Monday, March 16, 2009

Ben Frost is dead



Early last year I attended the Semi-Permanent design conference, and I was knocked out by a young, Sydney artist named Ben Frost. His artworks are the essence of popular culture, occasionally offending much like Damien Hurst. The themes in his artworks are a juxtaposition of the innocent and the sinister, with the use of seemingly innocent creatures, and exploited advertising. The graphics he uses for his artworks have a detailed, comic book quality, with the odd slashing defacement. 

FYI … yes he has had an issue with copywriting.

More on Semi-permanent:
http://www.semipermanent.com
Website:
http://www.benfrostisdead.com/home.htm

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