{"id":140646,"date":"2022-10-14T01:04:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T08:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinylpulse.com\/?p=140646"},"modified":"2022-10-14T01:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T08:32:22","slug":"blackie-the-cat-berbrick-set-by-gary-baseman-x-medicom-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinylpulse.com\/2022\/10\/blackie-the-cat-berbrick-set-by-gary-baseman-x-medicom-toy.html","title":{"rendered":"Blackie the Cat Be@rbrick Set by Gary Baseman x Medicom Toy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/garybaseman\/\">Gary Baseman&#8217;s <\/a>beloved <strong><em>Blackie The Cat<\/em><\/strong> was the artist&#8217;s constant companion and friend. The LA-based artist&#8217;s recent work has celebrated his feline friend through original paintings, prints, plush figures, masks and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Add Be@rbrick to Blackie&#8217;s growing artistic achievements. Baseman has collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/medicom_toy\/\">Medicom Toy<\/a> on the first-ever Blackie the Cat Bea@rbrick toys for a 100% + 400% set. The cleverly cute design uses translucent Be@rbrick ears to preserve Blackie&#8217;s pointy ears. From shelf to wall, a new print featuring Blackie holding his Be@brick will be released alongside the art toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The <em>Blackie The Cat Be@rbrick<\/em> set will be available on <strong>Friday (10.14)<br> at 8 PM PDT <\/strong>from Gary Baseman&#8217;s site, simultaneously with Medicom&#8217;s Japan release. Pricing has not been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Baseman&#8217;s beloved Blackie The Cat was the artist&#8217;s constant companion and friend. The LA-based artist&#8217;s recent work has celebrated his feline friend through original paintings, prints, plush figures, masks and more. Add Be@rbrick to Blackie&#8217;s growing artistic achievements. Baseman has collaborated with Medicom Toy on the first-ever Blackie the Cat Bea@rbrick toys for a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinylpulse.com\/2022\/10\/blackie-the-cat-berbrick-set-by-gary-baseman-x-medicom-toy.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Blackie the Cat Be@rbrick Set by Gary Baseman x Medicom Toy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":140650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Gary Baseman's beloved feline friend, Blackie The Cat, lives on with the new 100% + 400% Be@rbrick set from Medicom Toys. The clever, partially clear ears showcase Blackie's pointy ears. Friday Drop. 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