Great Idea - Steal someone else's Art and Sell It

I have a great idea. Street art is in. People are buying this stuff. Hm. I cannot take Shepard Fairey's art, it will be too obvious. I know what to do! I will go to Downtown Los Angeles and take some photographs of some cool wheatpastes. I will make a lame collage out of it and sell it to Crate and Barrel's hip CB2 store.

If you think this is a far fetched idea, you would be wrong! "Artist", Parvez Taj did exactly that. He created a print from the artwork of artists Brandy Flower, Shawn McKinney, and Shark Toof. The print is being sold at CB2. He even has the nerve of signing these prints. I contacted Parvez Taj for his comments, but of course, to date I have not gotten a reply.

Thanks to Gabe from The Status Faction for the heads up on this story. The artists' images are courtesy of Hit+Run.

LA Dreamin' Print by Parvez Taj on CB2's website


LA Dreamin' on Travertine by Parvez Taj (found in his list of products)


Shark Toof on Bamboo sold by Parvez Taj (found in his list of products)


Hank Williams by Shawn McKinney (this appears in Taj's print)


LA vsWAR by Brandy Flower (this appears in Taj's print)


Shark Toof wheatpastes (this appears in Taj's print)

Sharktoof Police Wheatpaste

Ah yes, another tasty wheatpaste from Sharktoof. This one depicts a cop being attacked by the shark.


Sharktoof Graffiti in Los Angeles


Sharktoof Police Wheatpaste in Los Angeles


Sharktoof Police Wheatpaste in Los Angeles

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Sharktoof Halloween Style Part 2

From Los Angeles, the freeways, Hollywood to Pasadena, Shark Toof has been beatifying the streets one wheatpaste at a time. For Halloween, Shark Toof has made 3 special posters that have been showing up all over greater Los Angeles. (Thanks to Shark Toof for the pictures.)


Shark Toof Purple and Orange Halloween pastes on La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles


Shark Toof Purple Halloween paste on La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles


Shark Toof Orange Halloween paste on Pico Blvd in Los Angeles


Shark Toof Halloween pastes on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood


Shark Toof Halloween pastes on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood


Shark Toof "Homage to Marcel Duchamp as a vampire" Halloween paste
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"Smoke Now - Cry Later"

Sharktoof Wheatpaste is Fixed

Everyone is Pasadena was excited to see a Sharktoof wheatpaste. Well, not actually everyone, since someone tried to scratch it off. I am happy to report that a new wheatpaste went up over the ruined one. I can finally rest, order has been restored.