David Gwyther Articles
Death Spray paints LA
Like Death Spray Custom's subversive take on traditional car and bike graphics? DSC will be doing its first exhibit in America, opening tomorrow night at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles. The event is a group show with multiple other artists, all of who are creating original work for the show. It's free and open to everyone. You're likely familiar with Death Spray from my Dazzle AGV, the too...
Feb 23, 2012
Custom: Death Spray Paranoia
"I just wanted to try something different and striking to the usual race rep vibe with the graphic face," explains DSC's David Gwyther of where he was going with this 900SS. "The theme is based on conspiracy theories/paranoia, hence the sponsor logos from various whack job conspiracies like the NWO, Big Oil, Bilderberg Group, Coca Cola, WT7 etc." Photos: Neil Bridge "This was the precursor t...
Jan 19, 2012
The perfect Triumph
This 1970 Triumph TR25 Scrambler, a light custom based on the stock 250cc standard, is absolutely stunning. Paint is by Death Spray Custom and it’s for sale on eBay with a £666 reserve. Wow. There's a photo of a stock bike below. "It was a bit of a barn find," says David Gwyther, the spray in 'Death Spray.' "They're quite odd looking stock, though there are some nice details like the headla...
Dec 10, 2010
Death Spray custom paints your head
Photos: Neil Bridge"Head Set" is the latest series of helmets from Death Spray Custom, the artist responsible for our Dazzle camo AGVs. There's three separate designs here, "Phrenology," "Hair," and "Brains." All three are a clever take on revealing what's beneath the actual helmet, but our favorite is "phrenology." When was the last time you saw some basic black and white text make a helmet look ...
Jul 13, 2010
Death Spray Custom bites London
Photos: Neil BridgeDeath Spray Custom, creator of our dazzle camo helmets, is holding an art show in London through the end of April. On display are examples of DSC's custom bike paint jobs, headlined by "Bite," this 1026cc SBK-spec Ducati, and original motorcycle culture-inspired artwork as well as things like bicycles, helmets and anything else that could take a lick of paint. Bite was inspired ...
Apr 12, 2010