Dain Artist Research

When viewing street artist Dain's work, straight away I loved the bright, vibrant colours when first viewing the piece of work. Personally, it reminded me of the same sort of vibes that Andy Warhol portrayed in his pop art work that supported the idea of youth and fun. I also love the way in which vintage photography has been transformed into modern street art; making it feel relatable to teenagers and capturing a wider audience.
Dain cleverly uses a mixture of mediums to create an interesting effect on his work. He has chose to create a clear statement between old and new; maybe to show the change between cultures in the past and present. Non linear form is used in these street art pieces, for their is no real structure apparent to the viewer and random shapes and patterns have been used to surround the main subject. The use of lines and marks have been applied messy and un precise. In this piece of work, the vintage photography is from the 1920's - a time of being prestige and well mannered all the time. Dain could've used messy marks with the spray paints to symbolise how the rules aren't as strict anymore in the modern day and that people are more to express they're emotions and feelings instead of keeping them hidden. The art work is made from collages of paints and materials (paper clippings) making the texture also quite messy and distressed which makes it's location on the streets in America, this could also link to the idea that Dain is symbolising freedom and how things don't have to be perfect to be accepted. Most of Dain's work is found on side of walls, doors and electricity boxes but a  common convention of his work is that it is found on surfaces that aren't pristine or well cared for, abandoned canvas'. I saw this as symbolism towards the idea  that abandoned objects, places, objects and buildings are still cared for. Metaphorically speaking towards emotionally abandoned people, he could've been saying how abandoned things are still beautiful even  though no one really notices them or cares for them anymore. Dain creates diverse aesthetic styles with the same aroma as what he creates in his signature wheat paste collages. Combining imagery and techniques related to graffiti, vintage fashion photography, and expressive painting, the collages resolve as vibrant Pop Art-laced palimpsests.
The use of vintage photography consists of women from past eras. In this piece (left) the woman looks as if she is from the 20's-50;s; due to the short hair cut and vintage styling of makeup. I believe that Dain uses his art to express his views about society and in this particular piece of work, show his beliefs about women's right. Women from the 20's - 60's still hardly had any rights and were seen as less superior to men. Women have fought for these rights for almost a whole century and only now are both sexes beginning to be seen as equal. The art work, in my eyes, represents the journey women have made to become independent.