As you may remember from a prior post, I have a collection of art toys, some of which are small production runs or even custom one-of-a-kinds, and all of which are just simply fantastic! Today, I’d like to introduce you to another interesting creation: the Tube Dunny…
Outland Red Tube Dunny
The Dunny is an art toy platform created by Kidrobot, which has been customized by many artists in very creative ways. In my mind, one of the finest custom Dunny creations is the Tubedunny created by VISEone. Above you see one of my photos of the Outland Red Tubedunny, which was a very limited run done for the Outland Designer Toy Store & Art Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The creative mind behind the Tubedunny is the German urban artist known as VISEeone, who is best known for his lowbrow custom designs of urban vinyl toys, as well as crossing over to influential design media like Notcot and Design You Trust.
His works – owned by international collectors – have been shown around the world.
VISEone started his creative path in the late 1990’s as a graffiti writer creating character designs. Due a musical career as a national booked hiphop DJ and producer with a major record deal he took a 10 years break from painting before he stepped back to his creative path in 2007 when he discovered the urban vinyl scene.
Since then he constantly created unique custom works on vinyl platform toys and released several limited editions of his iconic style.
VISEone is best known for his dripping style where he combines his graffiti roots and his love of lowbrow design. He also has a big passion for comics which influenced him heavily for his well known “Comic Stripped” custom series.
He belongs to the top designers in the urban vinyl scene and his works are all sold out and sought after.
VISEone with Mini Tube Monster
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of doing a quick photoshoot with VISEone and his then latest creation, the Mini Tube Monster (that’s a Zombie juice model in his hand). We did the photoshoot at New York Comic Con, where I set up a quick light couple of lights and created some cool images.
VISEone’s latest creative endeavors have been wildly successful sculptures that are often life-sized and sought after by collectors around the globe; a truly amazing artist!
A Fresh Perspective
Photography is more than just a vehicle for capturing the world around me; it provides me with a palette and a set of brushes, with which I paint not only what I see, but also look to express the emotions that are evoked by the scene in front of me in that moment.
Growing up in the Netherlands exposed me to a wide cross-section of visual arts that laid the foundation of my photographic view of all that surrounds me. Early influences were the Dutch Masters of the 17th century, to whom I was introduced by my grandfather during museum explorations; favorites among them are the scenes of quotidian life depicted by Jan Steen and Frans Hals and the vivid landscapes of Jacob van Ruisdael.
My classical high school education was supplemented by the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum, where I spent many a lunch hour exploring its great collection. Here I was introduced to surrealism with a particular love for the approach taken by Salvador Dali; Dali also rekindled my appreciation for the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who often showed the folly of us mortals.
Universal Connections
My approach to any photographic subject is to look for understanding first; in this I look to establish either a connection between the viewer and the subject or capture the connection of the subject with its surroundings. The captured image then aims to portray this connection from a perspective that is part of my personal interpretation.
This interpretation is often a form of externalized introspection, which may alternately display the connection of isolated beings and items with their environment or highlight the whimsy of the profound world, in which we find ourselves. The universe is full of connections, many of which are waiting to be discovered; part of my journey as a photographer is to document these connections.
Any assignment, be it an event, a product shoot or a portrait session is always approached through communication with the client; this is where the first connection is established. Ideas are exchanged and a collaborative plan of action forms, ultimately resulting in a set of images that aim to exceed the expectations of each client.
And, lest we forget, it is important to have fun while practicing the serious business of photography!
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Enjoyed this post. Truly amazing !
Thank you! Yes, VISEone creates some really cool things.
Never seen anything like this before . Your post gave me something new today ! Thank you.
Glad to hear you like it. I will do more of these, as there are some other artists, who I’d like to feature.
Look forward to them .
I’ve made about 4 of these characters and ended up giving them away. Very cool. I love it.
That’s very cool to hear! Dunny’s are an amazing platform! I’d love to see photos of your creations.
I will try to find the photos, I had completely forgotten. 😀
I love this super cool, creative art 🙂
New materials are so inspiring
They definitely are!