ABOUT THIS STATUE
If you want killer style, go right to the source! Tread carefully when the Carnage Designer Collectible Statue by artist Tracy Tubera comes around — this symbiote will paint the town red.
About the Artist: Tracy Tubera AKA the ÜBER ILLUSTRATOR SUPREME has a style that is a mix of graffiti, anime, and comic book art. His artwork has an acute attention to sharp, crisp line work with splashes of bright pop colors. He mixes pop culture imagery with his love for sneakers, Super Heroes, and humor to create imagery all his own.
Artist Statement:
CLETUS AKA CARNAGE
I have always loved the design and colors of SNEAKERS. The bright colors and intricate designs are the same reasons why I love COMIC BOOKS/SUPER HEROES. Also, there is always the story behind a certain Super Hero. Their SECRET ORIGIN. The amazing story of how a character got his/her powers. Or the incredible circumstances that caused a character to become a Super Hero. Most sneakers also have their own “Secret Origin”. The process that it took a designer to get to the final look of a sneaker. What inspired the look of a shoe. What influenced the use of certain materials or colors. So many things in common that I always felt needed to be explored.
These vinyl figures are what I call S.H.S. aka Super Heroes in Sneakers- two things that meant a lot to me growing up and still do to this day. Two completely different cultures mashed together to create a new visual of things most people wouldn’t normally see together. I always wondered what kicks my favorite Super Hero would wear. That’s why I would create these illustrations and now DESIGNER TOYS!
The spawn of the alien symbiote VENOM, mixed with the blood of the serial killer CLETUS KASADY. A new DEADLY VILLAIN was created, CARNAGE. This new RED and BLACK SYMBIOTE was created with the sole purpose to KILL. CLETUS aka CARNAGE would often come into conflict with SPIDER-MAN and VENOM. At times it would take the COMBINED EFFORTS of both SPIDEY & VENOM to stop this monster’s murder sprees. When designing CLETUS I wanted to depict his RAGE and how the SYMBIOTE flowed with AGGRESSION around him. I wanted CLETUS to look like he was in a moment of MADNESS ready to STRIKE! His KICKS had to be just as AGGRESSIVE & MASTERFUL in design. Sneakers that represented a COLD BLOODED killer coming for his prey, SPIDER-MAN and VENOM. The three forever connected in a TRIFECTA of POWER!