MR. BRAINWASH

Hopefully you don't miss the Mr. Brainwash exhibit. I don't want to spoil it with too many pics if you plan on going, but I'll tease you a bit ;) Chances are you've seen some of his posters up around Hollywood (the warhol-esque ones). Recently Mr. Brainwash took over an old CBS TV studio and turned the whole building (from the walls to the ceilings) into a piece of art. It was a nice change of pace from the typical art gallery with blank walls and the art on 'display'. Every where you looked was art and expression.After following Bansky around to make an OBEY documentary on graffiti art, MBW got inspired himself and decided to make his own accumulation of pop culture through every medium including...

...large free standing pieces,

(giant stack of books)

(12 ft. take out bag)

...paintings,

...even poked fun at classical art

(this bitch is on her apple, if you can't tell)

(This one gets me every time haha)

& these were actually made out of broken vinyls

...prints,

...barcode prints,

...even rooms themselves were stading pieces of art!

...there's also a section upstairs with cages filled with the most bizzare things,

(doesn't this bear look like a recovering heroin addict?)

(the best room of all was clearly the one covered in stuffed animals)

I rly just wanted to jump in and swim around...

Here is what Banksy has to say about MBW:

Mr. Brainwash or MBW is the moniker of an eccentric French filmmaker.

MBW has spent the last nine years attempting to make the ultimate documentary about graffiti art. But whilst filming many of the world’s most renowned street artists at work MBW began putting his camera aside and making art of his own. He has graduated from a few hand drawn stickers to giant billboard sized paste-ups, eventually becoming one of the most prolific street artists in California.

MBW does not fit the stereotype of your average street vandal. His artistic process chiefly consists of throwing random modern cultural icons into a blender and turning it up to eleven. The results are by turns profound, provocative and inspirational.

“Life is beautiful” is the first exhibition ever mounted by Mr Brainwash. It takes place in a former Hollywood studio complex and will feature over three hundred paintings, sculptures and prints alongside an installation made from 100,000 shoes and a life-size re-creation of Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks”.

“Mr. Brainwash is a force of nature, he’s a phenomenon. And I don't mean that in a good way.”
- Banksy

The exhibit ends June 29th, so don't miss it!! Admission is free, so you have no excuse! Not to mention Roscoe's is right there on the next block if you want some grub  ;)

6121 W Sunset Blvd. 1-9 pm

artfully yours,

c. urch