Street art billboards attack consumerism
Brandalism brings together the work of 40 artists to take over the billboards of the United Kingdom.
Street art is constantly evolving into new and exciting areas of creativity. Across the globe, the art form has never been more popular or more relevant. Although the term is often associated with graffiti, it comes in all shapes and forms: including this latest billboard advertising project that targets consumerm.
Brandalism brings together the work of 40 artists and over two days, teams in 10 UK cities put up artworks that seeks to confront the ad industry and take back their visual landscapes. Replacing 365 bus shelter ads, the results are beautiful and thought-provoking.
Eye-catching and wonderfully executed, we're sure that these kind of advertisements would certainly get people on the streets talking. Take a look at some of the best designs below.
[via Vandalog]
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Sammy Maine was a founding member of the Creative Bloq team way back in the early 2010s, working as a Commissioning Editor. Her interests cover graphic design in music and film, illustration and animation. Since departing, Sammy has written for The Guardian, VICE, The Independent & Metro, and currently co-edits the quarterly music journal Gold Flake Paint.