Conspirators series: Ben Frost

Ben Frost has expressed himself through images of children shooting up, cartoon characters masturbating and the successful faking of his own death
Rich Fogarty
Published on March 11, 2010

Iconoclastic because the icon’s elastic, Brisbane-born Ben Frost is an artistic whirlwind who has exhibited in places where the postcode doesn’t start with 2 (or is even called a postcode, for that matter). Frost has expressed himself in many forms — in signs, street art, collage and photorealistic painting — and gleefully hacks up the visual tools of political and commercial propaganda for his purposes.

A founder of art portal, stupidkrap.com, and occasional public speaker, Frost is a common subject of debate due to the often controversial nature of his works. Previous monocle-droppers have included: children shooting up, cartoon characters masturbating and the successful faking of his own death.

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This post is an extract from Conspirators: A Snapshot of Sydney's Creative Community.

Published on March 11, 2010 by Rich Fogarty
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