The average North American is exposed to over 5,000 advertisements per day. From flashing Internet banner ads to subtle guerrilla product placements, corporations are always trying to capture our attention. The purpose of advertising is to create needs and wants that were previously not there, in hopes that we as the consumer will make a [...]

Not to long ago, Damien Hirst unveiled his latest creation: a skull coated with more than 8,000 world-class diamonds. At $100 million US, the blinged out skull is the most expensive piece of contemporary artwork ever made. In protest of the skull’s highly popularized exhibition at London’s swanky White Cube Gallery, an artist named Laura [...]

“The Splasher” is an anonymous individual (or individuals) that defaces famous works of street art in New York. Over the past several months, he/she has destroyed pieces by Shepard Fairy, Swoon, Momo, WK Interact, and Neck Face - among others - with big splashes of paint.
Often following the defacement of a famed piece, “The Splasher” [...]

With the simple idea of taking Brazilian street art out of its natural context and applying it to something new comes “The Graffiti Project”. Beginning in May, the mass scale art collaboration involving Brazilian artists Os Gemeos, Nina and Nunca - alongside Scottish talent - embraced the challenge of transforming the dull yet historic south [...]

Favela is the Brazilian word for the shanty towns or slums typically located around the outer perimeter of cities. They lack essential services such as electricity, education, plumbing and garbage collection - while cramping residents into tight and confined spaces. Houses in Favelas are constructed from various materials including bricks, garbage, and scraps.
Favelas are home [...]