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Donnelly was born in 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey, [6] where he attended St. Anthony High School.As a teenager, Donnelly created a tag for himself, KAWS (based on the way the letters looked—the word, in fact, has no meaning), which he painted on the roof of an area building so that he could see it outside while attending class in high school. [9]
Bip Apollo produces work internationally in both the luxury art market and urban art scene as a painter and sculptor. [8] Likewise, Bip has claimed publicly that his work is not committed to graffiti for graffiti’s sake but rather, dedicated to a spirit of resistance to skepticism and estrangement, so as to positively change the way people interact with their environment.
2013 Graffiti Art Magazine, HENSE, The Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2013, Paris, France. 2013 Best Artist With A Big International Presence: HENSE, Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta 2013, Staff Pick 2013 Felicia Feaster, “Alex Brewer, from city streets to gallery walls,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Go Guide,The Arts, D4.
Gant was active in the 1980s graffiti scene in New York City. [2] Influenced by African-American artists such as filmmaker Spike Lee, in the early 1990s, Gant started performing spoken word in New York City and Newark. [2] Gant creates artistic works textile and clothing design, metal sculpture, woodcarving, and wall murals. [5]
Angel Ortiz (born 1967), known publicly as LA II or LA2 (meaning "Little Angel"), [1] is an American graffiti artist and visual artist of Puerto Rican descent from the Lower East Side who is known for his collaborations with Keith Haring.
In 1971, Diaz was first introduced to the burgeoning graffiti culture by his older cousin Gilberto "SIETE" Diaz when he was just 12 years old. [4] His cousin lived in Washington Heights, which was a locus of graffiti production at the time, and taught Diaz about the traditional style of writing graffiti: combining a moniker, or nickname, with a number. [6]
Gaia (born 1988 in New York City) is an American street artist who has received significant museum showings and critical recognition. [1] [2] Based in Baltimore, he has created large-scale murals worldwide to engage the community where he works in a dialogue by using historical and sociological references to these neighborhoods. [3]
Focusing on the graffiti and skateboarding communities in the city, Schubert's images depict San Francisco skateboarding and graffiti of the 1990s and early 2000s. [3] [7] Throughout his life, Schubert maintained an interest in street and underground culture. [4] Schubert started and published an acclaimed graffiti zine called Graffiti Document.