Sentences with phrase «first graffiti artists»

Also beginning in the late eighties on the West Coast of the US, the Wildstyle - reductionist Joker was one of the first graffiti artists to paint purely geometric abstractions and pushed for its acceptance within the graffiti community by founding the Transcend Collective in 1991 with She1, who was an abstract writer in the UK.

One of the first graffiti artists to successfully transfer his skills across to the fine art world, his latest show in LA, A Beautiful Madness, explores the colours, letterforms and freedom of expression of his graffiti roots on canvas.

He was one of the first graffiti artists to exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum before holding his first solo show at Westbourne Studios.

He was one of the first graffiti artists in the former USSR, and has since made transition from street art to gallery spaces.

Not exact matches

Florida's biggest rock festival kicks off the World's Loudest Month festival series and will offer multiple onsite experiences, including Monster Energy artist autograph signings and beverage sampling, Gourmet Man Food, Tequila World, MAKE YOUR MARK Graffiti Zone, the first - ever Jack Daniel's Whiskey Row Experience, The Music Experience, Jacksonville Jaguars facilitating various onsite activities during the festival, other art installations and more to be announced.

Basquiat is an American artist first known for his graffiti painting in the lower East side of Manhattan during the 70's street art movement.

Nepal's first female graffiti artist and a student in the Arts in Education (AIE) Program, Shrestha paints the calligraphy of the Nepali alphabet into mesmerizing fractal arrangements.

Having worked as a miner for five years, Sasha is no stranger to working directly with the world around him, and although the first time he set out to create street art was back in 2002, it wasn't until 2009 that he began intentionally working as a graffiti artist.

For his first solo exhibition in Europe, Los Angeles - based artist Awol Erizku has charted a new direction away from photography toward new sculptures and paintings that incorporate historic iconography, political symbols, references to urban surrounds, including graffiti, and titles that pay homage Africa American literature and black sports heroes.

The first image, which is possibly mocking the exhibition, as Basquiat was originally a graffiti artist, is of a ferris wheel with people queueing up at a ticket booth.

It was the first Belgian gallery to exhibit graffiti art with artists including Jean - Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.

DUBUFFET DRAWINGS, 1935 - 1962 The first museum retrospective of drawings by Jean Dubuffet (1901 - 85), the French artist who was inspired by graffiti, children's art and what has come to be called Outsider Art — in his words, Art Brut.

He was also one of the first artists to take graffiti from the streets to the galleries.

Brooklyn, New York based street and mixed media artist Damon Ginandes» interest in graffiti first began in the early / mid 90's but he eventually found it to be too repetitive and stagnant.

«BEYOND THE STREETS» is the first graffiti and street art exhibition featuring original works of more than 100 notable artists including Banksy, Kenny Scharf, Takashi Murakami, Dash Snow, and André Saraiva among many others.

«Another Lower East Side artist from the»80s; probably hung out with Keith Haring,» was my first take upon viewing the graffiti - like images from «Raymond Hendler — A Deeper Poetry» at the Quogue Gallery, on view through November 23.

While the Gray Paintings might at first seem simple, recalling the rapid - dash tags of a graffiti artist on the fly, they are in fact the result of a painstaking system of process and elimination.

Artist Barry McGee discusses his graffiti aesthetic, and how his style on the streets has changed since he first started tagging at 18.

Now the most in - demand American artist of all time, Basquiat first gained notoriety as a subversive graffiti - artist and street poet in the late 1970s.

Tobias Kröger also known as Tobe, a pseudonym he adopted during his years as a graffiti artist, opened last Friday «Face - Off», his first solo exhibition unveiling a completely new body of work presented under his real name.

The first exhibition of Iranian graffiti artists in Berlin will take place from July 19 - July 23 at SomoS Art House.

«More» FIFTY24SF Gallery in Association with Upper Playground presents: «MORE» — A collection of new work by INSA SAN FRANCISCO, CA [1.28.11]-- Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF Gallery are pleased to announce London - based graffiti, conceptual, and fine artist INSA's first solo exhibition in San Francisco opening on February 3rd, 2011.

