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Noc 167 BIOGRAPHY
Born 1961. Known for: Urban art, graffiti.
NOC 167, a.k.a. Melvin Samuels (American, b. 1961), grew up in the Bronx, and was introduced to art through comics, video games, and in classes at the School of Visual Arts, which he participated in... Read full biography
NOC 167, a.k.a. Melvin Samuels (American, b. 1961), grew up in the Bronx, and was introduced to art through comics, video games, and in classes at the School of Visual Arts, which he participated in during high school. He was mentored in the mid – 1970's by STAN 153 and NIC 707, and by 1976 NOC was... Read full biography
NOC 167, a.k.a. Melvin Samuels (American, b. 1961), grew up in the Bronx, and was introduced to art through comics, video games, and in classes at the School of Visual Arts, which he participated in during high school. He was mentored in the mid – 1970's by STAN 153 and NIC 707, and by 1976 NOC was producing highly stylized pieces on trains and smaller airbrushed works on canvas. From 1976 to 1981 NOC 167 painted with The Death Squad, Rocstars, TMT, CIA and members of his own crew OTB. His work... Read full biography
NOC 167, a.k.a. Melvin Samuels (American, b. 1961), grew up in the Bronx, and was introduced to art through comics, video games, and in classes at the School of Visual Arts, which he participated in during high school. He was mentored in the mid – 1970's by STAN 153 and NIC 707, and by 1976 NOC was producing highly stylized pieces on trains and smaller airbrushed works on canvas. From 1976 to 1981 NOC 167 painted with The Death Squad, Rocstars, TMT, CIA and members of his own crew OTB. His work appeared on more than 200 subway cars across five boroughs, on various wall murals, and in the opening credits of Charlie Ahearn’s cult film Wild Style. His work hung at the Basel art fair with Haring and Basquiat then shortly after represented by... Read full biography
NOC 167, a.k.a. Melvin Samuels (American, b. 1961), grew up in the Bronx, and was introduced to art through comics, video games, and in classes at the School of Visual Arts, which he participated in during high school. He was mentored in the mid – 1970's by STAN 153 and NIC 707, and by 1976 NOC was producing highly stylized pieces on trains and smaller airbrushed works on canvas. From 1976 to 1981 NOC 167 painted with The Death Squad, Rocstars, TMT, CIA and members of his own crew OTB. His work appeared on more than 200 subway cars across five boroughs, on various wall murals, and in the opening credits of Charlie Ahearn’s cult film Wild Style. His work hung at the Basel art fair with Haring and Basquiat then shortly after represented by the Sidney Janis gallery. By the early 1990's NOC became disillusioned with the speculation part of the fine art world... Read full biography
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Melvyn Henry Samuels Jr
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NOC 167, a.k.a. Melvin Samuels (American, b. 1961), grew up in the Bronx, and was introduced to art through comics, video games, and in classes at the School of Visual Arts, which he participated in during high school.
He was mentored in the mid – 1970's by STAN 153 and NIC 707, and by 1976 NOC was producing highly stylized pieces on trains and smaller airbrushed works on canvas. From 1976 to 1981 NOC 167 painted with The Death Squad, Rocstars, TMT, CIA and members of his own crew OTB.
His work appeared on more than 200 subway cars across five boroughs, on various wall murals, and in the opening credits of Charlie Ahearn’s cult film Wild Style
His work hung at the Basel art fair with Haring and Basquiat then shortly after represented by the Sidney Janis gallery. By the early 1990's NOC became disillusioned with the speculation part of the fine art world and he walked away from it. Today he paints for himself and a few private collectors that he trusts.
Sources include:https://dirtypilot.com/collections/noc-167