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== Designed Toy Releases ==
 
== Designed Toy Releases ==
These are toys that have been designed by Gary.
 
 
*[[Dunces]]
 
*[[Dunces]]
 
*[[Dumb Luck]]
 
*[[Dumb Luck]]
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== Toy Series Participation ==
 
== Toy Series Participation ==
 
[[Image:Dunnylaseries-basemansilver.jpg|right|150px]]
 
[[Image:Dunnylaseries-basemansilver.jpg|right|150px]]
These are toys that Gary has lent his design skills to.
 
 
*[[Dunny]] - 3" Swatch Project, with matching Swatch watch, 2011
 
*[[Dunny]] - 3" Swatch Project, with matching Swatch watch, 2011
 
*[[Dunny]] - 3" [[NYCC]] 2Tone Exclusive, 2010
 
*[[Dunny]] - 3" [[NYCC]] 2Tone Exclusive, 2010
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*[[Neo Kaiju]] - Gefilte, 2004
 
*[[Neo Kaiju]] - Gefilte, 2004
  
== Customs ==
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== Customs & Show Pieces ==
These are one-off or very limited toys by Gary.
 
 
*Piece(s) for [[GR2 15 Years]], 2018
 
*Piece(s) for [[GR2 15 Years]], 2018
 
*Card for [[The Art Hustle 3]], 2012
 
*Card for [[The Art Hustle 3]], 2012
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
===Customs===
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===Customs & Show Pieces ===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Munnyshow-garybaseman.jpg|Munny Show LA
 
Image:Munnyshow-garybaseman.jpg|Munny Show LA
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Image:Allcitystyle-baseman.jpg|for Tag the System NYC
 
Image:Allcitystyle-baseman.jpg|for Tag the System NYC
 
Image:Vaderproject-baseman.jpg|Vader Project custom
 
Image:Vaderproject-baseman.jpg|Vader Project custom
</gallery>
 
 
===Other work===
 
<gallery>
 
 
Image:Playboyredux-baseman.jpg|for Playboy Redux
 
Image:Playboyredux-baseman.jpg|for Playboy Redux
 
Image:Gr215-baseman.jpg|for GR2 15 Years
 
Image:Gr215-baseman.jpg|for GR2 15 Years

Revision as of 17:56, 30 November 2020

Biography

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Born in Los Angeles in 1960, this first generation Polish-American artist has become one of the most recognized illustrative artists of our age. Gary received a degree in Communications from UCLA, and worked in NYC as a commercial illustrator for 10 years. His illustrations have been featured in such diverse publications as the New Yorker, Time, Esquire, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Forbes, Blab, LA Magazine, Reader's Digest, Atlantic Monthly and Newsweek. He created the artwork for Cranium, voted "Game of the Year" two years in a row by the American Internation Toy Fair and worked as the illustrator for "I Don't Need to Have Children, I Date Them: 23 Child Psychology Techniques to Use on Boys of All Ages". He has also been featured in American Illustration, AIGA, Print, The Society of Illustrators, Humor and The 100 Show.

Although Gary has achieved reknown in many fields, he is probably most well known for his work as the creator and executive producer of "Teacher's Pet", a story based on his real-life dog, Hubcaps, which ran from 2000-2002, and was made into a full-length feature film in 2004.

Gary has received many awards throughout his career, including the Emmy for Best Daytime Animated Series, the BAFTA for Best International Children's Programme, the Outstanding Individual Achievement Emmy for Production Design and was voted "One of the 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment" by Entertainment Weekly.

His work is featured in the permanent collections of National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC and the MMA in Rome.

Designed Toy Releases

Toy Series Participation

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  • Dunny - 3" Swatch Project, with matching Swatch watch, 2011
  • Dunny - 3" NYCC 2Tone Exclusive, 2010
  • Dunny - 3" Dunny 2Tone Series, 2010
  • Qee - 32" Hump Qee Dump Qee, 36 pieces, 2009
  • Qee - 36" Buckingham Forest Bear, 2008
  • Dunny - 3" Series 4, 2007
  • Thundermutt - 1.5, 100 pieces, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Blue, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Lavender, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Orange, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Silver, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, White, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Red, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Gold, 2007
  • Qee - 2.5" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Black, 2007
  • Qee - 8" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Black, 2007
  • Qee - 8" Buckingham Forest Green, 500 pieces, 2006
  • Qee - 8" Buckingham Forest Blue, 300 pieces, 2006
  • Qee - 2.5" Ox-Op Series 2a, M.O.D Cat, 2006
  • Qee - 2.5" Ox-Op Series 2b, M.O.D Bear, 2006
  • Dunny - 8" M.O.D. Red, 3000 pieces, 2006
  • Dunny - 8" M.O.D. Black, 700 pieces, 2006
  • Dunny - LA Series, Silver, 2006
  • Dunny - LA Series, Gold, 2006
  • Mini Circus Punks - 6" Baby Napper, 2005
  • Qee - 8" Hump Qee Dump Qee, Gold, SDCC, 2005
  • Qee - 8" Hump Qee Dump Qee, White, 100 pieces, 2005
  • Qee - 8" Black OX-OP Bear, 2005
  • Qee - 8" Qeedrophonic White Bear, 500 pieces, 2004
  • Circus Punk - 15" Nessie, 150 pieces, 2004
  • Neo Kaiju - Pupik, 2004
  • Neo Kaiju - Gefilte, 2004

Customs & Show Pieces

Images

Production Pieces

Customs & Show Pieces