Jollibee Teases an Apparent Quiccs Collaboration Coming Soon
Suffice it to say, Quiccs Maiquez is everywhere these days. The TEQ63 maker and street artist has had graffiti and art toys scattered across the world. He's also collaborated with some of the biggest brands in the world. Among them are Nike, Sony, Marvel, Johnnie Walker, and Adidas (he was actually the first Filipino creator to have his own signature line). Now, it looks like he's cooking up something new with something more close to home.
This time, it's Jollibee. Recently, the beloved Filipino brand posted a photo of what appears to be Jollibee reinterpreted as TEQ63. Quiccs is yet to reveal the final details of the announcement. All we know is that Jollibee just dropped a date and we can't wait. In the past, Jollibee has had collaborations with toymakers and companies like Funko for mass releases.
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Interestingly, Quiccs only does collaborations when there's full autonomy. If there was a common trait among his decisions, it's that each of them traces back to his childhood. “They're all close to my heart or have a part of my life or present an aspiration that I really seek," he told Esquire Philippines in an interview back in July 2023.
Story Behind Quiccs' TEQ63
There's a convergence between graffiti, Japanese robot culture, and hip-hop in Quiccs' work. "If you know my characters, you can see that they're always a combination of these three subcultures combined.” Quiccs and his brother grew up watching the likes of Voltes V, Daimos, Bioman, and Transformers as kids, and the shows had a profound effect on him. “And then through the 90s, it was Gundam and Evangelion. I had a natural love for Japanese robots. Me, being an artist. Early on, I was also experimenting with creating my own robots.”
His "Ghost of Kurosawa" release in 2016 was inspired by the late great auteur Akira Kurosawa, who had heavily influenced George Lucas in the development of Star Wars by way of the former's 1958 film The Hidden Fortress.
