New York. Born 1975/1976
Urban painting
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Born 1979. Known for: Painting, graffiti.
The street and studio artist Retna, born Marquis Lewis, picked his moniker from the lyrics of a Wu Tang song that resonated with him in his youth. Retna explains that he was inspired to pursue art... Read full biography
The street and studio artist Retna, born Marquis Lewis, picked his moniker from the lyrics of a Wu Tang song that resonated with him in his youth. Retna explains that he was inspired to pursue art after seeing graffiti on the freeway, and his practice now includes street art and painting on canvas.... Read full biography
The street and studio artist Retna, born Marquis Lewis, picked his moniker from the lyrics of a Wu Tang song that resonated with him in his youth. Retna explains that he was inspired to pursue art after seeing graffiti on the freeway, and his practice now includes street art and painting on canvas. Retna has become known for his long and geometric script, which he developed while looking towards Egyptian and Native American traditional symbols. Though his marks resemble the calligraphy of... Read full biography
The street and studio artist Retna, born Marquis Lewis, picked his moniker from the lyrics of a Wu Tang song that resonated with him in his youth. Retna explains that he was inspired to pursue art after seeing graffiti on the freeway, and his practice now includes street art and painting on canvas. Retna has become known for his long and geometric script, which he developed while looking towards Egyptian and Native American traditional symbols. Though his marks resemble the calligraphy of multiple cultures (and he maintains that he composes his works in English and Spanish), the writing does not belong to a particular language. Retna explains, “I want my text to feel universal. I want people from different cultures to all find some... Read full biography
The street and studio artist Retna, born Marquis Lewis, picked his moniker from the lyrics of a Wu Tang song that resonated with him in his youth. Retna explains that he was inspired to pursue art after seeing graffiti on the freeway, and his practice now includes street art and painting on canvas. Retna has become known for his long and geometric script, which he developed while looking towards Egyptian and Native American traditional symbols. Though his marks resemble the calligraphy of multiple cultures (and he maintains that he composes his works in English and Spanish), the writing does not belong to a particular language. Retna explains, “I want my text to feel universal. I want people from different cultures to all find some similarity in it—whether they can read it or not.”... Read full biography
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Street art painting
New York. 1961 - 1998
Graffiti art in New York City, tagging, readable letters
Texas. Born 1959
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New York. Born 1955
Graffiti art, graphic design, painting
New York, California / Switzerland. Born 1955
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New York. 1960 - 2010
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New York. 1981 - 2009
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California, South Carolina. Born 1970
Street art painting, posters, logo design
California / France. Born 1966
Graffiti art, documentary film making
United Kingdom. Born 1970
Urban art
Illinois. Born 1981
Symbolic helmet-wearing male figure sculpture, icons, mixed-media
New York, Connecticut. Born 1978
Street art painting, installation, performance art
California / United Kingdom, England. Born 1968
Graffiti art-fanged bunnies and portraits, fashion design, graphics
New York, California / England. Born 1986
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China. Born 1984
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England, United Kingdom. Born 1978
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Ireland, England. Born 1980
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New York, New Jersey / Japan. Born 1974
Graffitii tag artist, toy figure paintings, large-scale iconic cartoon image sculpture
New York, California / England, United Kingdom. Born 1975
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Japan. 20th century
Art toy company
Ontario / Canada. Born 1976
Punk pop urban art, murals, social commentary, satire, aerosol graffiti
Born 1976
Urban art
United Kingdom. Born 1976
Street art painting
United States. Born 1959
Painting
France, England, United Kingdom. Born 1951
Graffiti art
United States. Born 1980
Street Art Painting
California. Born 1949
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New York / France. Born 1961
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Belgium. Born 1976
Urban landscape painting