L.A. street artist Buff Monster has a new solo show opening tomorrow night, Saturday 8/23, at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City, CA. I dig his superflat, anime-inspired, Pepto-dripping paintings. Click on the images above to see the work larger. From the show description:
Inspired by Japanese fine art, pop culture, and anime, Buff Monster paints his trademark imagery in Superfl at
style, blending pink, black, and metallic silver shapes into an array of squirting scenes. Moving in a more technical direction, the
series of paintings will be executed on custom birch panels in an assortment of sizes. A new limited-edition signed and num-
bered serigraph will be released on opening night. Open to the public, the reception for “The Sweetest Thing” will take place
on Saturday, August 23 from 7 to 10pm and will be on view until September 2, 2008.Inspired by heavy metal, porn, kaiju, Japanese kawai culture, and ice cream, Buff Monster is known for changing the land-
scapes of Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Barcelona with his iconic Buff Monster character. Born and raised in Hawaii, Buff Monster
moved to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California where he earned degrees in Fine Art and Business
Administration by day and postered the streets with his hand-screened posters by night.
Corey Helford Gallery, Buff Monster site