Very cool.

Remember Ryan McGinness? Did the toy soldier shadow play thing in 2000…

“Saving Ryan’s Privates”

http://www.artnet.sk/magazine/reviews/henry/henry7-17-2.asp

Remids me of War Bowl by designer Dominic Wilcox, 2002

Here is some information about War Bowl.

manufacturer:
Thorsten Van Elten, UK

materials:
plastic soldiers

notes:
Mosley and Wilcox (who formed the design company Mosley Meets Wilcox) have been collaborating since 2000 and experimenting in exuberant designs, including melting toy soldiers, ninjas and knights in their oven to see what kind of result they could achieve.

According to Wilcox: “After about a year of trawling round all these toy wholesalers in the east end, like secret Santa’s grottos, I can tell from holding a toy soldier in my hand if it’s going to melt the way we want.”

See a picture of the $420 gem at Moss online at http://www.mossonline.com/product_in-stock-exec/product_id/43154/category_id/68

this is like the coolest thing ever..

As long as Valerie Leonard doesn’t use the Miniscule Blue Helmets on a Massive Quest as spray paintable toy soldiers for her art!