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Month: October 2016

Funny Anti-Trump Guerrilla Ad Campaign in New York

AdWeek is reporting on a series of funny anti-Trump outdoor ads have been popping up on bus-stop billboards around New … More

advertising, donald trump, graphic design, guerilla marketing, humor, media, politics, the donald, trump, us election

“Eyes, Mouth, Body, Feet …” Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles

This hilarious wheat-paste street art on an old clapboard bungalow in Venice looks like a child’s Crayola drawing of a … More

abbot-kinney, contemporary art, ephemeral art, la, los angeles, los angeles street art, public art, venice, venice beach, wheatie, wheatpaste street art

“I Take Care of My Beaches” Sticker … Rincon, California

We stumbled upon this “I Take Care of My Beaches” message on a sticker-bombed pole at the Rincon Beach parking … More

cali, california, carpinteria, graphic design surf culture, guerrilla marketing, i take care of my beaches, la conceit, rincon, santa barbara, socal, sticker graffiti, stickerbombed, stickers, surfers

Halloween Expression on a Campground RV

Some campers at the Carpinteria Beach campground near Santa Barbara, California decked out their camper with some funny, inventive Halloween … More

cali, california, camper, carpinteria, creepy, decoration, funny, halloween, halloween decorations, humor, humour, limbs, rv, santa barbara, scary, socal, style

Thatched Hut Video Art Installation by Simone Leigh … Hammer Museum, Los Angeles 

The work of Brooklyn-based artist Simone Leigh explores many themes. Among these are the African diaspora and identity. A small exhibition … More

artwork, contemporary art, hammer museum, hut, la, los angeles, sculpture, simone leigh, ucla, westwood

“But First, Coffee” Curb … Silver Lake, Los Angeles

The curb in front of the Alfred Coffee in Silver Lake, Los Angeles has been cheekily employed as signage, and as such a … More

alfred coffee, branding, but first coffee, cafe, coffee, curb, guerrilla art, la, los angeles, signage, silver lake, slake, socal, third-wave coffee

“Screamface” Graffiti …Venice, Los Angeles

This crudely painted “Screamface”graffiti  is on a sign behind a gas station at the intersection of Lincoln and Venice boulevards in … More

graffiti, la, lettering, los angeles, screamface, signage, typography, venice, venice beach

“Airportraits” by Photographer Mike Kelley

Photographer Mike Kelley photographed airplanes taking off from airports around the world and then composited the images to provide a … More

airlines, airplanes, airportraits, airports, data visualization, data viz, feltron, images, lax, los angeles, los angeles international airport, mike kelley, photographer, photography, photos

Stripes Collage Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles 

We love this type of street art, the kind that takes a mundane, boring piece of “street furniture” — in … More

about kinney, artwork, collage, contemporary art, graphic design, la, la street art, local, los angeles, public art, stripes, utility box, venice, venice beach

Cool Spaces – Enclosed Work Park at TBWA Offices … Los Angeles

The work space at the Los Angeles offices of mega-global advertising agency TBWA (a.k.a, TBWA Chiat Day) is epic and … More

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Wild Style Graffiti Truck … Venice, Los Angeles

When we saw this graffiti truck in Los Angeles a couple of days ago, we were for a hot sec … More

abbot-kinney, cali, california, graffiti truck, la, la graffiti art, la street art, los angeles, los angeles street art, social, truck, venice, venice beach, wild style

Mural of Palm Trees by Noah Abrams … Venice, Los Angeles

This beautiful black-and-white photo-realistic mural of palm trees silhouetted is a new addition to the street art scenery along Abbot … More

abbot-kinney, art work, contemporary art, la, la street art, los angeles, mural, noah abrams, noah abrams studio, painting, palm trees, palms, public art, venice, venice beach

Mural Portrait of Chinese Artist Ai Wei Wei … Venice, Los Angeles 

The controversial Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei is depicted in this new mural along Abbot Kinney Blvd. in … More

abbot-kinney, ai wei wei, artists, artwork, contemporary art, la, la street art, los angeles, mural, painting, portrait, public art, venice, venice beach

The Awesome Design of a Vintage Porsche 912 … Los Angeles

We’re not “into cars” nor have we aspired to possess a stylish sports car. That said, we love great design and … More

9/11, 912, cali, california, car, car design, carrera, classic car, german car, industrial design, la, local, los angeles, marina del rey, porsche, sports car, sw912, vintage car, vintage porsche

“Selfie This” Street Art Poster … Venice, Los Angeles

The cheeky message of this wheatpaste street art posted on a back-alley dumpster is unequivocal. Using a graphical, copy-paste collage style, … More

abbot-kinney, contemporary art, crisp, gjelina, graphic design, humor, la, la street art, los angeles, middle finger, selfie, selfie this, venice, venice beach, wheat-, wheat-paste

Street Art by “Made of Hagop” at Gjelina … Venice, Los Angeles

This new piece of street art is by the Syrian-born artist Hagop Belian, who also goes by the moniker “Made of … More

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Doug Aitken’s Glowing Pay Phone at MOCA … Los Angeles

This glowing, LED-illuminated sculpture of an old-school pay phone is by artist Doug Aitken. It’s titled “Twilight,” and it’s absolutely … More

artwork, contemporary art, doug aitken, dtla, electric earth, la, la moca, led art, little tokyo, los angeles, moca, moca geffen, mocala, museum of contemporary art, sculpture, socal, the geffen

Mural of US President Barack Obama Fencing … Hollywood, Los Angeles  

This cheeky mural on the side of liquor store on Normandie Avenue in Hollywood depicts current U.S. President Barack Obama … More

artwork, barack obama, fencer, fencing, hollywood, la, la street art, los angeles, los angeles street art, mural, obama, painting, preseident obama, public art, socal, us president

Back-Alley Street Art Mural … Mission District, San Francisco

The Mission District of San Francisco is rife with street art and graffiti, much of it in the miles of … More

artwork, bay area, mission district, murals, painting, public art, san francisco street art, sf, the mission

Cool Design … Matchbox from Santa Monica Yacht Club

The beautiful nautically inspired design on this box of matches is for the Santa Monica Yacht Club, which is a … More

box of matches, branding, cali, california, graphic design, logo, los angeles, matchbox, matches, nautical, restaurant, santa monica yacht club, socal

Monochromatic Graffiti Art … Venice, Los Angeles

While we’ve always had a strong distaste for the most basic, utilitarian type of territorial graffiti tag — raw vandalism … More

abbot-kinney, artwork, cali, california, contemporary art, ephemeral art, graff, Graffiti Art, graffiti tags, la, la graffiti art, la street art, lalaland minimalism, los angeles, minimalist, monochromatic, so cal, spray art, spray paint, venice, venice beach

“A Quick Perspective”

Kevin Wisbith runs a YouTube series called “A Quick Perspective” and has posted a series of images on Imgur that show … More

a quick perspective, death star, florida, images, imgur, kevin wisbith, photos, relative size of objects, size, star wars, youtube

Plain Minimalist All-White Leather Sneakers … Venice, Los Angeles

We recently popped into the Rag & Bone store on Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, in Los Angeles, to try … More

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