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When Graffiti Meets Cartoon

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Remember Astro? This fresh piece of art, titled 'Time to Grow Up', immediately caught my eye.  

You'll fall in love with the awesome new work of MEGGS, a very cool graffiti artist from Melbourne, Australia who's slowly but surely taking by storm the contemporary art world.

MEGGS's obsessed with superheroes and fantasy characters. In this exhibition, titled 'Crime and Charity', he explores difference and similitudes between our childhood heroes and villains. Who's good, and who's really evil? You have the right to remain silent.

'Crime and Charity' opened at Cerasoli Gallery in Culver City on Saturday, and MEGGS painted live via Skype (that's a first!).

Check out some pictures of the installation here.

 

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“ :p ”

Post by: anita at Wed, 7/15/2009 - 1:29 PM
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“ cool pics, very creative :) ”

Post by: madeline at Tue, 7/14/2009 - 8:31 PM
 
 

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