In Weed Man, 2022, Slimesunday reimagines vintage advertising through the lens of satire and subversion. The work presents a retro-style Playboy Sunglasses ad featuring a sharply dressed man whose hair and mustache are humorously replaced with real cannabis leaves. By merging tactile materials with nostalgic print aesthetics, the artist transforms a symbol of masculine cool into a layered commentary on consumerism, identity, and counterculture.
The piece plays on the dual meaning of “high” style—mocking the glossy allure of commercial imagery while celebrating the irreverence of pop art and the rebellion of cannabis culture. The impeccable styling and slick layout mirror mid-century magazine design, yet the organic, almost absurd addition of plant matter disrupts its perfection, grounding it in irony and wit.
Weed Man exemplifies Slimesunday’s ability to remix nostalgia with cultural critique. Equal parts parody and portrait, the work blurs boundaries between advertising and art, desire and distortion—turning a symbol of luxury into a playful, subversive emblem of freedom and self-expression.
