GUILLERMO DEL TORO: IN SERVICE OF MONSTERS - Opening Video & "Buddha Del Toro" by Chogrin

WHAT-IS: "GUILLERMO DEL TORO: IN SERVICE OF MONSTERS is an art show in tribute to Guillermo del Toro's filmography as a director. Over 150 artists from around world paid tribute to the director's 9 movies and the Strain tv series. The show was curated by illustrator & designer Chogrin, and co-curated by artist and deltorofilms.com collaborator, Gary Deocampo.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO: IN SERVICE OF MONSTERS premiered on Friday, September 11th and will be on display until October 3rd, 2015 at Gallery 1988 West. All artwork from GUILLERMO DEL TORO: IN SERVICE OF MONSTERS is now available for sale at Gallery 1988′s online store." (This video was shot and edited by David Diperstein. Songs used: "The Fairy & the Labyrinth" by Javier Navarrete & "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave.)

Featured here as well is the "Buddha Del Toro" sculpture from Chogrin (who i also one half of the show's curators!), who also shared;

"This sculpture was brought to life with the help of Mark Wojtko on design & character turnaround, and Tayler Brown from Figment Foundry, who sculpted digitally, printed, and painted the final figure for the show. We hope to make a limited run in the future."