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Chromatic Chaos

Paint splattering reflects a consumerist desire for disorder

Implications - Paint splattering as an art technique has been around for decades. With the rise of graffiti and preference for DIY, however, consumers are increasingly preferring the design aesthetic of uncontrolled color. Chaotic paint jobs have thus shown up in all areas whether art, design, makeup, home decor or fashion photography.
Trend Themes
1. DIY Art and Design - The rise of graffiti and preference for DIY has increased the popularity of creating chaotic paint jobs and messy artwork in various areas such as art, design, home decor, and fashion photography.
2. Embracing Imperfection and Grunge - Consumer appetite for distress and imperfection has led to industries embracing this imagery in various designs such as fashion, graphic art, and advertising.
3. Incorporating Paint Splatter as Visual Display - Businesses that incorporate paint splatter into their designs will appeal to consumer's desire for visual displays that forego perfection and indulge in grunge and imperfection.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The fashion industry has increasingly embraced imagery that foregoes perfection and indulges in grunge and imperfection.
2. Graphic Design and Advertising - Consumer appetite for distress and imperfection has led to graphic designers and advertisers incorporating this imagery into their designs.
3. Home Decor - Paint splattering has increasing popularity in home decor as a chaotic design aesthetic.
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Paint-Splattered Sprawltography
Paint-Splattered Sprawltography
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Paint Splattered Portraits
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Justin van Genderen Splashes Color Onto Regular Photos
Graphic artist Justin van Genderen knows how to turn an everyday image into something truly out of this world. In his graphic art series called 'Paint,' Justin van Genderen takes shots of everyday people… MORE
Crime Scene Cushions
Crime Scene Cushions
Cuddle Up to Splattered Blood With the Forensic Pillows
These Forensic Pillows might scare off potential visitors, but they will definitely let you show off your love for television crime dramas. Clad in crime scene evidence such as splattered blood, DNA and… MORE
Red Splattered Kitchens
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Chris Korbey is One Photographer That Likes to Mess Around
I like people who can have fun with their work, like Chris Korbey has with his. I mean, I can only imagine the humor he must have to come up with these scenarios, let alone the glee he experiences making… MORE
Paint-Splattered Close-Ups
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The Bella Simonsen Photoshoot Experiments with the Human Canvas
It's nice to see models that aren't pristinely put together and don't have an immaculate look. The Bella Simonsen photoshoot above uses the face as a canvas to be experimented on. Though it may look like… MORE
play_circle_filledPaint-Splattered Burlesque
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To promote the Honda 'Live Every Litre' campaign, 26-year-old performance artist Agent Lynch took the Montmartre district of Paris by storm with a titillating burlesque-style striptease in the Place du… MORE
Paint Splattered Beauty Editorials
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The Mirhé Grimmelmann Vogue China August 2010 Spread
When makeup is the focal point of an editorial, you always know that it's going to be phenomenal and the Mirhé Grimmelmann Vogue China August 2010 spread is one of the best. This beauty editorial is incredibly… MORE
Brain Splattering Books
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The Biblioteq Creative Books 'Feel Inspired' Campaign Will Blow You Away
From the brilliant minds of South African advertising agency FoxP2, this mind blowing print campaign for Biblioteq Creative Books is born. Biblioteq Creative Books encourages viewer to 'Feel Inspired.'… MORE
Paper Splatter Sculptures
Paper Splatter Sculptures
Andreas Kocks' Creations are Messy Musings
Andreas Kocks makes some awesome three dimensional paper splatter sculptures. You might tend to think that splatter art may not take a whole lot of thought or effort, but that does not describe the paper… MORE
Paint Splattered Footwear
Paint Splattered Footwear
Color-Splashed Brown Blucher Shoes by Alexander McQueen
London-born fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, has come up with a leather plain toe four-eye blucher on leather sole with a twist: The shoes appear to be splattered with paint. The Italian-made shoe… MORE
Splattered Surrealism
Splattered Surrealism
Check out the Dark and Edgy Artwork of Lora Zombie
Russian artist Lora Zombie has a knack for creating emotive and edgy works of art. Looking through her gallery of paintings, her painting style is unique, as she uses paint spatter to create movement and… MORE
Splattered Soul Portraits
Splattered Soul Portraits
Corrado Grilli Thinks it's Grand 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black'
What a perfect way to wrap up Black History Month, writing about Corrado Grilli's amazing graphic design soul portraits. Portraying some of the greatest soul musicians who has ever lived, he has created… MORE

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