Means to Some End$

Means to Some End$

This artwork is made from billboard panels that I painted from my past day job, which I cut up and reassembled into a new composition. I focused on the areas of the existing panels I found most interesting; deconstructing and reconstructing the panels mirrors how hip-hop producers sample sounds to make tracks. The geometric shapes reference the materialism often flexed in rap culture. Using collage techniques and the panels as found objects connects to artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. The piece makes the viewer consider the influence of advertising and media on society. It also honors the creativity of artists who repurpose discarded materials in original ways.

Don't Believe the Hype

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Details

8.5' x 22' (260 cm x 671 cm)
Assemblage of hand-painted billboard panels

Location

Chinese American Museum
El Pueblo de Los Angeles

Add'l Support

Justin Hoover
Ninochka McTaggart, PhD
ICU Art

Selected Works

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LululemonArt & Design
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Moxy HotelArt & Design
TomsArt & Design
PepsiArt & Design
WestMillArt & Design

Contact

Swank One | Art & Design
3370 Glendale Blvd. #39A47
Los Angeles, Ca 90039
Phone: +01 213 495 0619
 Email: paul@swankone.com
       IG: @swank_one

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