Wednesday, March 14, 2012

XVALA

 


Time for spring cleaning! While some of you may think that the Salvation Army is anxiously awaiting the arrival of your T-Ball MVP trophy from 1988, Abercrombie SoCal tee, and your Aqua Aquarium CD from 1997 ("Barbie Girl" was your jam!) turns out you have another option.


XVALA is an anonymous street artist that uses discarded trash from celebrities to create artwork that comments on pop culture. His latest piece of "tabloid art" is derived from the trash can of the ultimate pop culture princess herself, Kim Kardashian.


A deflated basketball found in Kim's garbage is now XVALA's latest work of art and can be seen at a show in LA this Saturday. XVALA describes his new piece as an interpretation of Kim's failed marriage (I don't know if you heard, but she divorced NBA baller, Kris Humphries). He adds that the piece comments on the "authenticity of their acclaimed nuptials."


XVALA is mostly known for his Fear Google street stickers, which were released in 2010 and comment on society's dependence on the Internet. The image above, taken at the intersection of Melrose and Fairfax in LA, shows a picture from Scarlett Johannson's leaked nude photo library. XVALA printed the photo and cheekily covered up her lady bits with his iconic sticker. The photos and stickers were posted all around LA.


Screw Good Will, looks like ScarJo needs that SoCal tee more than anyone else.


For more pictures and info on XVALA check out the links below:


Website- XVALA


Twitter- XVALA