Plastik Online Store Opens

Sao Paulo’s premier toy art store Plastik, whose second-floor exhibit space I really love and have written about before, has gone virtual with a splendidly complete online shop stocked with the models that collectors in the most remote parts of Brazil can’t get so easily get their hands on, as well as the very works from former Plastik Gallery shows. While internationally recognized toy lines like Munny and Gloomy Bear make up the majority of the offerings, cute, stuffed national entries from collectives like Amonstro and Ash star "” under an exclusive deal with Plastik, even "” in the handmade category (pictured) and take over another separate artwork section. In fact, Plastik’s one of the strongest toy art vehicles promoting emerging Brazilian toy art makers. Rev up that armchair and travel to the site to get a cheap peek at the art form’s evolution in Brazil and spend the money you saved on airfare to pocket some goodies instead.