Kalynn Campbell
TOXIC TREATS
FOR VULNERABLE NEEDS
(New Collages for Old Phobias)
Pen & Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media, found vintage
objects on paper
"Campbell's work is strangely intoxicating
and provocative yet hangs heavy with an uneasy 'rotting meat in the basement'
feel...
his is a world where the dresser drawer's 'suicide revolver'
is always loaded and at the ready."
-Spastic Culture Magazine
Kalynn Campbell, a Los Angeles painter and illustrator, is one of the early artists in the 'Lowbrow' art movement. He began showing his work in the early 1990s in Los Angeles at the seminal ZERO ONE GALLERY on Melrose and continues to work and show in Southern California at the La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Hollywood. His work has been described as "...puzzle-like paintings that incorporate text, representational imagery done in a retro blockhead illustrational style, narrative, and numerous pop culture references.". ART? ALTERNATIVES magazine called his work "American Hieroglyphics" and JUXTAPOZ Magazine said,"THERE'S MONOPOLY, PARCHEESI, AND LIFE, AND THEN THERE ARE KALYNN CAMPBELL'S PAINTINGS. DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO."
Campbell's work has been featured in over 6 Museum
shows including the pivotal Multi City KUSTOM KULTURE show, The Colorado
POP SURREALISM show and the
Los Angeles 100 ARTISTS SEE SATAN show.
He has been featured many Books, among them - POP SURREALISM
by Kristin Anderson, WEIRDO DELUXE by Mat Dukes Jordan and Kustom Graphics
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Collectors include Actor Nicolas Cage, Rocker Eric Burden, Singer Pink
and Simpson's voice man Harry Shearer.
His illustration work has been utilized by a virtual WHO'S WHO in Rock
Music, from The Smashing Pumpkins and Megadeth to Tom Petty and Michael
Jackson.
Campbell's work has also graced a long line of products from T-Shirts and lighters to belt buckles and Skateboard wheels. Most recently he designed a Signature bluetooth phone piece for EARLOOMZ. His work can also be found on a Signature line of artist designed Guitar Straps from Onori that grace the shoulders of rockers worldwide.
His website can be found at www.roulettestudios.com