# Expressive Street Art Interactive Vandalism by Mentalgassi Features Funny Faces By TrendHead | Published 2009-05-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faces-as-street-art-interactive-artistic-vandalism-by-mentalgassi References: [woostercollective](http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/04/fresh_stuff_frm_mentalgassi_in_berlin.html) & [mentalgassi.blogspot](http://mentalgassi.blogspot.com/) Berlin-based [street art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti) ensemble Mentalgassi consists of three core members who engage in the [public plastering of photographic material](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith) on everything from [recycling bottle containers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humansized-egg-installation) to ticket machines. I love the fantastic public interaction value of their work. It is crazy and surreal poster vandalism, but it is brilliantly great, as it pushes people to stop and laugh or react. After all, who could ignore a massive fishtank face on their day-to-day recycling visits? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [DIY](https://www.trendhunter.com/diy) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Interactive Street Art:** The trend of interactive street art presents disruptive innovation opportunities for artists and brands to engage with the public in a unique and immersive way. - **Visual Storytelling:** The trend of using street art as a medium for visual storytelling creates disruptive innovation opportunities for artists to convey powerful messages and provoke thought in public spaces. - **Public Participation:** The trend of encouraging public participation in street art through interactive elements provides disruptive innovation opportunities to create memorable and shared experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can leverage interactive street art to create unique and immersive experiences for audiences, blurring the lines between traditional art and public engagement. - **Marketing and Advertising:** The marketing and advertising industry can embrace interactive street art as a disruptive medium to capture attention, create brand experiences, and encourage user-generated content. - **Urban Planning and Development:** The urban planning and development industry can incorporate interactive street art into public spaces to enhance community engagement, social cohesion, and cultural expression. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Distorted Furniture Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light.md) - [Vibrant City Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craig-karl2.md) - [Inflatable Vibrant Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forest-dancer.md) - [Waste Tarp-Made Public Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/membran-collective.md) - [Collaborative Monochromatic Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collaborative-monochromatic-art-exhibition.md) - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Spiky Inflatable Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-sculptures1.md) - [Bubblegum Street Art Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hubbabubbabuilding.md) - [Enigmatic Graffiti Incidents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti.md)