We never really outgrow our toys – we just turn them into collector’s items, major motion pictures, and works of art. For the latter, we now turn to our friends at Gallery 1988, whose latest pop culture-obsessed exhibition focuses on the tiny toys of Mattel, with a knockout gallery of visual art inspired by He-Man, She-Ra, Barbie, Uno, and more. The whole exhibit is on display at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, but if you can’t make it, we’ve plucked out a few of our favorites; check out all of them at their site.
Andrew Kolb, "Teeny Tiny Dance Floor"
Harmony Deimling, "Vintage 1959"
Mister Hope, "Princess Adora"
Rose Feduk, "Polly's Dreamworld"
Betsy Bauer, "Uno!"
Angela Oster, "The Vamp Twins Love Their Thingmaker"
Justin Hilden, "See 'N Say Supper"
Luke Flowers, "Little Puppet People"
Conor Langton, "Interplanetary Wrestling"
"Mattel 2019" is on display through the end of the month at Gallery1988, located at 7308 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles; the full show is also available for viewing (and purchase) on Gallery1988's site.
