"Everything Popular is Wrong!" - DD$ at Lab Art

DD$ will be doing a show at Lab Art on December 10th. Check it out! Photos courtesy of Birdman, video courtesy of AJL.

DD$ Art show 2011 from Adolfo J Lara on Vimeo.

(Via Lab Art press release)

Los Angeles (November 9,2011)--Double Ds (DD$) is a three-member art collective
that wildly constructs the language of L.A.’s transitional experience. DD$ started in 2005 when they arrived, then exploded onto the Los Angeles street art scene. Their work questions the emphasis of sex, drugs, fame and Hollywood idealism. They ask what it means to be iconic, fabulous, cool – most importantly, why being iconic, fabulous or cool even matters.





Each piece developed by DD$ is a three way collaboration. Often the artwork is passed from artist to artist over the course of hours, days or weeks, before it is finally considered finished. DD$ body of work utilizes symbols and vibrant colors highlighted by a bold use of lines combining precision and a free flow of style in order to organically develop characters. With a playful interpretation of a cheeky culture through satire and pop surrealism, the collective creates a means for society to humbly digest Los Angeles.



The trio of artists that is DD$ has been working,living, and creating this show in
Hollywood, California since early this summer. The body of artwork has been clearly influenced by the culture, street art, gang graffiti,and unrest that makes Los Angeles tick. Other significant influences include artists Rene Margit, Barry McGee, KAWS, and Jeff Koons, the creative minds of Walt Disney, Charles Shultz, and Bill Waterson, also, friends and contemporaries such as Gosha Levochkin and David Flores.



Most of DD$ first series of artworks has been lost, stolen, or, most likely -- sold fordrugs. This is their second series.











This exhibition will debut at a private viewing party December 10,2011 at LAB ART and will be open to the public until January 12,2012.

About LAB ART Los Angeles:

LAB ART Los Angeles is the largest art gallery in the nation dedicated to an alternative exhibition of street art and installation. Spanning 6,500 square feet of space, the gallery features approximately 300 works of art and installation from over 50 of the most prominent and up-and-coming street artist of the Los Angeles Street Art scene and beyond. LAB ART has been featured on FOX News, KTLA News, Huffington Post, LA Times, LAist, and more.