5/15/2008

Tired ?


我已經好一陣子沒買玩具了,倒也沒啥特別的原因,只是覺得似乎夠讓我心動的設計越來越少?這次Victor來,我們聊了很多,當然也聊到了這件事,甚有同感。這件事我也和ken聊過,我們三人都很懷念過去單純又美好的收藏感覺,雖然沒有很多的玩具問市,但卻都讓我們感受到一份設計的誠意和美感。我所謂的誠意就是你可以閱讀你手上那個玩具背後的設計故事和靈感,那種感覺其實才是收藏過程裡值得被放大的部份,而不是過多的商業包裝和炒作。

當然,我的意思並不是現在的設計單品缺少了誠意,還是有不少獨立設計師很努力的讓大家認識他們的作品,這似乎是設計師養成的必要階段...只是這段時間過後,在玩具商的操作之下,在炒家的推波助瀾之中,很容易喪失了最原始的感情層面。我過去常常和Victor聊到,當一個設計師覺得"hungry"的時候,往往是他的作品設計最高峰的時期;原因並不複雜,因為設計師會認真看待他的每一樣作品,而不是只有看到利益。

銅臭是會讓設計變成殘廢,我的意思是他不會讓創作死亡,但是會損毀設計能量。

最近有一些朋友問我:為啥最近一直沒有比較棒的單品問市?我問他們什麼叫做棒?他們給我一個很有趣的答案:就是會想要買來玩啊...我仔細想想,這不就是收藏的初衷嗎?當設計作品可以打動人心,不就是這麼簡單的一件事?當然,這種喜歡是見仁見智,青菜蘿蔔各有所好,不見得我喜歡的玩具就一定是大賣的單品。也就是說,設計師當然不用去討好每個收藏者,他只要做好份內的事--賦予設計作品生命力,就好。

但是,如果設計師這種能力已經不在的時候呢?該怎辦?

有時候我會覺得到底是不是玩具商拿著合約"利誘"設計師一而再,再而三的瘋狂發行新作品,但是設計的概念一點都沒跟上?抑或是設計師默許這一切發生的太快而學不會踩煞車?

當作品發行時引來一陣"又來了",或是"又再換顏色了",或是"怎這麼@#%$"的評語時,我不知道該檢討的是設計師還是玩具公司?還是其實是收藏者不識貨?

當然這是很主觀的評價,可大可小,可是當這種評價一直出現的時候呢?

答案在哪?我想是再清楚不過。。。

13 意見:

Anonymous said...

too much to read :P

i couldn't think of any new toys that would interest me..
you know my style..only rare and hard to get items...
once the artist flooded the market, then i am done with that artist..

i don't think i have bought any new toys in the past few months..

now i am only looking forward for mk008...

Anonymous said...

答案在於本欄的照片那位黃色大力士...真的tired....堪稱史上最密集時間最緊迫的發售之ㄧ的figure,QXX最近可能太缺錢了。

如果...如果
目前只有一色的SMASH發表,他很值得我去慢慢的欣賞品味。

VTSS vince said...

ken,
yeah...I'm totally tired recently..always color series only..If color is cool,I think I can tolerate it..but....damn.

Artist himself is greedy..no mention toy stores...they are evils.

They both over estimated the potential of market and just earn money and run.

VTSS vince said...

silm,

再來看看TOXXR是要怎樣出SMASH吧..

搞玩具搞的這麼沒藝術感也真的很厲害.

R先生和K先生聯手把市場搞殘,現在又要聯合J先生?

Anonymous said...

哈哈,不用打X喇...

TOY2R and JLED over did it..

for toy2r, it is for the money...

but for joe, i don't know what his objective is... maybe just trying to expand his toys/names to more people, instead of just a small group???

VTSS vince said...

haha..

I dont think he can use this cartoon-liked stuff to maintain collector's passion.

Anonymous said...

I am very new in collecting toys. Precisely, if Ken can help me getting a yeti or a pink Smash, that'll be my first designer vinyl ever.

For a newcomer and one who had a small crush on Smash to read this post is a little bit too hard....haha.


初心,真的是一種非常珍貴的東西,不管是對設計的人還是收藏的人。


Finally, it's Friday. Have a nice weekend!

Anonymous said...

yoshitomo nara is cartoon liked too.... :P

VTSS vince said...

Natur,
ken will.LOL~

haha yeah sometimes I felt I wrote articles in too difficult type for newcomers..I will change some style in future.thanks for good suggestions.

yeah..totally agree with what you mentioned "初心".

HAPPY wkd too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VTSS vince said...

hahaha..but yoshitomo didnt drawing his roles eyes so regularly..it's more attractive and "worth reading" for me...

Jled is cool but easily made ppl felt bored...especially released by toy2r.....damn..

Anonymous said...

i am not too sure about pink smash..my order got cut down..

haha, natur...
we will only post positive stuff now.. but don't get us wrong, it is a great figure, but we are just spending too much money on toys and art every week, so we are sort of just very selective..

Anonymous said...

To Vince,

What I meant of "a little bit too hard" is not that your post is difficult to understand. Instead, I assimilated your words completely. :)


To Ken,

I am feeling released to know that you think the Smash is a great figure. See, words from you guys are effective. So, only positive is allowed.....haha.

VTSS vince said...

hahahahaha ok...

be positive..be positive

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