WEENeze from MINDstyle

Mark Paul Deren, more commonly known as MR. WEEN or MADSTEEZ, is a world-renowned artist and designer based in California. His cutting-edge visual style has attracted trend setting clients like Nike, Inc., Target Corporation, Red Bull, Boost Mobile, Honda, Boosted, Volkswagen, MCA Records, Interscope Records, Stüssy, Evisu, Ben Sherman, Capita Snowboards, Oakley, Inc., Arnette, Armada Skis, Rusty, Billabong, Salomon, Lemonade Magazine, Nixon, Wallin Surfboards, ActivEmpire, ActionSports Group, So Sweet Records, 411VM, Palace 5ive, VIP Wheels, Barracuda and Bl!SSS Magazine, wow!!!

In a series of all-night, art-fueled brainstorming sessions, they created the character “StinkWeen”—a fusion of Madsteez’s scrappy cartoon self-portrait “Weeneze” and a mischievous alter-ego doodle by Stink. “StinkWeen represents both me and Stink, much like a Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde relationship,” says Deren. Mark Paul Deren and his WEENfaktory are the latest additions to MINDstyle’s 2010 lineup, and as you can see from the prototype sculpt above this is going to be welcomed tinto the MINDstyle family with open arms, dare I say he might be a modern day Warhol...