Dean Stockton is better known as D*Face; is a play on the word "deface" which is how many view
the art of street artists in general when it shows up on public
property. In that sense, Stockton plays directly into the public opinion
that street artists 'deface property'. While that may be true street
artists such as D*Face also contribute to society even if their actions
may be considered legally destructive depending on how they convey their
artistic vision on a surface.
D*Face is an artist who has contributed a message one that raises
questions about consumerism and the glorification and stereotypes of
cultural icons. One could say that these status symbols have become a
sense of false-identity for individuals seeking to discover themselves
when in reality they are lost in the same sea of consumer assimilation
that everyone else appears to be swimming in. In a sense, D*Face
captures the idea that consumerism unto itself is a form of social
decay even if the items come in a shiny new package.
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