{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Guerrilla Art"],"cover":{},"credit":"","date":"2010-03-08T10:37:10Z","description":"And the Oscar goes to...D*Face and his stunning “Zombie Oscars”! The famous British street artist visited Los Angeles and installed two skeleton-like Oscar sculptures...","html":"\u003cp\u003eYesterday, the Oscars prize giving ceremony took place in Los Angeles and yes, I was not surprised that Christoph Waltz got his Oscar for his “Inglourious Basterds” Nazi-part, because in conclusion he’s an Austrian\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, also British street artist \u003cstrong\u003eD*Face\u003c/strong\u003e visited LA. During the last days, he installed two skeleton-like Oscar sculptures, each about two meters high and now referred as “Zombie Oscars”.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you maybe know, \u003ca href=\"/dface-ridiculous-skate-create/\"\u003eD*Face loves skulls\u003c/a\u003e and skeletons - What’s the intention behind that interesting installations, D*Face told NBC Los Angeles:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Oscar ceremony represent the pinnacle of superficiality within the so-called \u0026ldquo;film industry,\u0026rdquo; where formula and money triumphs over independent creativity and risk. These sculptures are donated to all the actors, actresses and filmmakers of the City of Lost Angels whose talents will never see the light of day.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever give up the struggle, believe in your dreams, try and break the system and remember if all else fails, resort to plastic surgery - it seems to work!?!” (\u003ca href=\"http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Sekeletonized-Oscar-DFace-Interview-86720332.html\"\u003eD*Face\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more about D*Face, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.dface.co.uk/\"\u003edface.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2010/03/dface-and-oscars.html\"\u003ehookedblog.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nYesterday, the Oscars prize giving ceremony took place in Los Angeles and yes, I was not surprised that Christoph Waltz got his Oscar for his “Inglourious Basterds” Nazi-part, because in conclusion he’s an Austrian...\n\nHowever, also British street artist **D*Face** visited LA. During the last days, he installed two skeleton-like Oscar sculptures, each about two meters high and now referred as “Zombie Oscars”.\n\nAs you maybe know, [D*Face loves skulls](/dface-ridiculous-skate-create/) and skeletons - What’s the intention behind that interesting installations, D*Face told NBC Los Angeles:\n\n\u003e “The Oscar ceremony represent the pinnacle of superficiality within the so-called \"film industry,\" where formula and money triumphs over independent creativity and risk. These sculptures are donated to all the actors, actresses and filmmakers of the City of Lost Angels whose talents will never see the light of day.\n\u003e\n\u003e Never give up the struggle, believe in your dreams, try and break the system and remember if all else fails, resort to plastic surgery - it seems to work!?!” ([D*Face](http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Sekeletonized-Oscar-DFace-Interview-86720332.html))\n\nFor more about D*Face, visit [dface.co.uk](http://www.dface.co.uk/).\n\nVia [hookedblog.co.uk](http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2010/03/dface-and-oscars.html).\n","tags":["Art Installation","D*Face","Oscars","Sculpture"],"title":"Street Sculptures: D*Face’s Inglourious Oscars","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/dface-oscars/"}