advergirl: Is local artist Ben Harben inspiring Australian advertising?

Is local artist Ben Harben inspiring Australian advertising?

Saw these delightfully icky ads over at I Believe and had to wonder ... is friend Ben the inspiration for far-flung CDs at DDB?

Ben creates portraits of reality television stars in the medium of "chewed up and spit out" bubblegum on canvas. Check out he and cutie wife Katie 'painting' Biff on David Letterman:

These Hubba Bubba installations are interactive “paint by numbers”-style posters that use different flavors of chewing gum as the color palette. Stick your used gum here not on the sidewalk.

What do you think?

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February 06, 2008 in It has a Clever Approach, Medium: Outdoor | Permalink

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