Snyder hit the streets of Melrose with his personal drip stencil aesthetic. And he is doing an awesome scavenger hunt with a new spin, where the winner gets a piece of original art from the artist. Very cool. Click the jump for more info and details
Snyder has been killing it recently with some strong pieces. And Snyder has created his own aesthetic that is absolutely beautiful. He makes a stencil, but instead of painting in the stencil, he applies a signature drip technique which gives it a unique and wonderful texture. A lot of thought has gone into the crafting of this style and Snyder says he is directly influenced by Jackson Pollock’s drip technique, Banksy’s stencils, Van Gogh’s palette and texture, Cezanne’s meticulous attention to composition and Warhol’s iconography.
Snyder has just put up 5 new pieces on Melrose. The first person to take photos of all 5 and post the pictures along with the location on Snyder's Facebook Page will receive an original piece of art from the artist, based on one of the pieces he has put up. (Hint: 3 of the five are right on Melrose, and 2 are half the block off Melrose on a side street)
Snyder has deep ties with his community of Carlsbad, and each of these pieces has a great story and is a tribute to a local. Read below for Snyder's description for each of the pieces, and what inspired him. And check out his website to see more of Snyder's work.
Same 'Ol (pictured above)
Same 'Ol was a local Carlsbad homeless man that I grew up with as a local
skateboarding kid. I skated and he would hang out and sing rock n roll to
us. He stayed in the streets as I grew up and every time we saw I would
ask how he was doing and he would reply "Same 'Ol". He passed a few years
back and since then, I have kept his presence alive in the streets through
my art.
Rocket Boy (stencil of boy reaching for rocket pop)
This piece represents the recent emergence of graffiti and street art into
mainstream culture. The well known "rocket pop" icon lifts the character
out from the underground and into mainstream pop culture.
Dripping Boy: (boy dripping a sand drip pile)
As a kid growing up in the coastal SD city of Carlsbad, I spent a lot of
time on the beach. There isn't a better park for a kid than the beach, and
coming form a poor family, it was a cheap outing. I dripped sand castles
as a kid; I drip paint on canvas as an adult.
The Village King: (looks like old Elvis)
This is a local Carlsbad character who is seen daily walking the streets
in an Elvis get-up, headphones and a killer swagger. He never talks to
anyone, but everyone knows him. Rumor is it that he has worked in the
kitchen of Denny's for over 40 years. His name is Eddie, but I call him
the Carlsbad Village King.
J. Leigh: (a girl screaming and covering herself)
I received a call late one night informing me that there was a shower door
on the side of the street that might make a cool canvas. Janet Leigh from
the shower scene from Psycho was an obvious choice. My ex modeled for the
pieces body. She is going to trip when she finds out her curves now work
Melrose.
