Bagavagabonds

During the Preedom Party at the Insight Warehouse, the BV Crew hoodwinked 100+ to get down on our Paint-By-Number Project. But the beauty of it all was that no one had a clue exactly what they were painting. Throughout the night, 24 (2ft X 2ft) panels were doused by dripping brushes attempting to stay within the lines and within the rules. With fingers crossed, we pulled off an 8ft X 12ft fully collaborated color-coded masterpiece that has become our go-to imagery for the DREAM Art Explosion.

For BV’s highly anticipated TIME Art Explosion, the Bagavagabonds’ ‘visual ambassador’ – Izzy Holden – asked his brethren to assemble for a few days of duct-taping good fun. With some left-over Ralph’s bags, 5 rolls of tape, plenty of patience and faith in their fellow man, the life-size Sir-Francis-Drake Frankenstein took form to become the sculptural centerpiece on February 12th as the ‘Father Time’ figure of the event.

For the CALIFORNIA Art Explosion!, K-Swiss gripped onto the proposed Mini Golf Hole activation and sponsorship. So we delivered a 200 tennis ball-lined, CA-shaped, par 1 hole equipped with a windmilling tennis-racketed lighthouse. Fore!

Commissioned by K-Swiss, BV set out to create a pointillism portrait of their tennis phenom Gael Monfils. Six weeks, 1,209 ping balls and over 200 contributing 'artists' later, it was complete.

BV was selected out of 300+ applicants from around the states to participate in the only US Red Bull Race of 2011. With our old-school grit and throw-back building style, BV's Rat Rod left its mark on the crowd and its driver...