Exclusive Toys For Adults With a Sense of Humor

DOMA (which literally means to “tame” in Spanish) is the name chosen by Mariano Barbieri, Julian Pablo Manzelli, Matias Vigliano and Orilo Blandini to represent them as the art collective that they are today (and have been since 1998, when they first started working together in the Buenos Aires Street-Art scene).

The DOMA artists specialize mainly in graphics, illustration, art, animation and film; however, they now seem eager to conquer a sixth discipline: toy design. They launched their own line of exclusive creatures a while back, and they have kept their collection growing ever since.

This is not completely unexpected: DOMA has always shown a strong commitment towards innovation and experimentation.

According to their site:

Understanding the world as a big lab helps to detect the reaction to each action. We are living a special moment in history- this scenario calls for action. DOMA tries to interfere in all the information channels available. Working with the same elements as them with a bit of irony…thus sparking change in people’s perception; offering another point of view.

And indeed, a different point of view it is: among their dysfunctional family of toys you can find an “Astronaut Jesus” (who, as the DOMA team explains, is in the middle of his second visit to planet Earth), a family of tiny plastic creatures known as “Acid Sweties”, and a stuffed monster named “Bipo Capsule” who, as it’s name indicates, suffers from Bipolar disorder.

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-Contributed by Luciana Schnitman