The art of Wayne White
Wayne White,
a Chattanooga-born artist living and working in Los Angeles, buys
mass-produced thrift-store/garage-sale lithographs and paints amazing 3D word-art onto them. His use of typography is stunning, reminiscent of Chris Ware’s Acme Novelty Library covers.In his professional life, he’s an acclaimed commercial artist, famously
known as the art director for Peter Gabriel’s “Big Time,” the Smashing
Pumpkins’ “Tonight Tonight,” and the Snapple bottle puppet commercials.
He was also the voice of Mr. Kite and Randy on Pee Wee’s Playhouse,
where he was a set designer and puppet maker. ArtForum reviewed his artwork in late 2002. More information, including more images and a bio, is available at the Western Project.
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