Peter Gronquist is a sculpture and a painter that definitely
has been influenced by pop-culture and has a good time making fun of it. His
works comprise of regular subjects such as a grenade and meshes it with pop
culture such as making it into Pac-man. I personally like the sculptures more
because they offer a satire on modern fashion. Different brands like Channel,
D&G, and Prada are all the rave and people want to get their hands on it no
matter what. On top of that the products are usually stupid expensive and one
could get a $20 purse that looks just the same but because of the brand it
makes all the difference. So what Mr. Gronquist has done is; he took weapons of
death and made them fashionable. On that note, and ad campaign just popped into
my head… “Gold plated D&G
AK-47’s look great on your person as you spray an entire poverty stricken
village! Get your Prada Uzi and the Pac-man grenades really go great with it.
The matching colors really help your style pop! Only 500,000 dollars!” By
making the guns look this way, in my opinion, is a statement saying that things
that kill are now accepted into society because everyone wants it.
JennyBird Alcantara was born in San Francisco. She attended San Francisco Art Institute. Her paintings are usually oil paintings painted on wood, if she paints on paper they're mostly acrylic paintings that she does. JennyBird doesn't limit herself painting on paper or wood she also makes dalls and paints them, they are inspired with her own paintings. Her creativity is inspired by fables and fantasies. Jeenybird's work is so unique because she combines the nature of humans and the nature of animals. Her work as been seen all over the U.S. and Europe. 
Frederic Lanovsky is a very colorful artist. His sculptures
are all very vibrant and cartoon like giving a very playful feeling. I can’t
help but feel happy because the subjects in his works always have a smiling
face. Walking with their dogs, sailing, even picking flowers without a care in
the world. Its leaves little wonder why people would love to just do things and
not have to worry about bills or going to work. Living life in a simpler time.
But I can’t help but think his sculptures look like glorified blow up dolls.
But hey! Art is always left open for interpretation. 
I can personally say that Judith Braun is a very unique artist. She paints and is driven by her passion of art. She can do a lot from graphite and paper, simple paintings and finger paintings. in the 1990 she held an art show called "Read My Pussy". Judith spoke with a certain language and text in her art that just becomes relates her work and mixes sexual and racial feeling to it. Judith even changed her last name from Weinman to Weinperson. In the early 2000's she took some time for herself and then in 2004 she went back to her studio and began a project she liked to call"Symmetrical Procedures". This is where her finger paintings came to life and she once again started to put them in shows to show them off. If you want to know more she has made a video telling us her life and how she is.
Mike Libby did something unique in which he took insects and
meshed them with mechanical parts.
Combining science and nature, which are usually two battling entities. Being
that science is trying to figure how everything works and nature just is. The
mechanical parts he uses seem to almost belong where he places them bringing
the mechanical insect fantasy to life. 
Being born in New York, Mike Giant started drawing to pass time. then moving to New Mexico he started drawing heavy metal, punk, skateboarding rock, hip- hop. Than in San Fransisco he transformed his art into tattoos. His art makes you feel as if you were in the streets, its so unique he does everything from plain drawing to out in the streets walls and paints. He does some photography as well. He most famous for all of tattoos that are tatted on a lot of people who love his work. 
