theartofchase

For Antonissen Development Group in Antwerp, Belgium

The finished work for a super fun project with an amazing team in my hometown of Antwerp, Belgium. Together, we launched ‘Anversa’—Belgium’s largest student living complex, which will feature 223 student flats, community spaces, and much more. The project incorporates the ‘bones’ of the current site into the new construction, symbolized by my remix of Rubens’ portrait. As a nod to the theme, I integrated the typography 'in with the new' into the brim of his hat.

For The Hive in Mar Vista, Los Angeles

The superfood cafe The Hive recently opened their third location in Los Angeles, this time in the Venice Beach adjacent neighborhood of Mar Vista. As with the previous locations, I designed and painted all of the interior walls to be vibrant and playful with good vibes all around.

For Shamrock Capital in Westwood, Los Angeles

Shamrock Capital is a Los Angeles-based investment firm with a rich history of investing in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors. They currently have $4.4 billion of assets under management. The mural I painted at their offices incorporates company mantra as well as some of the IP they own; from 3/4 of Dr. Dre’s music catalog to the film ‘The Sixth Sense.’

1-800-CONNECT on Jefferson blvd

Upgraded public pay phone on Jefferson blvd next to the legendary Mel’s Fish Shack.

It goes without saying, but world was a different place before the internet and before cellphones. We used to leave in the morning to go skate or paint or whatever and meet friends at a few different spots in the city. If u didn’t see your friends at one spot, you’d run into them at another one or on the way there. You knew at around what time dinner was and just found yourself back at the house for that without the possibility of being reached. Being connected the way we are today is great, but we are also constantly distracted - if not addicted - to looking at our phones. We can’t help it , the dopamine-driven feedback loops in our brains reward us for the texting, checking our likes, shooting and posting stuff, etc.
Aside from the nostalgic feeling they give me, I feel pay phones represent a certain time period that was free and innocent in certain ways, without the constant distractions that keep us from being fully present in the moment. With the last pay phone recently removed from NYC, this is my attempt to (hopefully) make them a little harder to remove from the streets of LA.