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Drawing the world's strangeness with Benê Fabio

Drawing the world's strangeness with Benê Fabio

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In a series of works by artist Benê Fabio, cartoonish figures with fluorescent clothing sit with their eyes glued to their smartphones — literally. The figures are simultaneously grotesque and intriguing: their eyeballs burst out from their faces, reminiscent of those eyeball-popping glasses you get at costume stores during Halloween, before being planted on[...]
Graffiti Artist to Fly Fisherman: Brendon Elerick Leaves the Bay for the Big Sky

Graffiti Artist to Fly Fisherman: Brendon Elerick Leaves the Bay for the Big Sky

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It was 3 o’clock on a cold winter morning, and Brendon Elerick and his friends were out tagging. They were in Downtown Berkeley, on the corner of the bustling Ashby Bart station, when they spotted their next hit — a 3-story building covered with wooden lattices. The group scrambled up the side of the building onto a balcony. They had just finished hitting[...]
Wild Souls Unleashed In A Concrete Jungle: The Art of Man One

Wild Souls Unleashed In A Concrete Jungle: The Art of Man One

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Drive along a Southern California freeway, say the 110 out of LAX or the 5 south from Hollywood. Take an offramp late at night, spiral down a cloverleaf, and come to an intersection where a concrete wall confronts you with a savagely beautiful face made of angles and colors. You couldn't be any more startled than if you'd been beating brush by machete throug[...]