Thanks to Walls of L.A., an explanation of Mr. Hitchcock’s appearance has come to light. A French filmmaker, known as Mr. Brainwash, is apparently the reveler behind graffiti posters that have appeared throughout Hollywood and particularly along Melrose Avenue. His new project involves the exploration of graffiti and thus what better way to advertise the upcoming, possibly London, show (currently TBD)?
On June 18, 2008, Mr. Brainwash celebrated a solo L.A. show titled “Life Is Beautiful,” another tragic commentative piece on the state of affairs in our world; comprising of piles of trash, police escorts, use of campbells and iconography, clever societal criticism and the defacement of Larry King (among others) in Marily Monroe makeup.
Since I knew Banksy first and Mr. Brainwash second, it’s a close call between their styles. A quick Google search reveals that either Mr. Brainwash is being mistaken for Banksy, or Banksy is being mistaken for Mr. Brainwash as images attributed to the first are pulled up under the second. See for yourself. Or maybe I’m so far out of the graffiti artist loop, I’m missing the obvious.
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