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Al Diaz (born June 10, 1959) is an American urban artist and lecturer best known for being among the first generation of graffiti writers in the community and for co-creating the graffiti campaign SAMO© with Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1978.
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]
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]
Scape Martinez, born Edward Martinez in Newark, New Jersey and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an artist and writer known for his abstract paintings and his graffiti art. The name Scape stands for Screaming Creative And Positive Energy. He currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1]
Phetus (born 20th century) is an American artist with roots in the graffiti and street art movement. [1] Originally from Huntington, Long Island, [2] and now based in Manhattan, "Phetus" has been creating artwork under his "Phat Phace" icon since 1988. [3] He began his career as a graffiti artist by taking trips into New York City. [4]
At an Artcurial auction on June 6, 2007, Match Point, a large canvas by JonOne made at the Hospital Ephemeral in 1993, was bought by a New York collector for €24,800, a record sale for the artist. This auction was also the highest bid ever obtained in France for a work of graffiti art. [ 4 ]
Erik C. Wahl is an American graffiti artist, speed-painter, [1] [2] author, motivational speaker [3] and entrepreneur [4] based in San Diego. [5] He owns The Wahl Group, a consultancy firm, and has spoken at conventions by Microsoft, Disney, and other corporations. [6]
NYC's Newest Outdoor Art The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2015. Vicki DaSilva's Light Graffiti Promotes Campaign for Syria artnet news, March 19, 2015. Artist Renders East River Flows in Light Graffiti artnet news, August 4, 2014. Q&A with Light Graffiti Artist Vicki DaSilva Amsterdam News, May 14, 2014.