The New York artist collaboration Faile formed in 1998, takes its inspiration from the detritus of city walls. The decay of advertising and fly posting provides provides a platform to present their own take on the world of found imagery. These recognisable pop culture images are visible in their large scale canvas works, representing a rich collage of the urban experience. In the spirit of collage, they've diversified into other areas including sculpture and bookmaking yet their work remains heavily indebted to printmaking and stenciling traditions. A lot of my work involves stenciling and I love this form of art work. I think the pop art fad will never has its day it will always have such a great impact on art. This image above 'A life' (an anagram of Faile) was given this name because of the process of deterioration that an artwork suffered when exposed to the elements.
