By simply adding eyes -- or "eye bombing" -- to various street installations, French artist Ladamenrouge has been able to create a visceral touch of humor to bring cracked pavements and gray rocks to life.
Ladamenrouge, who is based in Saint Etienne, France, calls his work street art disturbance, and it's not hard to see why. His latest work, which is called Eye Wilds Shot, features a large pair of bulging, vein-infused eyes with wide blue pupils and a white squiggly line drawn underneath in between the eyes to imitate a childish smile on the side of the road.
Some of Ladamenrouge's previous work include invasive street art, where he has transformed various street installations in to provocative images using speech bubbles and stencils. One such work featured a leaning pole with a speech bubble caption, "I have an erection!" painted next to it.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Eye-bombing Art
- Opportunities for artists to create disruptive street art by adding eyes to inanimate objects and installations.
- Humorous Street Art
- Presents opportunities for artists to create humorous street art that brightens up drab urban landscapes
- Interactive Art
- Interactive opportunities for street artists to engage with the public and encourage interaction with installations.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Street Art
- Opportunities for street artists to create innovative installations that disrupt traditional urban landscapes.
- Tourism
- The potential to use street art installations to attract tourists and increase foot traffic in urban areas.
- Advertising
- The opportunity to use street art installations as a unique advertising medium that catches the attention of passersby.
