Global Graphica is on a surfing trip in Costa Rica this week, so the posts may be fewer and farther between as we take a much needed vacay and struggle to find a reliable WiFi connection during our journey. You’ll be seeing some pix of the visual culture we find interesting or striking in this amazing Central American country.
Below is some graffiti art we found on a vacant billboard in the Pacific coast surf town of Jaco. The outdoor advertising space proclaims “Your Business Must be Here!” But some graffiti writers gave it some spray-can touches that make the board aesthetically striking and fun.
Surf’s up. Gotta run.
The the beautifully lit and design shelf in the refrigerated vodka bar — a bar within a bar — at Nic’s Martini Lounge in Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles.
Sexy mannequins with orange bob-cut hair model Chanel style in the shop window at the French luxury brand’s store in Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles.
Fresh work by Haculla (a.k.a., artist Harif Guzman) in his usual spot on an old garage door on Lafayette Street, next to Cafe Select and across from Petrosino Park in SoHo. This paint job references the “pimped-out” D.I.Y. car sub-culture, which overlaps several American ethnic, music-based and hobbyist sub-cultures. “All cherried out” and “More ounce to the bounce” complete the picture, as does the signature “Haculla Lives.”
The partially lit sign (with missing letters) at the San Franciscan, a classic suburban lounge in Torrance, California, near Los Angeles. The decor and style of this place is practically intact from the 1970s. Got to love that there’s live music “URS TO SUN.” 
These “Obey Irony” wheat-paste posters we’ve been seeing around downtown New York City in recent weeks made us wonder if this is Shepard Fairey or a cheeky homage or plagiarist.
The tubular metallic entrance to the flagship New York City store of Japanese clothing label Commes des Garcons in Chelsea.
