In general, I think it comes down to the fact that they all just look low effort. They’re formulaic, which to someone who puts out passionate art, it’s kind of just insulting.
And as much as I hate to say it, that’s all preference. I don’t personally think they’re “wrong” or “not art”. Just not very well done or original.
My main problem is that they are all driven by fomo, they are ugly as sin, they are not handed over to the next generation, people don’t even inpack them. All they are is future landfill.
As a millennial I know what it’s like to take comfort from something that is crass commercial, and ultimately bad for the environment (looks guiltily over at Switch)…
I share your perspective, but I’m not sure how to get people to see how to do better, because I myself am manipulated by similar forces, yet all I do is grumble about it as I fork over my money for the latest so the company can sell me little bits of the wonder I felt as a child back to me.
I don’t even blame them. It’s a big circle and I’m part of it.
PS. Sorry I wrote this as the caffeine was just kicking into higher great. It might be a bit much.
I don’t really rag on people who collect them as I see the appeal in collecting stuff - I was just commenting on them aesthetically.
Very few things make me feel as disconnected from popular opinion as Funko pops. I just don’t see the appeal AT ALL when there’s a ton of cuter and/or nicer, cooler, etc figures on the market. Why does the ugly ones sell the best? Or is it actually not ugly and my perspective is wrong?? I don’t know
Funko pops are collectible kitsch like beanie babies were. However, they have even less utility because they aren’t a stuffed animal. I don’t keep up with it because I don’t like them, but I bet it uses the same artifical scarcity model to drive sales due to rarity/collectability.
They’re art the same way abstract non-descript prints in hotel rooms or corporate offices is ‘art.’ A real artist designed it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not shit art. Take the same artist who is applying the funko formula and support them so they can produce whatever they want.
It’s so odd how much hate pop figures get, from people whose apartments are filled with anime posters and figures
In general, I think it comes down to the fact that they all just look low effort. They’re formulaic, which to someone who puts out passionate art, it’s kind of just insulting.
And as much as I hate to say it, that’s all preference. I don’t personally think they’re “wrong” or “not art”. Just not very well done or original.
well and they’ll all end up in landfill eventually.
It’s very much bored ape energy, yeah
My main problem is that they are all driven by fomo, they are ugly as sin, they are not handed over to the next generation, people don’t even inpack them. All they are is future landfill.
“You don’t like this thing, yet you do like this other, different thing that falls into a vaguely same broad category. Curious.”
I’m not into anime but I definitely think Funko pops are hideous and not cute at all
As a millennial I know what it’s like to take comfort from something that is crass commercial, and ultimately bad for the environment (looks guiltily over at Switch)…
I share your perspective, but I’m not sure how to get people to see how to do better, because I myself am manipulated by similar forces, yet all I do is grumble about it as I fork over my money for the latest so the company can sell me little bits of the wonder I felt as a child back to me.
I don’t even blame them. It’s a big circle and I’m part of it.
PS. Sorry I wrote this as the caffeine was just kicking into higher great. It might be a bit much.
I don’t really rag on people who collect them as I see the appeal in collecting stuff - I was just commenting on them aesthetically.
Very few things make me feel as disconnected from popular opinion as Funko pops. I just don’t see the appeal AT ALL when there’s a ton of cuter and/or nicer, cooler, etc figures on the market. Why does the ugly ones sell the best? Or is it actually not ugly and my perspective is wrong?? I don’t know
Funko pops are collectible kitsch like beanie babies were. However, they have even less utility because they aren’t a stuffed animal. I don’t keep up with it because I don’t like them, but I bet it uses the same artifical scarcity model to drive sales due to rarity/collectability.
They’re art the same way abstract non-descript prints in hotel rooms or corporate offices is ‘art.’ A real artist designed it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not shit art. Take the same artist who is applying the funko formula and support them so they can produce whatever they want.
Burn shit corporate art.
I like to rag on funko pops AND anime poster/figure infested rooms…
But I have a keyboard problem. So I usually stay quiet.