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Street Artist Stinkfish Immortalises Strangers in Psychedelic Pop Art Paintings

Colombian street artist Stinkfish starts his artistic process by either seeking out discarded photos or secretly taking photographs of people he’s never met. He then transforms these portraits into large graffiti murals and completes each artwork with psychedelic patterns and splashes of color. These colorful designs add a spiritual, emotional element to his works, inspiring empathy in those who see his paintings by revealing the thoughts, emotions and souls of the paintings’ subjects.

Stinkfish uses the high contrast and flat areas of color that was popularized in the 1950s in the pop art movement. This technique allows the subject’s facial structure and expressions to show without the viewer being distracted by minute details such as individual hairs or skin pores. This provides a strong, appealing base for Stinkfish to build his intricate designs on. Because the portrait itself is created with only two or three colors, the bright and varied colors of the psychedelic patterns stand out.

Stinkfish’s method of photographing strangers means that the people portrayed in his art works are often the same people who will be viewing his paintings first hand. Imagine a person’s surprise when one day, while walking down the street, they look up and see a large, artistic portrait of themselves. The truly fun part is that most of his subjects were unaware that they’d end up being immortalised as a work of art.

You can contact Stinkfish through his website or see more pictures of his street art and other art works on his Flickr.

Street artist Stinkfish uses a found photograph of a little girl to create this psychedelic graffiti portrait

Street artist Stinkfish uses a found photograph of a little girl to create this psychedelic graffiti portrait. [source]

A photograph of a woman riding a bicycle becomes a street art mural by Stinkfish

A photograph of a woman riding a bicycle becomes a street art mural by Stinkfish. [source]

Stinkfish tranforms a portrait of a baby into a large, spiritual street art mural

Stinkfish tranforms a portrait of a baby into a large, spiritual street art mural. [source]

Beautiful psychedelic patterns compliment this pop art portrait by street artist Stinkfish

Beautiful psychedelic patterns compliment this pop art portrait by street artist Stinkfish. [source]

Stinkfish uses colorful designs to portray thoughts and feelings in his street art murals

Stinkfish uses colorful designs to portray thoughts and feelings in his street art murals. [source]

Stinkfish takes his street art to London to create this briliant portrait of a woman

Stinkfish takes his street art to London to create this briliant portrait of a woman. [source]

A derelict building becomes a grungy canvas for this pop art portrait by street artist Stinkfish

A derelict building becomes a grungy canvas for this pop art portrait by street artist Stinkfish. [source]

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July 15, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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This surreal street art painting by Dinho Bento shows how bizarre human society has become by depicting an average couple as half animal

There’s Nothing Normal about Dinho Bento’s Street Art

Little is known about this reclusive street artist. He appears to be from Brazil and he once said, “Amid the overwhelming global crisis, our contemporary society is the most consumerist of history. The savage capitalism that prioritizes only profit, does not care about the negative causes that your product can create to the consumer, treating […]

July 16, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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Roosevelt becomes a Robot in this Street Art Mural by Pixel Pancho

Pixel Pancho is an Italian street artist who depicts both his own fantasy world and the reality that exists around him with robotic characters. His style transforms organic organisms such as people and animals into mechanised characters, making a statement both about humanity and spirituality. Though his characters appear to have been bolted together from […]

July 13, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
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