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• Joshua Callaghan is a Los Angeles-based artist and film maker who was hired to create artwork that would cover nine utility boxes in the Los Angeles area. The utility boxes are covered with pictures of the environment located around them in order to help them blend in with their surroundings. The digital images found on the utility boxes are made from printed adhesive vinyl with a Teflon over laminate.Official Site: Boxart

• Fast Facts

  1. Based out of Los Angeles
  2. Age: 39Metro: Roads made cool with street art (November 13, 2008)
  3. Alma mater: University of California Los AngelesOfficial Site: Boxart
  4. Creates artwork from digitally printed adhesive vinyl topped with Teflon
  5. Last five to seven yearsOfficial Site: Boxart
  6. Was commissioned for nine boxesOfficial Site: Boxart
  7. Completed project for under $10,000Official Site: Boxart
  8. Inspired by troupe l'oeil paintingOfficial Site: Boxart

• Locations of Art Work

  • Culver City Town Park Plaza, CaliforniaOfficial Site: Boxart
  • Playa Vista, CaliforniaOfficial Site: Boxart
  • Culver City, CaliforniaOfficial Site: Boxart

• Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

  • Heaven in Silverlake Lounge—Silverlake LoungeArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan

• Past Exhibitions and Events

  • Mr. Reverse Psychology—Nora Desmond ProductionsArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan
  • Very Concerned, Somewhat Concerned, Not at all Concerned—bankArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan
  • Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)—Five Thirty ThreeArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan
  • Space as a space—Bonelli ContemporaryArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan
  • Le Flaneur—fette's galleryArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan
  • Rogue Wave '07: 12 Artists from Los Angeles—LA LouverArtSlant: Joshua Callaghan

• Quotes

  "It is interesting to see the surroundings change around the boxes as time passes—but the image on the box stays."—Joshua CallaghanMetro: Roads made cool with street art (November 13, 2008)

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