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New York native Berto, obtained a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in 2007. Specializing in pop culture themes, Berto has participated in exhibitions such as the “Marilyn in Art Exhibition” at the Gershwin Hotel in 2006; earning him a spot in an international publication “A Tribute to Celebrities” by Index Book. Berto’s talents are also displayed in his passion for 3D delving into customizing toys. Exhibiting his first toy with Toy Tokyo at The Showroom in NYC for the “Art+Action=OBAMA08” in 2008, receiving praise and a demand for his customs. Berto currently resides in NYC where he is actively exhibiting with The Antagonist Movement and creating customs using pop culture as his muse.

Monday, December 28, 2009

The New Year is around the corner...

Updates:
Adventures of DanMan and BertoBoy-
We've introduces 2 new characters after the Halloween special.
We also have been in the process of customizing the new and old characters of Danman/BertoBoy, such as Jokah, Absinthekitty and newcomers Poison Joe and Niichan-Wing.

So lets catch up on these little guys!








CLICK TO VIEW THE ANIMATED IMAGE



here's a pic of my progress with the new custom characters


Other art projects...
Toy Customs:
I've been working on the Mariah Carey toy, Gwen Stefani toy and also a new Lady Gaga toy. Gaga is gonna be different and challenging and i am super excited with the progress... just know that its the 1st of 6 new Gaga toys i'm working on... all based on the Bad Romance video ;-) I'll keep you posted.
RE:ANIME:
I already have 5 pieces being worked on at the same time.
Last year there was no RE:ANIME however I will make it up to you with a BIG line up for the new collection. Next Year it will be premiered and you'll be able to see a peek of if every month!
Easter Egg- here's an old sketch i found while cleaning... thought it was hilarious! :-)

1 comment:

Omayra Amador said...

Keep up the progress Berto. The single ladies animation is hilarious, becuase I sssooo imagine you guys doing that.

Do keep us posted! :)