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Rene Gagnon BIOGRAPHY
Born 1971. Known for: Street art, contemporary abstract expressionist painting.
Born in 1971 and raised in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, Gagnon started drawing graffiti on his school book covers and piecing in railway tunnels in the early 80's after seeing the movies,... Read full biography
Born in 1971 and raised in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, Gagnon started drawing graffiti on his school book covers and piecing in railway tunnels in the early 80's after seeing the movies, 'Wild Style' and 'Beat Street'. In 1986 he met a graffiti artist (STER) from the Bronx. Together they... Read full biography
Born in 1971 and raised in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, Gagnon started drawing graffiti on his school book covers and piecing in railway tunnels in the early 80's after seeing the movies, 'Wild Style' and 'Beat Street'. In 1986 he met a graffiti artist (STER) from the Bronx. Together they created his tag: SNO and he became the most widely recognized graffiti artist/tagger in Southeastern, Mass. from 1986-1993. The artist writes: I now find myself at a point in life where I am... Read full biography
Born in 1971 and raised in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, Gagnon started drawing graffiti on his school book covers and piecing in railway tunnels in the early 80's after seeing the movies, 'Wild Style' and 'Beat Street'. In 1986 he met a graffiti artist (STER) from the Bronx. Together they created his tag: SNO and he became the most widely recognized graffiti artist/tagger in Southeastern, Mass. from 1986-1993. The artist writes: I now find myself at a point in life where I am beginning to see through the spray paint haze of my teens. I now realize that an artist's work should represent their soul. So, through the use of urban media techniques I used as a teenager, a newfound love for creating street art, and my need as a human to... Read full biography
Born in 1971 and raised in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, Gagnon started drawing graffiti on his school book covers and piecing in railway tunnels in the early 80's after seeing the movies, 'Wild Style' and 'Beat Street'. In 1986 he met a graffiti artist (STER) from the Bronx. Together they created his tag: SNO and he became the most widely recognized graffiti artist/tagger in Southeastern, Mass. from 1986-1993. The artist writes: I now find myself at a point in life where I am beginning to see through the spray paint haze of my teens. I now realize that an artist's work should represent their soul. So, through the use of urban media techniques I used as a teenager, a newfound love for creating street art, and my need as a human to create I am attempting to bridge the gap between urban graffiti/street art and contemporary abstrac... Read full biography
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Born in 1971 and raised in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, Gagnon started drawing graffiti on his school book covers and piecing in railway tunnels in the early 80's after seeing the movies, 'Wild Style' and 'Beat Street'.
In 1986 he met a graffiti artist (STER) from the Bronx. Together they created his tag: SNO and he became the most widely recognized graffiti artist/tagger in Southeastern, Mass. from 1986-1993.
The artist writes: I now find myself at a point in life where I am beginning to see through the spray paint haze of my teens. I now realize that an artist's work should represent their soul. So, through the use of urban media techniques I used as a teenager, a newfound love ...But wait, there's more...
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