PRE-ORDER here: theloyalsubjects.com

PRE-ORDER here: theloyalsubjects.com

Available for Pre-Order here

or come party with MAGNUS and FRIDAY!!!

SAT. AUG 14 @ Munky King, 3-5pm

Should be a fun Saturday afternoon!! Toys, music, cookies… sounds good to me!

Hope you see you there.

from the press release:

Magnus Maximus & Friday were the basis of Joe’s solo show at Corey Helford (June 2010), a large series of paintings telling of Magnus’s search for true love.

Produced by The Loyal Subjects, Magnus and Friday come to life in vinyl form. The collector sets will be available in two  colorways: regular (edition of 399) and Metamorphosis (edition of 198).

Pre-Order Pico and Wilshire here

YAAY!!! Very very excited for SDCC this year! I have refrained from having any super exclusive releases or new vinyl toys coming out at this year, but i’ll still be there for some of the action working with my awesome friends at Munky King and Last Gasp Press participating in a live painting event and a book signing! see details below:

THURSDAY, JULY 22:     PAAAARTY!!    …free stuff!   …pizza superdeliziosa!    …and live Painting!!

410 Tenth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101

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FRIDAY, JULY 23:     SIGNING!!     @LAST GASP booth# 1616, 3-4pm

Hope to see you there!!

Pico and Wilshire. Available Mid Fall. Pre-orders will start July 7th, 2010. email: jonathan@theloyalsubjects.com

***Available for Pre-order HERE***

PICO AND WILSHIRE (Sabertooth Cat and Woolly Mammoth):

inquires please email: jonathan@theloyalsubjects.com

The Loyal Subjects and artist Joe Ledbetter are proud to announce the release of PICO AND WILSHIRE.  This terrific 2-figure set depicts Pleistocene drama at its finest! Trying to prove himself to the pride, an ambitious Sabertooth Cat (Pico) takes on more than he can chew with a peaceful Woolly Mammoth named Wilshire. 20,000 years ago they roamed what are now the streets of Los Angeles in large numbers.

Speaking of large, this figure set is HUGE!  The Sabertooth Cat (PICO) is nearly 6″ and the Mammoth (WILSHIRE) stands 12″ tall!  Pico sits firmly on the back of Wilshire, as he sinks his claws into the back of the hairy pachyderm waiting to drive those sword-like incisors into the neck of this worried furry fella. The figure set boasts precise and detailed decoration, packaged in a large double-sided window box.  The set is limited to 415 units and will retail between $155.00-$165.00USD.  Available Mid Fall.   Pre-orders will start July 7th, 2010.

Will Pico feed his family? Will Wilshire escape to live another day? Or will they both meet their demise in the clutches of the La Brea tar pits?

Joe Ledbetter and The Loyal Subjects present: The Magnus & Friday Metamorphosis Edition Collectors Set

limited edition of 199

Joe Ledbetter and The Loyal Subjects present: The Magnus & Friday Metamorphosis Edition Collectors Set

AVAILABLE HERE

DETAILS:

* The set includes Magnus & Friday suspended in flight in a window box
* Magnus comes with his traveling knapsack
* Brilliant gradient blends
* 3 points of articulation on each character
* 10 lucky winners will receive a 16″ x 20″ silk screened print by JLED
* Must have Ledbetter set for any collection…this pair ROCKS!
* Edition of 199

***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRE-ORDER AND SHIPS IN JULY***

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR PURCHASE! YOU MAY BE THE LUCKY WINNER OF A “16 X 20″ SILK SCREENED PRINT CREATED BY JOE LEDBETTER!

by The Loyal Subjects x Joe Ledbetter

AVAILABLE HERE

* The set includes Magnus & Friday suspended in flight in a window box
* Magnus comes with his traveling knapsack
* 3 points of articulation on each character
* 10 lucky winners will receive a 16″ x 20″ silk screened print by JLED
* Must have Ledbetter set for any collection…this pair ROCKS!
* Edition of 399

* ***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRE-ORDER AND SHIPS IN JULY***

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR PURCHASE! YOU MAY BE THE LUCKY WINNER OF A “16 X 20″ SILK SCREENED PRINT CREATED BY JOE LEDBETTER!

The 100 Helmets of THE VADER PROJECT is in LA this Friday and Saturday!!

Freeman’s Los Angeles Auction Preview Exhibition

Opening Reception: Friday, June 11, 2010  6-10pm

Los Angeles Exhibition On View: June 12 – 20, 2010  Noon-6pm

6812 Melrose Avenue

Los Angeles, California

www.thevaderproject.com

The Vader Project Catalog Signing – Los Angeles

Featuring 20 Participating Artists

Saturday, June 12, 2010  2pm

Freeman’s Philadelphia Auction Showing

On View: July 5-9, 2010

Freeman’s Philadelphia Auction

July 10, 2010

Freeman’s Auction House

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

www.freemansauction.com

COREY HELFORD GALLERY

8522 Washington Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232

(310) 287-2340

coreyhelfordgallery.com

jch@coreyhelfordgallery.com

open TUES – SAT 12-6pm

MAGNUS MAXIMUS on view until JUNE 23

full preview can be found here: http://joeledbetter.com/magnus_maximus_2010.html

The MAGNUS MAXIMUS & FRIDAY collectors set and The Loyal Subjects is now avaliable for pre-order at: http://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store

Opening Reception Friday, June 4, 2010 from

7-10pm

On View June 4 – June 23, 2010

This June, join iconic Los Angeles artist Joe Ledbetter for the highly-anticipated debut of “Magnus

Maximus”. A solo exhibition of different stripes, “Magnus Maximus” is an epic travel adventure based on

Ledbetter’s journeys through Europe and beyond.

