With no doubt the advancement of social networking and arts Lotto Formula Review representation online, more and more artists are beginning to challenge the assumptions of both what exactly urban art is and what it can represent. One of the later arrivals in the urban arts scene is Paul Baines. Tending to "target" media celebrities, political leaders, and corporations, infamously known for his portrayal of Barack Obama in "Black Christ". Other proponents of urban, street and graffiti art worth a mention are Jef Aerosol, who's art is very much akin to the early work of Banksy. D*Face who has a passion for skulls, deeming to deface (hence the name) a series of cultural icons including Disney characters and Marilyn Monroe with 19th century illustrated skulls. FAKE, famous for his hummingbird spray can and part of E. London's Wonderland Collective. Sickboy who creates iconic Indian temples in print and vinyl in the corporate colours of the McDonald's fast food franchise. Luke Insect who's work leans towards a more traditional genre, surrealist painting and figurative study. C215 who also leans towards figurative study and has a unique style akin to the "digital maps" offered by vector software, deconstructing forms into abstract shapes. Sweet Toof known for his large lipped, smiling grotesques which are commonly seen dotted around London.
Urban art has indeed itself managed, through the origins of its environment and process begun to dismantle the efficacy of the notion of hyperrealism. The surface is now untrustworthy, its appeal is tainted by the collective conscious' memory of past failures, disappointments and to a degree lies.