Alec Monolopy

these are great socail commentary pieces.. love the ones on the Wall Street Journal.

More pics at My Modern Metropolis.

crazy for cult 3D

"Trap" by 2cents - screenprint on archival paper

this is just one of many wonderful pieces at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight’s show titled “Crazy for Cult 3D: 100 artist pay tribute to classic cult films”. the show runs through august 8th, so if you are in the LA area, go check it out!

there’s some really really great pieces in this collection – i really had a hard time just picking one. however, what i liked about the above piece was that it reflects what i believe to be an appropriate use of the stencil and can technique. having lived downtown for 8 years, i often saw a lot of graffiti and most of honestly, was really bad. usually the handy work of some drunk idiot who decided it would be fun to write their name on the wall. a signature they’ve been practicing for years but were too drunk to pull it off.

my favorite moment was when my gallery window got tagged with this glorious signature style. what was ironic about it was that the show that was on display was a graffiti show! certainly i was pissed that my window was tagged – i mean, you can’t get rid of scratches on the window without replacing them so yeah i was mad. but even worse was that the asshole who did it didn’t realize that i was one of the good guys – go do that to some huge corporate jerk off not a small local gallery. i mean, I was working towards legitimizing that form of artwork. but sadly, without thinking, this unknown artist proceeded to identify themselves as a true moron.

way to go.

unfortunately, people will continue to see this form of art as vandalasim as long as these jerks keep doing stuff like that. do something with that talent of yours instead of marking your territory like some ferrel tom cat. take a real risk and put your work in a format that people can appreciate and provide feedback without having to wear a mask over your face.