind ponies will be donated to Give Kids The World. If you are in or around the Los Angeles area, have kids, or are a MLP fan, be sure to swing by the gallery as you will be blown away by all of the work. I took a ton of photos from this event, so be sure to hit the jump to view them all.

"My Little Pony Project 2012"
Toy Art Gallery (TAG)
7571 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046.