Life Is Short Tee

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I’ve just reviewed the work of Dane Thompson at my urban art blog and had to give his awesome t-shirt a plug, so where better than here? I grew up watching Diff’rent Strokes and the inimitable Gary Coleman who died in 2005 from pneumonia brought on by heart surgery. His life was a sad tale to tell, suffering a lifetime of autoimmune disease, his parents ripped him off as a child forcing him to sue, he spent time in prison and his career panned after his early success. Gary Coleman was a real fighter, his amazingly confident performance as Arnold Jackson, the youngest adopted son of the Drummond family saved an otherwise dull TV offering. I didn’t like Diff’rent Strokes as much as Fresh Prince, it was a little less patronising than The Cosby Show, but Gary’s character and his famous catchphrase “What ‘chu talkin’ about?” was a regular greeting at my school for a year or so. Life proceeded to dump on the guy after his short stint of fame (no pun intended) and for many it’s a lesson in how f*cked up the world of fame and celebrity really is.

Life Is Short Tee

This superb design is one of a wide selections of work from Dane’s DST to Infinity illustrated street art project, and it’s a damn fine drawing! I love this tee, I really do, it’s such a poingnant subject, and somehow it manages to celebrate a sweet nostalgia rather than merely delve into the pain and suffering of Gary Coleman. You can order yours for $28 in sizes S-L – email DST@Geloe46@mac.com to order yours today!

More Dirty Laundry!

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DirtyDirtyLaundry.com have just released some photos of the processes of design and production their weird and wacky designers go through to create their t-shirt art. You can see all their photos at Flickr.com

If you’re not sure what the hell I’m talking about here, check out The Art of The Stain at Dirty Laundry – all of their shirts are 100% cotton American Apparel, and 10% of their profits go to the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii. The exhibition is Jesse Arneson and Chris Thomas of Seeing Red, and they welcome enquiries from anyone who wishes to exhibit their work in their own city! I’m guessing they mean your local gallery as opposed to the nearest launderette – then again I’ve seen an art exhibition held in some Victorian public conveniences in London, or was that just graffiti? Lol. read more