I’ve talked about the history of urban vinyl, and
The Godfather of the art form Hong Kong’s very own Michael Lau. He influenced a number of creators from around the world, including
the German artist Mark Landwehr the founder of CoarseToys.
Many years ago when there was little to no information on Lau in English I mentioned that Mr. Landwehr was a contemporary artist, and linked to his page. He was so thankful that I pointed people to his direction that he sent me a figure, and a poster.
The other urban vinyl posters I have are from the actual figures, or illustrations from Lau himself.
I really love this drawing of
the LMF group, with several gardeners, and Lau in the background.
The
Tom Kids were released as limited run promotional figures to coincide with the stock for Tom.com going live. The Hong Kong stock exchange crashed that day. Was it due to Lau? I’d like to think so. My poster was autographed by Lau, and I'm never going to sell anything from this collection. Are there any figure artists that you follow? I’d like to hear about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me
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