{"product_id":"bandana-ben-venom","title":"Bandana - Ben Venom","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition \"Exploded Flowers\" screen print bandana by Ben Venom.  100% cotton.  \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBen Venom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a contemporary American textile artist best known for transforming heavy metal culture into intricate quilts and fabric-based works.  Bandana measures 21 x 22\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen started sewing and quilting later in life, after being immersed in music scenes.  His items often show the juxtaposition of soft vs. aggressive.  \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\"\u003eHe\u003c\/span\u003e earned his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2007. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the National Folk Museum of Korea, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and other museums and galleries. He has completed artist residencies at MASS MoCA and the de Young Museum and lives and works in San Francisco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW106418484 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW106418484 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW106418484 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVenom works with repurposed textiles, br\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003einging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e imagery associated with punk, metal, skateboarding, and counterculture into dialogue with traditional quilting and the comforts of domesticity. Stains, tears, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106418484 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e in reclaimed fabrics remain part of the work, allowing the materials’ individual histories to become part of a larger collective narrative. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ben Venom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48084844544100,"sku":"BANDANABV","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0167\/9500\/9124\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-03-18T144843.871.png?v=1773874572","url":"https:\/\/sbmashop.net\/products\/bandana-ben-venom","provider":"SBMA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}