Tristan here…Wow! What a week it’s been. We went down to Miami to check out Art Basel and do a little mural and it turned into a whole lot more. Big thanks to Books for inviting us into Primary Flight, Cpop Gallery for bringing us down and Crome & MSG Crew for letting me paint the walls of Easy St. Gallery.

Check out the pics of the mural in progress. The background was wheat pasted, then white washed, then hand painted with enamel, brushes, markers and mop tops.

Ron English came through! Thanks man.

Phetus and KaNo in front, Alex of Easy Street, Tris, Den & Sket in back.

There was some insane talent in Miami for Art Basel & Primary Flight…here are a few pics.

AUGOR

JEFF SOTO

POSE MSK

PARSKID

TACKS

TATIANA

EWOK

ASKEW

PHETUS

KANO

SKET

BARRY MCGEE

KOBIE SOLOMON

Tonight Kidrobot is opening it’s newest exhibition of customized Munny toys (designed by Thunderdog founder Tristan Eaton of course). The line up of artists is really impressive and so is the work. Check out the entry below from Thunderdog. Designed and executed by Tristan and Matt Eaton.

Also this month, Kidrobot opens the doors of their first London store! Go check it out if you’re lucky enough to be in the UK!!!

Check out the details here.

Last week, the Thunderdog crew headed to Mexico City to celebrate to the release of Tristan’s DELL Laptops into South America! Mexico is the only country in the world where you can buy Tristan’s laptops at retail (which is extra special considering everywhere else, you have to shop online). To celebrate, Tristan executed a big panel painting at Hotel Distrito Capital while Dell showed off the goods to the public. It was a beautifully designed affair and the locals were so welcoming and friendly that we almost didn’t come back. Check out the highlights from the party below…

While we were down in Mexico, we were invited to get down and dirty with the locals. First stop was BORDER GALLERY to paint with Local artists SANER and GAME OVER CREW.

Then we headed over to the MUMEDI Design Museum where an exhibition was held in Tristan’s honor! It was a big night of signing with posters and toys. It was so fun!

Last but not least, we spent the day at the SHELTER SNEAKER STORE. They rocked a full block party with the big sound system and DJs while Tristan gave the store a face lift. And big ups to MONEY MARK for coming through!!!

We want to send a HUGE thank you and shout out to everyone in Mexico City that was so gracious and friendly to us down there! Big ups to COMPLOT, OCHO, DEEP MAGAZINE, GAME OVER, SANER, MUMEDI, SHELTER and all the fans that came out! We’ll see you guys soon!

Hey Everyone!

Thunderdog is officially in Mexico City. We have a rocking week ahead of us, and if any of you out there are in the vicinity - we’d love to have your company! CHECK IT:

Tristan Eaton Visita Border.

Viernes 17 Julio 2009 10:00 am
Hara un Mural en colaboracion con SANER y Game Over Crew
Zacatecas 43 colonia Roma sur

Exhibicion de Tristan Eaton en MUMEDI.

Viernes 17 de Julio 2009 8:00 pm
Tristan va estar firmando autografos y jugetes.
Francisco I Madero 74 Centro Hist=F3rico.

Shelter se pinta de Tristan Eaton!

Sabado 18 de Julio 2009 11 am
Firma de autografos! Habrá posters exclusivos de Shelter hecho por Tristan y firma de autógrafos. Música y scrathes por cortesía de T-Capital.
SHELTER Roma.
Colima 134 Colonia Roma

Keep your eyes here for pics…wish us luck.

Hasta Pronto!

Tristan recently headed to Versailles to help promote his DELL Laptops at the DELL SUITES PARIS. The soiree was held at the Trianon Palace and featured a 3 day mural by Tristan. A full report is coming soon, but for now here are some pics of the work! Enjoy!

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After 5 months of hard work, we have completed and launched our very own iPhone App!!! It’s called B-BOT and is up on the iTunes store now! We are so proud and so happy to see this out there in the world and we know you’re gonna love it!

GO BUY IT HERE.

Make sure to write us a review and let us know what you think! 5 stars are appreciated!!!

And make sure you check out the B-BOT Gallery too: www.mybbot.com

B-BOT!

Make friends. Customize your contacts.

B-BOT is brought to you by New York based creative agency Thunderdog Studios and features all new artwork from world-renowned artist Tristan Eaton.

Famous for his work in designer toys (including Kidrobot’s Dunny and Munny), Tristan Eaton has brought his art to the small screen with an app that combines the visual style of the art toy movement with the sleek technology of the iPhone. If you ever wanted to see how you’d look as an Urban Vinyl Toy, here’s your chance!

With B-BOT you can customize your contacts by making awesome cartoons of yourself and your friends. Once you’ve created a B-BOT, you can assign it to a contact on your iPhone or iPod touch directly from the application. Now when you receive a call from that person, the B-BOT will show up on the caller ID screen. Or you can use our built-in shuffle feature to randomly generate B-BOTs ‘til the cows come home!

B-BOT features a huge variety of bodies to choose from along with hundreds of hair styles, accessories, eyes, mouths, sneakers, and more. No matter how fresh or freaky your style is, there’s something in there for you! With over 400 items to choose from, you can make over a billion B-BOTs of yourself and your friends. And if you don’t have any friends, just make them!

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B-BOT was conceived by Tristan and New York creative Peter Cortez while working together on a project for the 2008 Barack Obama Campaign.

B-BOT was developed by Greg Elliott, the creator of SynchStep; the app that automatically synchs your music to your pace. www.synchstep.com

For more information: www.thunderdognyc.com

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The closing of C-Pop is a sad occasion. Thunderdog Pres Tristan Eaton has been showing with C-Pop since he was 18 years old and they played a pivotal role in his career. C-Pop Founder Rick Manore got Tristan his first illustration job at Detroit’s Orbit Magazine and C-Pop Owner Tom Thewes was Tristan’s Illustration teacher! Needless to say, these guys are old pals of ours and they’ve been extremely important to the entire art community. Back in 1996 when they started, they were one of the only galleries in America to show exclusively  ’Low Brow Art’, and made a home for artists like Glen Barr, Naigara, Robert Williams and more. It so so sad to see these guys go, they’ve done more than most for us personally and our whole art culture at large. 

The closing show will feature an all star line up of the best of the best that have shown at C-Pop and will definitely be a beautiful exhibition. Definitely come by if you’re in the D!
Also check out the shout out Tristan and his Mom got in the Detroit Free Press today. It’s pretty funny:

“Tristan Eaton was the first person to sell an art piece at CPop, when he was still in high school,” says Manore. “His  mom, Gillian, came into the gallery on the day we opened and said her son was an artist. Tristan brought in his piece  and it sold, and I thought, ‘Wow, people will buy original art.”

Read the rest of the article here: DETROIT FREE PRESS

Well, the opening night was phenomenal. MTV BRazil came to film the party, over 300 people showed up and MINI Gallery rented a ‘Party Train’ to get us to the after party…It was great. Thanks to Angelina from MINI!!!

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So, we finally got in our pics from the show. MINI Gallery is a tiny, but beautiful space. We installed the show with a variety of paintings, prints, murals, wheat pastes and installations. Take a look…

Main wall by Tristan Eaton & BROTHERS IN ARMS Silk-Screen Poster by all 5 artists: 123 KLAN, DAVID FLORES, KID ACNE, CALMA & TRISTAN EATON

Homer posters by David Flores (on the right) & 123 Klan poster (on the left).

Exterior mural by Kid Acne. Translation: Better Than Nothing!
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