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Jay One BIOGRAPHY
Born 1967. Known for: Street Art Painting.
It was in 1983 that Jayone began stenciling on the walls of his neighborhood Jaurès / Stalingrad. Soon he began to cross Paris from either side in order to make his mark. He drew inspiration from... Read full biography
It was in 1983 that Jayone began stenciling on the walls of his neighborhood Jaurès / Stalingrad. Soon he began to cross Paris from either side in order to make his mark. He drew inspiration from comics such as Alternative Punk rich images, Rock, Funk and New Romantic. It was during this period... Read full biography
It was in 1983 that Jayone began stenciling on the walls of his neighborhood Jaurès / Stalingrad. Soon he began to cross Paris from either side in order to make his mark. He drew inspiration from comics such as Alternative Punk rich images, Rock, Funk and New Romantic. It was during this period that he developed his drawing. With the arrival of the first films about the phenomenon of HIP HOP and the first books "borrowed" at that time, it provided the library of Art curial, where he discovered... Read full biography
It was in 1983 that Jayone began stenciling on the walls of his neighborhood Jaurès / Stalingrad. Soon he began to cross Paris from either side in order to make his mark. He drew inspiration from comics such as Alternative Punk rich images, Rock, Funk and New Romantic. It was during this period that he developed his drawing. With the arrival of the first films about the phenomenon of HIP HOP and the first books "borrowed" at that time, it provided the library of Art curial, where he discovered artist like Lee, A-one and the works by Jenny Holzer, Richard Prince, Raymond Pettibon, and Kenny Scharf. He also came in contact with other writers like Doze Green, Skki, Jonone, Tkid, Lee, Flyte, Toxic, and Sharp where he drew the bulk of his... Read full biography
It was in 1983 that Jayone began stenciling on the walls of his neighborhood Jaurès / Stalingrad. Soon he began to cross Paris from either side in order to make his mark. He drew inspiration from comics such as Alternative Punk rich images, Rock, Funk and New Romantic. It was during this period that he developed his drawing. With the arrival of the first films about the phenomenon of HIP HOP and the first books "borrowed" at that time, it provided the library of Art curial, where he discovered artist like Lee, A-one and the works by Jenny Holzer, Richard Prince, Raymond Pettibon, and Kenny Scharf. He also came in contact with other writers like Doze Green, Skki, Jonone, Tkid, Lee, Flyte, Toxic, and Sharp where he drew the bulk of his formal and artistic inspirations. In the late 80s, Jay moved to Berlin whe... Read full biography
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It was in 1983 that Jayone began stenciling on the walls of his neighborhood Jaurès / Stalingrad. Soon he began to cross Paris from either side in order to make his mark. He drew inspiration from comics such as Alternative Punk rich images, Rock, Funk and New Romantic. It was during this period that he developed his drawing.
With the arrival of the first films about the phenomenon of HIP HOP and the first books "borrowed" at that time, it provided the library of Art curial, where he discovered artist like Lee, A-one and the works by Jenny Holzer, Richard Prince, Raymond Pettibon, and Kenny Scharf. He also came in contact with other writers like Doze Green, Skki, Jonone, Tkid, Lee, Flyte, Toxic, and Sharp where he drew the bulk of his formal and artistic inspirations.
In the late 80s, Jay moved to Berlin where he realized his first exhibition in 1989. Since Jay has not stopped painting in the street while continuing to exhibit his work worldwide.