Mr. Tim Stephson is one-third of fast-rising art-group, ‘Ultimate Skull and Cobra’ (consisting of ArtWhore Mr. Scott Kinnebrew AKA ‘Forces of Dorkness’ and Ray Bazan AKA ‘ToyxCreep’ AKA ‘Death By Toys’). Tim is an acomplished painter and artisrt himself. Recently Tim and  ‘Ultimate Skull and Cobra’ have entered the toy-art world, already releasing their Devastator resin and others to much acclaim.

(Picture below of Tim Stephson in front of a mural rendition of his and ‘Ultimate Skull and Cobra’s’ creation, Devastator)

So get to know Tim Stephson, and ‘Ultimate Skull and Cobra’ in the interview below…

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John Santagada is the radiation filled mind behind ‘Radioactive Uppercut’, an independant art-toy company making waves in the scene. John has worked in the mainstream toy scene for over 9 years now, and has recently delved into the world of independant toys with his 8-Ball resin figure, soon to be released in vinyl.

(Picture below of John Santagada + Radioactive Uppercut’s ‘8-Ball’ figure)

Get to know John and ‘Radioactive Uppercut’ in the interview below…

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Pat Gierhart is the zombified-brains behind the sculpture and mask powerhouse that is ‘Atomic Vomit’. Pat and his brand primarily release masks – both full human sized, and minis – but also produce sculpts in collaboration with other artists such as Alex Pardee, Skinner and L’Amour Supreme.

(Picture below of an ‘Atomic Vomit’ mini mask)

With a new website up, a recent sofubi release with Mishka dropping at San Diego Comic Con, and lots of new masks recently released, now is the perfect time to get to know Pat and his creations.

Get to know Pat and ‘Atomic Vomit’ in the interview below…

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Mr. Raymond Ahn is one of those rare-breeds of artists, who has managed to carve out an art and music career, totally independent from any ‘scene’. Ray’s art style involves scatology and geometry, bringing to mind gods such as Jack Kirby, and Robert Crumb. Importantly, Ray infuses his art with his own unique humour and perversions.

(Below is an illustration by Ray for Australian label ‘We Empty Rooms’)

Ray has recently celebrated the milestone of becoming a father for the first-time, but that has not diminished his talent, or his enthusiasm for art and music – especially with his band, ‘The Hard Ons’ approaching there 30th Anniversary…

Get to know Ray, his art and his music in the interview below…

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Originally from Venezuela, Alexis Ziritt is an artist whose style – intricate detail, appearance of movement, and a love of violence brings a modern touch, to the silver-age-comic-book era aesthetic of bold lines, vibrant colour, outer space motifs, monsters, and heroes.

(Picture Below of Alexis Ziritt)

Alexis’ talent has seen him work with bands such as ‘Mastodon’; brands such as the ‘WWE’, and magazines such as ‘Complex’ amongst others. Valuing creative control and independence, Alexis also co-founded ‘Fistful Apparel’ and ‘Calavera Comics’. Interestingly, Alexis has recently begun collaborating with Art Whore’s own Mike Kirchoff AKA ‘TheMakUltra‘ with the two of them working on an upcoming comic, and a collaborative resin sculpture already released.

(Picture below of Mekano Turbo, one of Alexis’ creations)

Get to know Alexis Ziritt, his art and his many creations in the interview below…

N.B: Alexis asked: “Please check and correct my broken english….Hahahahah,” BUT i decided to leave it as-is. Art Whore is authentic like that.

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Karl Kaufmann is a ConvictTown artist and designer with a background in tattoo, who turned his hand to full time art and design work about a decade ago. His style brings to mind trash-cultrue, rock n roll and the low-brow greats – Bold lines, great detail and a love of the outre…

(Picture below of one of Karl’s pieces)

Get to know Karl Kaufmann and his art in the interview below…

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Mikee Riggs comes from Albuquerque, USA, runs ‘ToysAreSanity‘ and has so far released t-shirts, prints and the Sewer Creep sofubi to much acclaim. For Mikee, art and toys are his life, and the dedication has paid off with his Sewer Creep creation appearing in the recent Monsters From the Island group show at the ‘Clutter Magazine‘ gallery space in NYC.

Get to know Ian the Sewer Creep, ToysAreSanity and Mikee Riggs in the interview below…

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‘Skinner’ is an all round art machine, who has been pumping on all cylanders in the art-hustle full time for the last 5 years or so, thanks to the economy going to well… shit.

(Photo below of Skinner and some of his art)

…Well every smoke cloud has a silver lining and since turning full time ‘Skinner’ is currently killing it, collaborating with people like the legendary Frank Kozik, as well as producing fine art, sculptural work, toys, zines and clothing.

So get to know Skinner the man and his art in the interview below…

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Tyler Ham is a new player in the toy-art (art-toy) world whose background in film effects has trained him perfectly for a life of art in all it’s forms.

(Picture below of Tyler Ham posing with actor Richard Kiel)

Tyler releases art (cartoons, sculptures and bootlegs) through his personal company ‘HAM FX‘, and is also a keen collaborator, having worked with ‘Killer Bootlegs‘ previously; and with an upcoming collaboration with Morgan ‘The Sucklord‘ Phillips about to drop soon, now is a perfect time to get to know the man and his art…

So get to know Tyler Ham, and ‘HAM FX’ in the interview below…

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These last few years i have gotten into the seedy, degenerate world of bootleg/custom/self-made-action-figures-as-art. “WTF?” I hear you say… Well… BASICALLY dudes collage, create and/or custom one off pop-art-sculptures/action figures. Simple to do, BUT damn hard to do well.

‘The Mark Ultra’ and their owner-operator Mike Kirchoff are making major waves in the scene – being shown at the recent ‘Toys Are Us‘ show, collaborating with companies like ‘Killer Bootlegs‘, and getting major press…

 (Picture below of the man behind ‘The Mark Ultra’, Mike Kirchoff)

Get to know ‘The Mark Ultra’ and Mike Kirchoff in the interview below…
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