Arien Valizadeh

Arien Valizadeh is a painter/collage artist/cartoonist/photographer based out of Los Angeles California who does some pretty neat things focused on terrorism and our preconceived notions of the people behind them. At once shocking, hilarious, and poignant, the latest series he (?) created are a group of blown up (haha get it?) panels from different Persian comics that he has collaged together then re-painted, so they become one, large scale piece of art. I find them to be really eye catching, especially done in just black and white. Below are some of his pictures, as well as a link to his website. If your in San Francisco anytime soon, Be sure to check it out at the RVCA gallery.

http://arienvalizadeh.com