Tobias Kröger also known as Tobe, a pseudonym he adopted during his years as a graffiti artist, opened last Friday «Face - Off», his first solo exhibition unveiling a completely new body of work

Community Service is the first solo exhibition by graffiti artist Phillip Botha, who has been involved in graffiti arts for over twelve years.

The first in a planned series of exhibitions across the globe celebrating the success of an art blog that been the catalyst in fostering a genuine movement, this exhibition in San Francisco is curated by Graffuturism founder Poesia; who brings together a global selection of artists that have established the graffiti zeitgeist.

Farebeaters and graffiti artists were the first targets.

As a young artist inspired by the rebellion and possibility of graffiti, he was first drawn to working in public, unsanctioned spaces.

Davide Tinelli aka Atomo is an Italian street artist, known as one of the first Italian artists to explore the various kinds of graffiti writing and street art.

Lyken's history as a graffiti artist stretches back to the eighties when he was one of the first writers active in Scotland.

A record 163 million euros ($ 224 million) was paid for works by the New York former graffiti - artist at public sales in the first half of 2013 and values have risen 500 percent over the last decade, according to the French database artprice.com.

In the first one we find six works where the artist focuses on the female figure and the relationship between graffiti and modern figurative art, whilst in the second part of the show we find a collaborative body of work with Fabiano Zanino, fusing a deconstructed animal world with graffiti.

For a person not familiar with graffiti aesthetics the images of detailed cities might emerge first, for a graffiti artist the flow and form of 3 dimensional graffiti could be seen first.

American artist Keith Haring was best known for his graffiti - inspired drawings, which he first made in subway stations and later exhibited in museums.

First and foremost a street artist versed in graffiti art, RERO explores public and private spaces with his typographies and neon artworks as well.

Peri has worked consistently with the paint - markers and spray paint he first discovered as a young graffiti artist in London.

This exhibition has been eagerly anticipated as the first group show to be curated by Poesia, because he is the founder of Graffuturism.com and also a well - respected graffiti artist with a twenty - year history.

French graffiti artist JR first came to prominence when one of his pieces of «pervasive art» — large photo - prints he hangs or pastes around the streets — appeared in the background of footage from the 2005 Paris riots.

Now, as this historical thread comes of age and recognizes itself in the mirror of history and on the faces of its youth, as the pioneers of the culture are canonized and the younger artists are united, there are many more opportunities afforded them within the design market, auction houses and fine art world, as these communities continue grow in their recognition of the cultural value and influence of Graffiti and Street Art, as the most prevalent styles and art movements in the late twentieth and early twenty - first centuries.

One of the most famous American artists of all time, Jean - Michel Basquiat first gained notoriety as a subversive graffiti - artist and street poet in the late 1970s.

Before artists such as Banksy and Shepard Fairey became household names, there were graffiti pioneers who were responsible for adding such things as the first ever crown or arrow to their moniker beg

[14] In 1979, he opened his first New York gallery, and within a few years he had made his reputation handling talents like Donald Baechler and then - hot graffiti artists like Jean - Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf and also European artists like Brian Clarke, Enzo Cucchi, Hervé Di Rosa and Jean - Charles Blais.

As part of its rich and diverse program, Moniker will present the first NYC solo installations by European Urban Contemporary artists Vermibus and BOM.K; Brusk from the notorious Da Mental Vaporz Graffiti, but also solo exhibitions by Skewville, Hera, Hebru Brantley, Derek Gores, ASVP, Egle Zvirblyte and Jose Miguel Mendez.

We love working with local craftsmen, manufacturers and artists — for instance, our YOO2 hotel in Rio de Janeiro (the first YOO2 hotel, which opened last year) is a vibrant, colourful hotel with details such as graffiti, neon and foliage prints, to reflect the Brazilian way of life.