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Denial. I Love You HPM. Edition Size: 50. 12 x 12 x 2 Inch Wood Cradled Hand Painted Panel. $75. DENIAL, or “D3N!@L” is a Canadian graffiti and mixed-media artist. His moniker is a phonetic mix-up representing his first name, and by definition, pokes fun at modern advertising, politics, and media messages that society is often “in denial” about. DENIAL is known for his prolific guerrilla-marketing campaign, which takes public aim at ideas involving social-justice, pop-culture, mass-media, and “New World Order” conspiracy theories. With over 500,000 of his adhesive logos displayed in public places around the world, the DENIAL PROJECT has become a conceptual piece of marketing absurdism. DENIAL intends to challenge traditional ideas about graffiti and public art, as well as the excessive corporate use of public space. "I feel there is a fine line between love and hate. This piece explores that idea. The piece was originally just Fuck You, it sat for a few months without the I love on it. Then one day it came to me to try and spin it into something positive. I feel a lot of people could relate with this sentiment, I definitely can being in a relationship myself. These pieces are also made from scrap recycled/found wood. I wanted to add an organic-ness to the piece by painting on wood and recycled cardstock and not buy any “new” wood to make them." - Denial.