Sticking with the subvertising theme check out the latest project by Seattle based Lead Pencil Collective, an architectural collaboration founded by Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo in 1997. Lead Pencil Studio’s work practice centres around installation art, site specific art, and functional architecture. This piece is called “Non Sign II” and essentially deconstructs the billboard. [...]
Don’t fret, I’m not about to spew forth marketing gibberish at you, I just wanted to big up a site that really has been a massive political and social influence on much of today’s street art. PublicAdCampaign.com has something of a mantra when it comes to public space for art: “Outdoor advertising is the primary [...]
Icaro Doria might not be a name familiar to many, but this Brazilian-born advertising exec. came up with a classic in around 2005 for Grande Reportagem Magazine (Portugal’s “TIME” magazine). I’m glad to say it is still doing the rounds as a chain-letter to this very day, that’s because I received one in my inbox, [...]
When you mention street art most people think of spray can art and stencils, but Poster Boy creates his art with nothing more than a razor blade. The fact that he defaces advertising billboards means he needs to remain anonymous, but I for one say anything that subverts corporate advertising is a good thing. Sure [...]
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