# Scandalous Stencil Art Dutch Stencil Artist FAKE! Does Eye-Catching Street Art By Armida Ascano | Published 2010-09-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stencil-artist-fake References: [recave](http://www.recave.com/2010/09/dutch-stencil-artist-fake/) & [fakestencils](http://www.fakestencils.com/index.html) Dutch stencil artist 'FAKE!' is riddling the [streets of Amsterdam](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concrete-amsterdam) with eye-catching sexual, religious and political designs. Perhaps shock value in Amsterdam is different than in North America, as the splashes of semi-nudity and religious deities in FAKE!'s work seem to be quickly launching his designs to fame. Occasionally, [Stencil Artist FAKE!](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stash-1) will create a [pop culture piece](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks), usually with the use of edgy humor. However, his favorites so far seem to include Hindu Goddess Vishnu and a nude Kate Moss. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 97% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Graffiti](https://www.trendhunter.com/graffiti) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Eye-catching Street Art:** Combining political, religious and sexual themes to create thought-provoking and visually stimulating designs. - **Artistic Shock Value:** Using taboo and controversial subjects to generate public attention and notoriety. - **Pop Culture Satires:** Using humor and satire to comment on contemporary popular culture and social phenomenon. ### Where This Applies - **Art:** There is a disruption to the way art is conventionally produced and consumed with the advent of street art and an increasing overlapp of pop culture into art. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Opportunities for print, video and digital advertising campaigns to benefit from public-awareness-catching stenciled street art and its artist counterparts. - **Fashion and Design:** Niche collaborations between streetwear fashion designers wielding street-art inspired aesthetics to bring an amalgamation of two countercultural worlds. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bubblegum Street Art Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hubbabubbabuilding.md) - [Colorfully Inflatable Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blowup-art-the-hague.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Distorted Furniture Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light.md) - [Spiky Inflatable Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-sculptures1.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Breathtaking Woven Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woven-installation.md) - [Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tree-mural.md)