He-Man & Battle Cat Limited Edition Vinyl Art Toy Collectible Artwork by street graffiti artist Madsaki x MOTU.
2020 Madsaki and Mattel Creations teamed up to create these exclusive Madsaki x Masters of the Universe HE-MAN and BATTLE CAT Figures. The sculpture stands 16.75 inches tall.
MADSAKI and MATTEL CREATIONS team up to create this exclusive and iconic drop-a scaled down re-creation of the larger-than-life HE-MAN® and BATTLE CAT® sculpture that turned the heads of fans and art critics alike as a centerpiece of MADSAKI'S "1984" solo exhibition at Tokyo's Kaikai Kiki Gallery in 2020. Measuring 17 inches tall and sculpted in an 80's cartoon style with a spray of jaw dropping modern-day street-style graffiti artwork, we proudly présent the most famous hero in all of Eternia", HE-MAN and the ferocious BATTLE CAT® in a manner that truly blurs the lines between toy and art masterpiece. Each sculpture includes a hand-signed certificate of authenticity from MADSAKI as well as white gloves to better care for your art piece. Displayed With Box
MADSAKI x MOTU – He-Man & Battle Cat in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork
The He-Man & Battle Cat limited edition vinyl sculpture by MADSAKI, produced in collaboration with Mattel Creations in 2020, is a vivid collision of nostalgia, pop culture, and urban rebellion—an unmistakable contribution to the world of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. Originally unveiled as a centerpiece at MADSAKI’s 1984 solo exhibition at Tokyo’s Kaikai Kiki Gallery, this scaled-down 17-inch version captures the wild energy of its monumental counterpart while delivering a high-octane dose of '80s cartoon absurdity, rendered in riotous color and graffiti-style flair. With fluorescent green, electric pink, and piercing orange as the dominant palette, the piece transforms two of the most iconic characters from the Masters of the Universe franchise—He-Man and Battle Cat—into contemporary street art figures. Far from being a simple homage, MADSAKI’s version reimagines the figures as avatars of pop mythology filtered through a graffiti artist’s eye. The weaponry, armor, and pose remain true to the original animation aesthetics, but the exaggerated colors and chaotic paint styling push this artwork into a new domain where fine art, vinyl collectible, and graffiti sensibility coexist.
Nostalgia Weaponized in Urban Neon
MADSAKI’s approach is rooted in remix culture, a cornerstone of Street Pop Art. By appropriating the visual language of childhood—He-Man being one of the most recognized animated heroes of the 1980s—and subjecting it to the visual distortion of neon saturation and aggressive outlines, he elevates kitsch into critique. This isn't just about remembering Saturday morning cartoons. It’s about weaponizing those memories and examining how commercial entertainment shaped identity, masculinity, and fantasy in late capitalist culture. Battle Cat, usually a symbol of strength and raw primal energy, becomes a neon-soaked beast of postmodern absurdity, outfitted in shocking pink and radioactive green. MADSAKI transforms him from a beast of war into a graffiti-coded monument of cultural excess. He-Man, still holding his power sword aloft, looks less like a heroic defender and more like a psychedelic gladiator from the subconscious of a street artist raised on VHS and irony.
From Canvas to Vinyl: MADSAKI's Street Pop Mutation
MADSAKI is no stranger to remixing icons. Known for his drippy-eyed renditions of Western masterpieces and manga figures, he blends Japanese street sensibilities with New York-style graffiti lineage. His transition into vinyl sculpture with Mattel represents the natural evolution of Street Pop Art—where the gallery wall meets the collectible shelf, and where nostalgia is no longer passive but radicalized. This figure blurs lines between sculpture and street installation. The color choices mimic spray can aesthetics, and the glossy surfaces echo the polish of vinyl murals and toy design. Like KAWS, Sket-One, or Ron English, MADSAKI proves that sculptural vinyl can be a medium of confrontation—not just consumption. The figure comes with a hand-signed certificate and gloves for display, reinforcing its identity as both an artwork and a cultural artifact.
MADSAKI’s Place in the Graffiti-Pop Canon
MADSAKI’s He-Man & Battle Cat is a definitive artifact of modern Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. It combines satire, technical precision, collectible appeal, and cultural critique. Rather than separating art from toy or low from high, MADSAKI merges all categories into one ferocious drop that challenges the viewer’s nostalgia and their assumptions about what constitutes fine art. This sculpture is not simply fan service—it’s subversion. It transforms childhood heroes into fluorescent avatars of postmodern identity, rendered in the chromatic chaos of graffiti language. By injecting the streets into the plastic skin of global pop icons, MADSAKI cements his place among the artists reshaping visual culture one spray, sculpt, and scream at a time.
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