Joe Simpson Portraits

Joe Simpson is a figurative painter currently living and working in London. His paintings have been shown both nationally and internationally, including prestigious venues such as Urbis, Manchester City Art Gallery, Cornerhouse and The House of Commons....

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My Recent Toy Additions

Yes, I'm addicted. Yes, I have a problem........

Glow In The Dark 3.5-inch Buddha Statue

Gizmo with pull-back action

Glow In Dark Munny DIY

Flying Cat by Nathan Jurevicius

Glow In the Dark Puppet Master from 1989

Sham Da Clown by MADL (ltd. to 300)

Mephist Festa Boxset by Touma (ltd to 400)

Tygun Banded Blaze (Gold ed. ltd to 50)

AND.....

I forgot to post about this from Xmas time. But I managed to meet my fave Hong Kong toy legend, Michael Lau in Causeway Bay, where he had a toy exhibition going on. I joined the raffle and managed to win this ultra-rare TooBigFoot toy (ltd. to only 29!!!)

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Melbourne Graffiti Part 18

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KEM5 3A

A true beauty from KEM5 (3A)...

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Conor Harrington In Ireland

Conor Harrington has been a busy man in his home country of Ireland. He has taken leave of his usual 'military-themed' pieces and instead has been painting cowboys. The reason according to Conor: "Ireland is balls deep in a recession thanks to the Holy Trinity of Irish corruption – the politicians, bankers and developers. I’ve always thought that we have a certain cowboy mentality in Ireland, maybe because we’re on the wild west of Europe or maybe because of our strong links to America over the centuries and I think its that cavalier bandit attitude that got us in so much trouble."

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Brick Lane Market in the Eighties

British photographer, Colin O'Brien has an amazing collection of images of East London life at the (in)famous sunday Brick lane market. All in all, there hasn't been much change compared to 2011, except 1980's clothing is now called 'vintage'.... See more of his great images HERE.

Thanks to Jorge Nieto for the find...

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The Safe House In Warsaw

“Safe House” was designed by Kwk Promes Architects and is located in Warsaw, Poland. The aim of the project was to create a two-level “fortress” that would provide a high level of security for the owners.... it makes me really wonder who these owners really are?? Moveable concrete walls and a 6-metre high retractable shutter wall??

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