Olympic & Bundy

If you live in Los Angeles, you may have seen a stencil of a man wearing a hoodie, hunched over and glued to a phone screen. They are stenciled all over the city, left behind by street artist Thrashbird. He calls the man "The Clone," and often puts them intentionally on the ground as a subtle message for people walking and staring at their own phones. Thrashbird is known for his street art that uses satire and humor to highlight things in our culture -- like reliance on technology, advertising overload, and our society's obsession with fame and social media.  He says his art is a mirror to himself as much as anyone else in society. His "artistic update" on Paul Smith's iconic pink wall on Melrose Avenue, a popular spot for tourists and social media influencers to take photos, recently received a lot of news coverage when he wrote across the wall in giant letters, "GO F-CK UR SELFIE."   He joined me on Olympic & Bundy and we chatted about the inner conflict of smart phones, the Paul Smith pink