D*face aPOPcalypse Now Show

D*face aPOPcalypse Now Show

“‘My work reflects our popular culture encompassing the American dream and ideal of good triumphing over evil, no longer relevant in todays society where the invade now and ask questions later philosophy isn’t tolerated or indeed wanted, colliding cultures are no longer receptive to the American way, the Superheros triumph of good over evil as portrayed through the political circus is now decoded through the eyes of cultures weary and wary of the sub plot played in todays political climate, where war equals brand invasion’”.

D*Face – Call In Sick. These images previously featured on billboards around London
The fourth room in the series contained a single advert box rotating spliced up sections of adverts to create new messages.
merican Depress Card The launch of the American Depress credit card was perfectly timed to coincide with the credit crunch.
DFace Apopcalypse Now White Room Further along was this disorienting white box room covered on every surface with Dface’s trademark dogs eyes, ears, mouths and eyes.
Spiderman canvases by Dface at the Apopcalypse Now show dealt with the the way getting involved with graffiti plays with your head.     
D*Face Apopcalypse Now Spray Can. Large scale deteriorating spray cans greeted visitors at the entrance to the Dface Apopcalypse Now show. Six concrete versions of these huge cans had been deposited around London in the days prior to the show.
D*Face Riot detail
 Many of the canvases on sale in the show had a Marvel comics inspired theme – an influence Dface has regularly acknowledged.
The show was a year in the making with many images having made appearances already in street versions around the world.  
Face sorter. Although linked by common themes it was good to see just how many diverse methods get used by Dface in his work. 
Church Room. The second room was in near total darkness with only a cross at the far end lit with rows of pews before it.
The entire wooden cross was intricately cut out with the omnipresent advertising logos of companies such as Microsoft, Starbucks and well known burger chains. In the background a soundtrack with religious overtones was interspersed with well known sound bites from company ads.   
CCTV bird. Overhead a CCTV shaped owl kept watch on proceedings in the opening room.     
CCTV bird box. A bird box nearby was shaped as the housing unit of a CCTV camera.