Prints and Editions
A selection of open-edition, machine prints can be purchased from Thumbtack Press.
For information regarding the availabilty of fine art prints and editions, please contact:
Dana Graham
dana@mccartyphotoworks.com
WAR-TOYS Folio
Fifty unique folios were created to help fundraise for the continued production of the WAR-TOYS project. Each folio contains six signed and numbered 8x10 prints: three toy photographs from the initial month-long trip to the Middle East and the three corresponding children's drawings that each were based upon. Conceived and built by fellow artist and Grammy-award-winning package designer Hugh Brown, the folios are specially repurposed from surplus, French military medical kits. Their heavy steel cases have been filled with pieces from 7200 plastic army men, suspended in resin to form shelves for the archival prints. Each folio case is numbered with an engraved metal plate and is unique, inside and out. A Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please note that due to the folio's heavy weight, an additional $60 will be invoiced to cover any shipping costs outside of the US.
$525
(including domestic shipping)
Art-Toys Monograph
Art-Toys is a massive collection of Brian McCarty's meticulously composed photographs that uniquely chronicle the Art-Toy movement. For six years, McCarty worked alongside a host of international artists, photographing their toy characters in actual locations ranging from the Grand Canyon to Times Square. The resulting photos are sometimes dark, often funny, and always hinting at a deeper story. The moments that McCarty manufactures in front of the camera feel real, as if he’s simply documenting the day-to-day lives of toys.
Each of the over 100 photographs stand alone on a page, allowing viewers an unfettered look at the world from McCarty’s toy-based perspective. An extensive behind the scenes section is included at the back of the book, providing a narrative glimpse at McCarty’s methods and the artists with whom he collaborates. Snapshots taken on set reveal the brilliantly simple techniques behind some of his most magical and iconic images.
Because the toys that McCarty photographs are simultaneously art objects and consumer goods, many of his images were created to serve both creative and commercial goals. As such, they provide a unique perspective on the art and commerce of the Designer Toy / Urban Vinyl movement. A number of books have explored the content of the Art-Toy movement before, but this is the only collection that captures the energy and the attitude of a new era in Pop Art from the perspective of a fellow artist.
Artists with toy work included: Alex Pardee, Amanda Visell, Andrew Bell, Ashley Wood, Attaboy, Bob Dob, Brandt Peters, Craig Anthony Perkins, Frank Kozik, FriendsWithYou, Gama-Go, Gary Baseman, Greg “Craola” Simkins, James Jarvis, Jeremy Fish, Jermaine Rogers, Joe Ledbetter, Kathie Olivas, Lili Chin, Luke Chueh, Mario “MARS-1” Martinez, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mark Nagata, Mark Ryden, Meredith Dittmar, Michelle Valigura, mr clement, Noferin, Patrick Ma, Ralph Cosentino, Roy Miles, Sam Flores, Santa Inoue, Sara Antoinette Martin, Sebastien Roux, Sergey Safonov, Scott Musgrove, Scott Tolleson, Simone Legno, Tim Biskup, Wilfrid Wood, Yoskay Yamamoto, and others
Prefaced by renowned media critic Douglas Rushkoff, the hardcover, 10.5" x 9" book contains 240 pages of photographs and behind the scene narratives. An additional $30 will be invoiced for shipping outside of the US.
$40
(including domestic shipping)
Art-Toys Special Edition
The last remaining copies of the Art-Toys special edition monograph were held back to help fundraise for the WAR-TOYS project. Individually numbered from an edition of 600, the special edition features an alternate cover free of text and a vinyl slipcase. Each book is signed on the inside by artists: Attaboy, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Hugh Brown, Luke Chueh, Lili Chin, Bob Dob, Frank Kozik, Joe Ledbetter, Patrick Ma, Mark Nagata, Craig Perkins, Mark Ryden, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Scott Tolleson, Michelle Valigura, Amanda Visell, Yoskay Yamamoto, and Brian McCarty. An additional $40 will be invoiced for shipping outside of the US.
$175
(including domestic shipping)
