Cat Car Sweet Seventeen

Self-produced art toys are designer collectibles created and manufactured independently by the artist or small teams without the backing of a large toy company or mass-market brand. These toys are often highly personal, artistic expressions and are usually made in limited runs. Key Characteristics include independent creation where the artist is in control of the entire process from concept, sculpting, and painting to production and packaging. These are usually made in small batches, often 10–100 pieces, which adds to their rarity, made using materials like resin, sofubi (Japanese soft vinyl), or 3D-printed components. Kila Cheung graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a full-time artist specialized in painting and sculpture. Kila values childishness, curiosity, and the courage to break rules and dreams. In 2016, he received the Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award. In 2017, he took up an internship in Japan and started his creating with wooden sculptures. In 2018, he travelled to Taiwan for an artist residency in Taipei. His first solo exhibition, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Guy” (2018) was held in Gallery by the Harbour, Hong Kong. “Teens in Sunroom” (2019), his second solo exhibition, was held in The Little Hut Gallery, Taipei. Kila was the planner for the book “Art Toy Story” (2018). In 2020, his solo exhibition “Moving Utopia” was held in Dot Dot Dot Gallery, Hong Kong. In 2021, his works were exhibited in N's YARD, Japan and his solo exhibition “Best Before” was held in JPS Gallery, Tokyo. In 2022, he had a solo exhibition “Oh! My Young God” in INVINCIBLE SP, an art space in Taipei. In 2023, his first solo exhibition in Europe "Peace of Freedom" was held in Ojiri Gallery, London. His solo exhibition “AS LIGHT AS COPPER, AS HEAVY AS PAPER” was held