Emilio Garcia was born in the winter of 1981 near Barcelona, Spain. He has a long career trajectory as freelance art director and visual artist. Since 1999 he has worked with such well-known international companies like Berlitz Kids, Hitachi, Diesel, Inditex, Metro, Vans or The North Face among others specializing in motion graphics and multimedia content. His work is published in Taschen Favourite Websites and Web Design Index Books.

Emilio, concerned with the digitalization of our society, saw his culture moving slowly away from the tangible. As reaction to this, he left his multimedia career and embraced the tactile. Drawn to the fascination of plastic, he started a new stage with the Secret Lapo Laboratories, a space for plastic experimentation, where he can give capacity to his artistic restlessness, far away from bits, clicks, databases and scripts. Out of this desire to make form with his own hands, the Jumping Brain viral was born. As his first independent project, the Jumping Brain has become an overnight sensation.

This simple idea with its clean, detailed design and a sense of whimsy has positioned him in the top tier of most select collectors. Completely manufactured by himself at the Secret Lapo Laboratories, the Jumping Brain has exceeded Emilio's wildest expectations, receiving mass worldwide coverage in several media, including press and TV, and overflowing production previsions.


Present and future:
Now Emilio' sculptures are currently being exhibited in art galleries and museums throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Due his artistic growth and budding success, Emilio is also involved in all sorts of neuro-urban merchandising, from Art Toys to skate decks, mugs, keychains, clothing and many more.

Shows and Exhibitions:

2008
- Best Sculpting - Plastic and Plush Toy Awards

2009
- New York Toy Fair, TOY2R booth. New York, USA
- The Resin Collective, Red Hot Robot Gallery. Phoenix, USA
- Toy Karma Show. Rotofugi Gallery. Chicago, USA
- Block Mickey Show by Disney. Times Square, Hong Kong
- Urban Angel Gallery Summer Group Show. London, UK

2010
- Kaiju Comrades Show, Design Festa Gallery. Tokyo, Japan
- Swab Contemporary Art Fair, Iguapop Gallery booth. Barcelona, Spain
- Kaiju Attack Show, Atticus Gallery. Barcelona, Spain
- Taipei Toy Festival, TOY2R booth. Taipei, China
- Street Anatomy Show, International Museum of Surgical Science. Chicago, USA
- Red Carpet Kaiju Show, Toy Art Gallery. L.A., USA.
- Designer Con, TOY2R booth. Pasadena, USA

2011
- Conjoined in 3D, Copro Gallery. Santa Monica, USA
- Expo For Mattia, Palazzo Filangeri. Napoli, Italia
- San Diego Comic Con, TOY2R booth, San Diego, USA
- Art@HBM, Musée des Beaux Arts. Québec, Canada.
- Brain Evolution Show, Toy Art Gallery. L.A., USA
- Beyond Eden Art Fair, Toy Art Gallery booth. L.A., USA
- New York Comic Con, TOY2R booth. New York , USA
- Scope Art Fair, Black Square Gallery booth. Miami, USA
- Dream Catcher Art Festival. Miami, USA

2012
- MIA Art Fair, Black Square Gallery booth. Miami, USA
- Affordable Art Fair, Toy Art Gallery booth. L.A., USA
- Eeerz Invasion Tour, Ubisoft x Artoyz Gallery. Paris, France

Selected Online Media:
- Imprint Talk
- High Snobiety
- NOTCOT
- Hi-Fructose
- Juxtapoz
- Living Proof
- Curated Magazine
- Boing Boing
- Street Anatomy
- Doobybrain
- Ffffound
- Mind Hacks
- Crack For your Eyes
- Vinylpulse
- Plasticandplush
- Spanky Stokes
- ToysRevil
- Wait Mag
- 25 Gramos
- Collect 3D
- One-Up
- J-POP
- Rainbow Zombies
- The Hype
- ZeitGeist
- Sneaker Foundation
- The Coolist
- Aarting
- Sneaker Hype
- Outsider
- Culture Shoq
- Damaged Goods
- Steez Today Magazine
- Moresay
- A Life More Interesting
- Be-In .ru
- Nice Fucking Graphics
- AF Times
- Nerdcore
- Art Daily
- Creative ID
- LA Weekly
- Arrested Motion
- Miami New Times
- The Huffington Post


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