Domestic Hunger: A Vinyl Carnivorous Bird House by Blaine Fontana and A Special Custom Version.

above left: Domestic Hunger for Kid Robot; above right: Custom hand-painted version by the artist

A red bird perched on an almost completely jet black carnivorous bird house is an original sculpted vinyl piece by artist Blaine Fontana for Kid Robot Black.





Produced in a limited edition of 200, each piece is hand numbered with the artist's signature engraved on the back. Packaged in a display box, Domestic Hunger also has two options for installation - hanging or wall mounted.




“Like a siren, Domestic Hunger lures. Grounded by gleaming roots spreading from its base, its glossy upturned roof and weathered texture speak of home. A home with pointed teeth and hungry tongue. Like an insatiable pet, it must be fed.
Every house is hungry for company.”- Kidrobot
$500 USD each.
These can be purchased here.

The Custom Hand-Painted Version:

above: Blaine Fontana holds his customized one-off version of Domestic Hunger

Here's a look at a special alternative one of a kind custom hand painted version with feather that was raffled off by Blaine on his site when the product was launched earlier this year:



the above version is no longer available

Domestic Hunger (Black) AP:
Artist Blaine Fontana also offers the Kidrobot Black – Domestic Hunger AP’s (Artists Proofs)  which consist of the 17” sculptural piece with an additional 12 x 12″ hand signed and numbered giclee print, with each box signed by Blaine.


Product Description:
17 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2″ sculptural piece
•12 x 12″ Giclée
•1″ Bleed
•Limited Edtition of 10
•Hand Signed & Numbered
•100% Acid free Textured Cotton Rag
•300 gm
• Museum Quality
Exclusively available through his web store.

Artist Blaine Fontana Completes His 30 Limited Edition Nestkeepers.

above: 30 Limited Edition Nestkeeper Sculptures by artist Blaine Fontana

I'm a big fan of artist Blaine Fontana's work. His installations, his mixed media, his paintings and now these wonderful limited edition Nestkeepers. Thirty little imp-like sculptures each carefully painted in styles varying from japonesque designs to graffiti, exemplifying Blaine's vast styles and talents.


above: four profiles of the varied styles of Blaine Fontana's Nestkeepers.

It was in his 2006 show, The Manifest Soup Transcripts of Four Corners, (at the now closed Lineage Gallery in Philadelphia) that featured the first 8 of the 30 nestkeepers and he has just now completed them all.


above: the first 8 nestkeepers as they appeared at Lineage Gallery in 2006

The nestkeepers were inspired by this earlier painting of Blaine's:


Blaine sculpted the original prototype at which point fellow Otis Alum Daniel Garcia, then in the toy design department, applied his talents with the wax pen on the second casting and together they cast the finals.


above: the last 22 of the final 30 casts. The mold has since been destroyed.

The 30 nestkeepers are created from a solid silicon cast and then each 5" tall form is hand painted and adorned with unique elements, like twigs, nests, flowers, butterflies and even spray can tops.

Please click on the images below to enlarge and see the 30 beautiful nestkeepers.







UPDATE: The $800.00 nestkeepers have long since sold out. But visit Blaine Fontana's online store to see other original sculptures and art available for purchase.

Below are a few examples of the work of Blaine Fontana:





all images courtesy of the artist and society6


Blaine Fontana