BigToe, aka artist Tom Laura, was raised in SoCal on a steady beach-rat diet of Ed Roth, Mad Magazine and Surfer Magazine's Rick Griffin.
Tom creates art with a casual, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor and playful eroticism that offers a nostalgic escape in our fast-paced and ever-changing world.
BigToe’s art is inspired by the confluence of Tiki, Kustom and Surf cultures. The fusion of these seemingly disparate lifestyles has always been an obvious one to the artist: all 3 are outsider ways of life. The last vestiges of wild west renegades.
The art of BigToe has been spotted recently at Gasoline Gallery in El Segundo, The Hive in Los Angeles, M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs, Distinction Gallery in San Diego, The Light Gallery in Costa Mesa, The Gallery in Atlanta, The Tattoo Gallery in Detroit, Kustom Kulture Gallery in New York and Kustom Lane Gallery in Australia.
BigToe's artwork has been featured in Korero Publishing's Kustom Graphics and magazines such as Car Kulture Deluxe, Tiki Magazine, Ol' Skool Rods, Burnout Magazine/ Japan and Deadbeat Magazine/ Australia. |
