UrbanMedium is Derek and Heather, a husband/wife design duo who use paint, paper and the street to broadcast messages. Their iconic images use a mashup of pop culture and historical figures to provoke thought. One of their best-known prints, CheTrooper, reimagines the Marxist revolutionary as part of the Imperial starfleet. Back with some new screenprints, UrbanMedium now turns their attention to Kim Jong Il and Charles Manson. For the former, the duo presents a set of three prints, Kim Jong-iLL, mixing up the North Korean dictator with ODB, Michael Jordan and James bond. For the latter, Hello Charlie, UrbanMedium asks the question of what happens when an icon of evil is replaced by its absolute pop culture opposite.


mike Wednesday, 09.03.08 @ 1:41 am

These are not very new but they are pretty cool. Thanks for showing Atlanta some love.


David Wednesday, 09.03.08 @ 6:55 am

Yeah saw these ages ago on We Heart Stuff, but agreed they do rock, so much so that I went and bought them as soon as I saw them!!! Their CheTrooper stuff is awesome too!


Rob Wednesday, 09.03.08 @ 1:16 pm

I am sorry to be a hater on this one, but the “Art” tag is a misnomer. You took about 3 50+ year-old ideas and sampled them into poor, poor collages.




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