- Huck Gee
Mark Gee (born
May 19 ,1973 inNewcastle upon Tyne ,England ), better known as Huck Gee, is acontemporary artist ,illustrator ,toy maker , anddesigner best known by toy enthusiasts for his iconic "Skullhead" character. He works and lives inSan Francisco ,CA .Work
Influenced by Japanese and Hong Kong pop art, Gee calls his style "Bastardized Asian Pop Culture". [Vinyl Pulse interview, question #8 http://www.vinylpulse.com/2005/04/interview_with__1.html] He produces illustrations and custom figures and has released production toys through
Kidrobot including figures for The Standard and DJ Qbert. In 2005, Huck Gee released the "Skullhead Project", a joint project betweenKidrobot andBarneys New York in conjunction with five topfashion designers :Marc Jacobs ,Jil Sander ,Dries Van Noten ,Rick Owens , andDuckie Brown . With this project, 12" figures of Huck's Skullhead character came immaculately dressed in the 2005 spring collections of each of the five fashion designers. [Vinyl Pulse write up http://www.vinylpulse.com/2005/06/toys_meet_fashi.html]In October of 2007, Gee's second original figure, "Akuma Bomb" was released. [ [http://www.vinylpulse.com/2007/09/toy-of-the-we-2.html Vinyl Pulse: Toy of the Week - Akuma Bomb by Huck Gee ] ] In the winter of 2007, three Kidrobot toys were accepted into the permanent collection of the
Museum of Modern Art inNYC , including, "Hello My Name Is" 8”Dunny , designed by Gee withPaul Budnitz andTristan Eaton . [ [http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A32744&page_number=1&template_id=6&sort_order=1 MoMA online catalogue] ]He has also launched a line of jewelry with
Random Nature and has his own clothing line.References
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External links
* [http://www.vinyl-creep.net/Huck_Gee Huck Gee - Vinyl Creep ]
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