Strange creatures for the altar

Art Toys for adults is the new rage. Mostly these toys are designed by young artists from the Comic, Japanese and Low Brow Art Scene. Kid Robot is one of the hot places to get these toys. They have a store at Haight/Ashbury, but are now also on-line.

I just recently came across these Art Toys and bought the one featured in the top picture. These strange, surreal creatures are the brain child of an artist long gone: Hieronymus Bosch (1450 - 1516), who painted visions of heaven and hell. The 3 creatures in the pictures above, no doubt escaped from hell and can be seen in his triptych " The temptation of Saint Anthony".

The company who made them offers also other toys created after masterpieces of art history. From Dali to Edgar Degas , from Klimt to Modigliani check out their toys. I do like the Bosch the best though.