Toy designer, Nakanari, will be holding an exhibition called ‘Duel Or Die!’ at the ToyCube location in Queens, New York. ‘Duel Or Die!’ features work by Nakanari, Dave ‘Outtamymind’ Quiles, and the rest of the Mai Hiro crew. The exhibition opens on October 23rd, 2009, with a catered reception attended by the designers. For those of you who’ve never been to Flushing, the ToyQube location is smack dab in the middle of Queens Chinatown at 37-06 Prince Street, at the end of the line on the 7 train. ‘Duel Or Die!’ will run until November 23rd, 2009.
Nakanari, a Taiwanese Self-taught artist with a style toy creation and graffiti, who lives in Orlando, FL, United States now. Tony Shiau Nakanari was born 1979 in South Taiwan and from childhood began collecting and designing toys. It grew from one of Nakanari’s favorite hobbies to a career he wanted to pursue when he grew up. Nakanari distinct designer toys are infused with oriental style and a colorful mixture of innocence and cute characters.
Like an unrelenting Samurai warrior, Nakanari is poised once again to leave his distinct mark with an exciting art exhibition (as well as his return to New York City!) at ToyQube called “Duel or Die!” Nakanari and Mai Hiro, along with featured artist, Dave “Outtamymind” Quiles are serving up their typical atypical brand of art and designs for art fans and feudal lords alike to enjoy. New works from Nakanari, Dave, and the Mai Hiro team will be on display during this event, so of course, you can expect to see some new canvas artwork, paintings, customs, apparel, acrylic wall designs, jewelry designs and even a few extra samurai surprises. Both Nakanari and Dave will be in attendance during the opening night reception to do sketches and chat with fans and their local artist friends that will drop by for the event. In addition, for those in attendance, their internal hunger for sweets will be a winning battle thanks to pastry chef and Nakanari friend, Michael Chang, who is planning to supply some delicious treats. With all this planned, this event is not to be missed, especially those well versed in the ways of Bushido.
Cutaway from:
http://collect3d.com/news/nakanari-duel-die-exhibition-toyqube-queens/
http://nakanari.blogspot.com/
http://www.vpeast.com/2009/10/06/upcoming-nakanari-toyqube/
