Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Decapitator
This guy seriously cracks me up. Bringin some serious dark, twisted humor to the street art game, this UK artist tweaks advertisements so that one of the models becomes headless and spewing blood. Graphic and violent imagery indeed, but powerful and upholding the core principles of street art: to reclaim public spaces that have long been occupied by corporate messages and propaganda. And really, who hasn't gotten sick of being over-inundated with images of shiny, happy people plastered over multitudes of advertisements? The Decapitator knows this, and is definitely doing his part to fight back...
Interview with Juxtapoz
Flickr Photostream
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