Armageddon Visuals

Died Young, Stayed Pretty is a candid look at the underground poster culture in North America. This unique documentary examines the creative spirit that drives these indie graphic artists. They pick through the dregs of America’s schizophrenic culture and piece them back together. What you end up with is a caricature of the black and bloated heart that pulses greed through the US economy. The artists push further into the pulp to grab the attention of passersby, plastering art that’s both vulgar and intensely visceral onto the gnarled surfaces of the urban landscape. The film gives us intimate look at some of the giants of this modern subculture. Outside of their own circle, they’re virtually unknown. But within their ranks they make up an army of bareknuckle brawlers, publicly arguing the aesthetic merits of octopus imagery and hairy 70s porn stars. They’ve created their own visual language for describing the spotty underbelly of western civilization and they're not shy about throwing it in the face of polite society. Along the way, they manage to create posters that are strikingly obscene, unflinchingly blasphemous and often quite beautiful. Yaghoobian shows these artists for what they are: the vivisectionists of America’s morbidly obese consumer culture. Purchase it here, diedyoungstayedpretty.com

So one of the most anticipated prints of the year from Shepard Fairey has a release date Thursday 4/9 at a random time. I believe it's 18"x24" has a edition of 450 and is around $50. Buy it at ObeyGiant.com. I haven't heard any mention of it anywhere but the flame on the elephant looks like the Black Label logo.

This video is totally going to bother me. So basically i'm thinking the cops came determined it was not graffiti or moved what he was doing into a bracket that doesn't fit into vandalism, allowed him to finish and moved on. Of course there is the possibility of this all being staged. This is like the graffiti artist dream to be accepted by the enemy and granted free passage to all territory. Whatever it makes me feel there might a goal, it's just what do you do then. Click for more work from Space Invader.

Two of the best prints this year are going to be released today and tomorrow. The first one is Tyler Stouts Big Lebowski poster and is going to be released by the time I finish this post in 3 different color-ways. The second is Shepard Fairey's Isreal/Palestine Print and is going to drop tomorrow 12pm PST. Click poster for more info.

Dave Kinsey and Mike Giant have come together to make a print. It's 18"X24" and is limited to 150. it's 4 color and come signed,numbered, and stamped. Available soon on BlkMrktGallery.