For his fi rst solo show at Corey Helford Gallery, Ledbetter creates an extraordinary collection of new paint-

ings and drawings, fi lled with engaging narratives and bold visuals that are as autobiographical as they are a

classic hero story. A true tale of wretched victory, “Magnus Maximus” is a character study in twists of fate

and fortune, power and privilege.

Recognized worldwide for his combinations of cute and cuddly creatures with unfortunate — albeit humor-

ous — situations, Ledbetter takes his work to new heights for the exhibition. Pushing his craftsmanship

and design aesthetic further than before, he employs a lighter color palette of pure whites and pale hues on

blonde wood panels, and he introduces baroque embellishments, inspired old world European architecture

and design.

For “Magnus Maximus”, Ledbetter’s artistic career culminates in an unforgettable body of new work, which

he explains “represents an artistic odyssey. The preparation for all my solo exhibitions have been journeys in

their own right, ripe with adversaries, angels, self-doubt, sacrifi ce, bliss, despair, hope, stress, rapture, joy,

shame, blood, sweat and tears. But the Magnus Maximusart journey went well beyond any previous show.

For me, it has cumulatively epitomized everything I’ve been working toward for the past 9 years as a painter.

Personal narrative, sardonic or humorous undertones, familiar scenarios, strong shadowed bold lines, bright

colors, limited palette, and hopefully great characters one can sympathize and fall in love with.”

Open to the public, the reception for “Magnus Maximus” will take place on Friday, June 4 from 7 to 10pm,

and the show will be exhibited until June 23, 2010.

About Joe Ledbetter

Artist Joe Ledbetter was born in Glendale, California and grew up in Pasadena. He attended Humboldt State

University where he graduated with a BA in Sociology. However, art was his secret passion. While working as

a graphic apparel artist for three years, Ledbetter immersed himself in Los Angeles’ underground art scene,

exhibiting at independent shows such as Cannibal Flower. By the summer of 2004, he had honed his trade-

mark visual style of emblematic line-work, vibrant colors, and endearing characters to the point of quitting

his day job. With international appeal, he has had numerous solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, Tokyo, London,

Paris, Rome, Toronto, Taipei, Istanbul, and Amsterdam, including his Amalgamation European Tour in 2009,

consisting of fi ve cities and fi ve unique solo art exhibitions. Ledbetter’s incredible cast of creatures has been

emblazoned on over 100 designer vinyl toys, as well as apparel and lifestyle brands worldwide, and he has

been featured in the Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine, Play-

times Magazine, DPI magazine, Techmag, and XL Magazine. For more information about the artist, please visit

joeledbetter.com.

About Corey Helford Gallery

Located in the Culver City Art District, Corey Helford Gallery was established in April 2006 by Jan Corey Hel-

ford and her husband, television producer and creator, Bruce Helford (The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez,

The Oblongs). Passionate art collectors, the Helfords are producers on the art documentary The Treasures of

Long Gone John and have partnered to open their fi rst gallery. Corey Helford Gallery presents a wide range of

artists, from members of the new fi ne art movement, such as Gary Baseman, Josh Agle (SHAG), Buff Monster,

COOP, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, and award-winning photographer Chris Anthony, to

early Modernist William S. Schwartz. Renowned for its notable exhibitions, the gallery has presented “Charity

By Numbers”, which was co-curated by Gary Baseman and featured an unprecedented lineup of artists in-

cluding Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Shepard Fairey, Todd and Kathy Schorr, Camille Rose Garcia, and Michael

Hussar, as well as “La Noche de la Fusion”, an epic Carnivalesque festival and solo exhibition for Pervasive

artist Gary Baseman. In 2010, Corey Helford Gallery partnered with Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery for

the transatlantic collaboration “Art From The New World”, a world-class United Kingdom museum exhibition

showcasing work by a formidable group of 49 of the fi nest emerging and noted American artists. Corey Hel-

ford Gallery presents new exhibitions approximately every four weeks. For more information and an upcoming

exhibition schedule, please visit coreyhelfordgallery.com.

Corey Helford Gallery

Corey Helford Gallery     Press and Media Inquiries

Press and Media Inquiries

8522 Washington Boulevard    Angelique Groh | Charm School

Culver City, CA  90232    angelique@charmschoolcie.com

T: 310-287-2340     T: 323-363-9338

www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Open Tuesday – Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm