We’ve noticed that graphic designer/artist Kii Arens likes fruit. Whether it’s fruit made to look like other food or something entirely inedible like a briefcase, Arens both highlights the inherent beauty of the food group and bends it to his will. Above and below, you can see the several ways the artist works fruit into his work, whether it’s promotional posters or personal prints.
The Minnesota-born artist, a musician in his own right, has crafted album artwork, promotional material, and tour posters for an array of bands, from Dolly Parton and Pete Yorn to Wilco and Chance the Rapper. In 2004, Arens opened his own arts venue in Los Angeles, La-La Land Gallery, showcasing his work and hundreds of pieces from other pop artists.
Naturally, when the gallery hosted the show “Fruit” a few months back, Arens had a few pieces in the show. (Work also came from Shag, Oliver Hibert, Steve Ellis, Mark Kostabi, Anthony Ausgang, Martin Ontiveros, Janee Meadows, Chris Reccardi, Daniel Gibson, Dan Stiles, Christophe Gilland, David Medel, Aarah Aizman, Addie Hamilton, Mike Davis, Savanna Snow, Shoko Yanagisawa, Matthew Bone, Alyssa Burke, and Nazish Chunara.)
French artist Renaud Delorme's portraits lie somewhere between Pop Art, computer graphics and recycling. His mosaic-like images are made using an array of unconventional materials and found objects that he collects; everything from fabric, bottle caps, shampoo bottles, computer chips, film reels, and even tennis balls are all clustered together to recreate the intricacies of his subjects' likeness. In the tradition of Pop artists like Andy Warhol, Delorme's favorite subjects are classic and modern day celebrities from Marylin Monroe to supermodel Kate Moss, though it's not their fame that concerns him the most.
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Musician and visual artist Jon Langford offers pop-infused woodcuts in his new show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery: "Make Americana Great Again," kicking off on Sept. 6 at the space. Otherwise known as a founder of punk act The Mekons and a member of alt-country act The Waco Brothers (among other bands), the artist’s work shows that one form is not divorced from another. Langford was at one time the artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.