Just when I thought the Tonner creatives couldn't get crazier (in a good way) they come out with this San Diego Comic Con 2012 exclusive, Rico the Zombie Boy.
The following coverage was blogged by
Paul Nomad at Idle Hands.
Featured in Lady Gaga's Born This Way music video, model and performer
Rick Genest (Zombie Boy) is a human canvas, with 80% of his body covered
in tattoos. Genest's body art depicts the human form as it decomposes
into a corpse, flesh-eating insects and all. His special art display
has earned him two admissions into the Guinness book of World Records:
one for the most bones tattooed on the body (134), and one for the most
insects tattooed on the body (176).
"My tattoos symbolize life
through death, or death through life," Genest said in a "Meet Zombie
Boy" article featured on Dermablend®'s website, where he is a brand
ambassador. "They've been a part of me forever - before I even got them
done. They reveal how I feel on the inside. I'm so used to how I look
now that I don't see them anymore."
Discovered by Lady Gaga's
personal stylist and Creative Director of fashion powerhouse Thierry
Mugler Nicola Formichetti, Genest first appeared on the fashion scene
when he was featured by Mugler in the Paris fashion show in January
2011. In addition to walking runways for Mugler and other designers in
Milan, Berlin, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Rio, New York and Toronto, Genest has
become the face of Dermablend in its award winning Go beyond The Cover
video which attracted more than 15 Million views and 650,000 likes on
its Facebook. In the process he has become a social media phenomenon,
with more than 66,000 Twitter fans and 66,000 Likes on Facebook. Visit
his website at http://.RickGenest.com,
http://www.facebook.com/ricothezombie and
http://twitter.com/ricothezombie.
"When I first saw Rick in a
magazine, I was instantly fascinated," said Robert Tonner, CEO and
celebrated doll artist and designer. "There was something so visually
arresting about his super edgy look juxtaposed with sophisticated,
tailored clothes."
The Zombie Boy Character Figure™ will be 17"
tall, and boasts hand-painted details and will feature a replica of
Genest's intricate body art, and also include his facial piercing
between his eyes. With Tonner's multiple points of articulation for
dynamic poses and quality craftsmanship, this Zombie Boy Character
Figure™ pulls out all the stops. Check out the sneak peek above!
"This
was one of the most challenging and fun projects I've worked on in a
long time," said Tonner. "We are really excited that Rick is going to
be joining us at Comic Con, it's going to be a real treat to have such a
special guest in our booth."
You can get the Zombie Boy
Character Figure™ at the 2012 SDCC in Tonner's booth (#4149), as well as
on their website, www.tonnerdoll.com (Mid July). He is a limited
edition size of just 500 pieces.
Tonner
states that this will be their ONLY SDCC 2012 exclusive, but they will
be selling their own convention exclusives and some other special bits
(along with a teased collaboration with FAO Schwarz) for the die hard
fans! For more information, or to see the vast collection of comic book
heroes and more Tonner has to offer, visit www.tonnerdoll.com.
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Dermablend commissioned Rick Genest to do an ad campaign for their body and leg cover makeup.
Watch this very cool and interesting video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLpbMqQMelk&feature=colike