[Limited Edition, a group show to assist endangered species, opened last Friday @ Go-Go Plastic. Triclops Studios, Apeman and Robotboy, caught the show which was curated by Okkle and Vinyl Abuse. Here’s their first-hand report and a gallery full of pics (click-through). Both Apeman and Robotboy had pieces in the show. Apeman offered a limited-edition set of Hanna-Disappera post cards and Robotboy created several prints. Things have been a bit crazy at VP — apologies for the delay on posting their report. Enjoy.]
We arrived in Birmingham and survived
the one way system which caused us 4 hours of hell on a previous visit.
We headed across to Go-Go Plastic via Forbidden Planet and ‘Nostalgia’
comics, hitching a lift with Maz and Nick from Clutter in the Clutter
Mobile. Apeman helped Maz, Shakey and Olly to set up the show whilst I took photos and said "Left a bit, right a bit" a lot.
There
were some wicked pieces on display, a real mixed bag of 2D and 3D work
and whatever the collective noun is for pandas would have been handy.
Our faves included Tado’s print on recycled paper and the DGPH prints
which were in a beautiful retro style.
Dominating the far wall was DKillerPanda’s
amazing print which apparently arrived in a wooden crate from Spain, a
great effort by Juan and Carles and everyone was suitably freaked out
by Matt Jones’ installation featuring a flayed human pelt and a teddy
bear (check the photos for enlightenment).
Go Go Plastic is
a lovely little space, the upstairs houses the show (until the 30th
March) and downstairs is a bijou shop stocking all the usual suspects.
We picked up a couple more french dunnys for the ‘Clops collection. It
was a great turnout on the night, not just because of the free beer and
the tills were ringing so hopefully, plenty of money was raised for the
World Wrestling Federation (or World Wildlife Fund maybe). I felt I had
to contribute more than artwork and couldn’t resist one of the Jon
Burgerman prints.
If you’re in Birmingham, go and check
it out at the Custard Factory (sadly, no custard available). Thanks to
everyone we nattered to and hung out with, especially to Phil Corbett
whose felt-tip drawings were a real hoot and who entertained us for an
hour in his car as we fell foul of the one way system on the way to
dinner.
– Triclops Apeman and Robotboy
