{"id":87374,"date":"2020-03-29T20:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T03:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinylpulse.com\/?p=87374"},"modified":"2020-03-29T21:48:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T04:48:16","slug":"space-cadet-by-ryca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinylpulse.com\/2020\/03\/space-cadet-by-ryca.html","title":{"rendered":"Space Cadet by RYCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UK-artist <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/ryca_artist\">RYCA<\/a> (Ryan Callanan) has released his brand-new <strong>Space Cadet<\/strong> vinyl art toy brought to life in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nemastudios\/\">NeMA Studios<\/a>.\u00a0 The 10&#8243; production figure features a smiley-face cadet ready for the harsh realities of the cosmos thanks to a nifty, retro space suit.<\/p>\n<p>While &#8216;space&#8217; is awfully crowded in the art toy universe these days, the Space Cadets definitely stand out on their own thanks in part to the light-hearted, sassy take. The figure continues the artist&#8217;s practice of incorporating universal symbols such as the smiley face and heart as a way of playfully humanizing otherwise extraordinary contexts.<\/p>\n<p>While the first batch of the OG Silver Suit and the limited GID sold out quickly, the Space Cadet 4-pack featuring the OG Silver Suit, Dirty GID, GID and DIY (set exclusive) is available for \u00a3500 ($621) from <a href=\"https:\/\/rycastore.bigcartel.com\/product\/space-cadet-4-pack\">RYCA&#8217;s web store<\/a>. The second batch of the OG Silver Suit is expected to launch in a few months.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK-artist RYCA (Ryan Callanan) has released his brand-new Space Cadet vinyl art toy brought to life in conjunction with NeMA Studios.\u00a0 The 10&#8243; production figure features a smiley-face cadet ready for the harsh realities of the cosmos thanks to a nifty, retro space suit. While &#8216;space&#8217; is awfully crowded in the art toy universe these &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinylpulse.com\/2020\/03\/space-cadet-by-ryca.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Space Cadet by RYCA&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":87375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"RYCA's smiley spree continues with the new Space Cadet vinyl art toy which launches the iconic symbol into the cosmos with a little heart to boot. Wave 2 arrives in a few months. 4-pack available now. 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