Trisdom Custom Munnys

admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:04:35 +0000

The Trisdom Munnys by add fuel to the fire, customs for private collector.
Check the website for the entire set

Time for custom Munnys!

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:23:11 +0000

Red Bull i-Battle | custom coolers

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:12:05 +0000

Custom Red Bull coolers for the i-Battle 2010 teams and hosts.
Check the entire project here

Mtv Toy

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:17:31 +0000

Mtv Toy “I am in Terror Vision”.
Photography and post production Filipe Rebelo – Máquina Invisivel

“I am in Terror Vision” Custom Mtv Toy

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:22:47 +0000

I was asked by Mtv Portugal to customize this Mtv Toy as part of their 7th birthday party exhibition.
Great artists and bands involved on this one, so it was a great honor to be a part of this project.
Thanks to Marta and Debora from Mtv for, as always, the non-stop support.

Who am I and what’s all this?

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:40:30 +0000

In a galaxy far, far away…
A cold, drab planet once lay in darkness, suspended in the emptiness of the eternal void…Yet, one day it was inexplicably set alight. Since then Planet Fire has been bombarding the stratospheric layers of our world with ultra-biotic intergalactic characters, aiming to take over and subvert the greyness of daily life…

This futuristic alternate-reality is the brainchild of Diogo Machado (b. 1980), who lives and works in Cascais, Portugal. With a degree in Graphic Design and a few years experience as a Graphic/Screen Designer under his belt, both in Portugal and Germany, in 2007 he decided to become a full-time visual artist and illustrator. From then on, his funny-looking, peaceful, robot-like creatures and graphics have been appearing a little around the globe in illustrations, paintings, exhibitions, hand-painted walls and objects, designer toys, posters, screen-prints, clothing and a diverse array of media in both private and artistic as well as professional and commercial contexts. His unique, vivid style is fast becoming a recognised hallmark in this current graphic-soaked culture of ours.

Located in the outer fringes of a multi-layered imaginative mind, one simple glance can convey all the colourful, weird, funny, exciting, cosy and warm features of Planet Fire. And yet, the visual complexity of some of his series demands a deeper, more meaningful look, as amid the stylish, dynamic artwork there are often little, unexpected and surprising details. Most of his pieces are imbued with layers of content, which require a closer, more critical analysis. Essentially, though, his work relies only on the desire to entertain people with forms and visual games, greatly depending on his creative mood for the day; whether more conceptual, more figurative, more profound, more critical or simply more fun.

His visual probes have been traveling far and wide for a long time, scanning the lost world of B-Movies, low-budget sci-fi, cartoons, Japanese Kaiju, animation, street art and skateboarding visual culture, fuelling his creative drive and giving rise to a deeply ironical usage of such elements, highlighted with bright colours and a fun-loving feel to them. Music has also served as fuel, from the mellow grooves of roots-rock-reggae to the energizing darkness of metal. Lyrics and moods often end up providing new visual directions, generating illustrative responses as interactive feedback. Just like video games. The self-confessed addict admits to spending hours hooked-up on one of his multiple consoles, but he can always claim to be “working”, neatly concentrated on their concept art.

Nevertheless, it is drawing which takes up most of his time. As he started out he followed a heavily digital and vectorial path, only to eventually return to paint, markers and hand-drawn techniques and styles. Nowadays, lying somewhere in between, he is capable of articulating and enmeshing both under the ever-present orienting light of graphic design. In spite of having been relegated to the background, its power is still very much a part of his method, style and vision. Visual balance, composition, and the use of wild typographic elements are often the corner-stones to his graphic and visual output, craftily managing the equation between commercial and artistic work by drawing energy from as big an audience as he can muster. Spreading art and love from the confines of his Planet Fire to conquer drabness. Adding fuel to fire up the colourlessness of our lives.

Words by Miguel Moore, journalist and writer

WorldWider Project

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:19:22 +0000

Just finished my piece for the WorldWider Project: “Worldwider is a network of collaborative art projects between artists from all over the world. We hope to explore different cultures, views and opinions through various forms of art, and to break down barriers such as distance and language.” Check www.worldwiderart.com

Sculptures: Hydranto & Generyco

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:42:14 +0000

Yeah! From the insides of a super sculpey pack here they are… meet Hydranto and Generyco.
They stand 10 and 8 cm tall (3.9 and 3.1 inches).

Custom Converse All-Star

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:07:34 +0000

“up and down” Custom white Converse chucks. Size 10.
painted with acrylic and permanent markers. yes… one of a kind!

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