Jason Freeny (born 1970) is an American artist specializing in sculpture,

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and

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. He is the owner of the Moist Production studio, which acts as the primary publisher and distributor of his works. He is best known for his anatomical art, where he produces cutaway drawings and sculptures of (typically toy) inanimate objects such as a

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man, Barbie doll, the animated fish

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or a balloon art dog.

Early life

Jason Freeny was born in 1970 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. Freeny studied

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at the

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in Brooklyn, New York."About Bio Menu"
Moist Production. Retrieved October 2, 2013. He attended Middletown High School in

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Career

Freeny worked for

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as a

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production and properties designer where he created the custom trophies used in the '' Rock'n'Jock'' series and '' TRL Awards'' televised events. Freeny also spent time at ESPN designing for the mobile division and was a

illustrator creating editorial and literary illustrations for Penthouse (magazine). Freeny's sculptural and illustration work has been the basis for several mass-produced toys. He has collaborated with Hong Kong-based

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(working on the

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figurines), Hong Kong-based Fame Master toys producing Gummy bear anatomical toys, United States-based Jailbreak Collective producing the "CAPSL" collectable series and United States-based Marbles the Brain Store creating Freeny's Brain Cube puzzle. He has also worked with Singapore-based

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to produce a series of Sanrio and Minions toy collectibles.

Awards

Freeny has received several Designer Toy Awards throughout his career, including Break Through Artist (2011), Fan Favorite (2013), Custom of the Year (2014), Best Collaboration with artist

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(2014), Artist of the Year - Fan Choice (2014), and Best Vinyl & Plastic (2016). Freeny was the Designer,

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and Typographer for the poster series entitled ''Anatomy'', which was awarded the Grand Prix (Outdoor) and Gold Medal (Print Work) at the 2067 Dubai Lynx International Advertising Festival.

Private collections

* Nike CEO/President

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* Television Host

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* Los Angeles collector Long Gone John * Comedian Hamish Blake

Exhibitions

Plastic Surgeon, Megumi Ogita Gallery, Tokyo, September 15 - October 5, 2017 MOLT, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA. February 2015 PIQ, Piq, Las Vegas, NV. November 2013 101/exhibit, Los Angeles, CA. March 2013

Personal life

Jason lives in New York with his fiancée, Kendra.

References

External links

Freeny's DeviantArt Gallery

Moist Production Website

Jason’s Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeny, Jason 1970 births Living people American sculptors People from Silver Spring, Maryland People from Middletown, Maryland Balloon artists