Mystery in the Museum: Smiski Edition
Jul 30th 2024
Smiski are curious and mysterious creatures that love hiding in the corners and shelves of your room. Hidden in plain sight, these creatures come alive, glowing magically in the dark. What makes Smiski special is that they come in a mystery blind box—choose a box and manifest the one you desire. Whatever you receive will be a cute version of Smiski that reflects the series.
In the Smiski Museum series, Smiski recalls iconic works of art. The series includes six options you could potentially unbox, each correlating with a famous piece of artwork or a well-known artist.
The Smiski Museum Series Features:
The Source Smiski
Inspired by The Source, an oil painting on canvas by French neoclassical painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. The work was begun in Florence around 1820 and not completed until 1856 in Paris.
Smiski Fujin and Raijin
Inspired by The Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin by Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1643), a painter in the early Edo period. The artwork depicts Raijin, the god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Shinto religion and Japanese mythology, and Fūjin, the god of wind.
Smiski Bacchus
Inspired by Bacchus (1496–1497), a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo. This statue represents Bacchus, the Roman god of wine.
Smiski Velazquez
Inspired by Las Meninas (1656), a painting by Diego Velázquez, one of the leading artists of the Spanish Baroque. This painting has become one of the most widely analyzed works in Western painting due to its complex nature, interplay between reality and illusion, and the relationship it creates with the viewer, enhanced by Velázquez placing himself into the work.
Smiski Dali
Inspired by Salvador Dali, one of the most renowned surrealist artists of all time. Known for his fierce, innovative, and dreamlike artwork, Dali brought new life to art and imaginative expression. One of his most famous motifs is the melting clock, best known in the painting The Persistence of Memory (1931).
Smiski Pearl Earring
Inspired by Girl with a Pearl Earring, an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665. This painting is Vermeer’s most famous work and is not a portrait but a ‘tronie’ – a category of paintings created in the Dutch Golden Age and Flemish Baroque Period.
And if you’re very lucky, you might unbox a secret Smiski Museum series figure. This rare figure is a special surprise!
No matter the collection or series, a Smiski blind box will bring a joyful surprise to your day!