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1010 YOUR CONTACT PERSON The 1010 (ten-ten) from Hamburg, has advanced himself to become one NANCY HENZE of the most internationally sought after artist with his graphic , featuring optical PRESS/PUBLIC RELATIONS illusions giving more depth to walls. One of his most spectacular activities included a graffito, which he sprayed on a French highway in 2015. The work creates the illusion that a crater from M: +49 173 1416030 the road is leading into an abyss. T: +49 30 47081536 F: +49 30 47081520 E: [email protected] 1UP 1UP stands for One United Power. Behind the name is an anonymous graffiti crew from Berlin. URBAN NATION Although the exact number of members is unknown, the group's active members include men ALT-MOABIT 101 A and women from age 20 to 30. The crew have created graffiti art all over Berlin. Their more D – 1559 BERLIN famous pieces include works on rooftops and large murals. URBAN-NATION.COM

2501 URBAN NATION IS AN INITIATIVE OF 2501 is an Italian artist from the Urban Contemporary Art movement, whose work featuring THE STIFTUNG BERLINER LEBEN circles and dominant lines conveys a feeling of depth and action. In contrast to his characterized by their size, rich details, and complexity, his installations rely on natural, organic presentations.

3D 3D is the name used by Robert Del Naja, lead singer of the band Massive Attack – which gives him significant influence. Even more interesting is the question whether the 52-year-old Brit may in fact be the icon himself. This assumption has been heard over and again, more recently after Naja's buddy DJ Goldie misspoke during a radio interview when he was talking about Banksy and he let it slip: "What Robert does is brilliant..." But Del Naja clearly denied this.

Adam Wallacavage Philadelphia-based photographer Adam Wallacavage published the photo volume "Monster Sized Monsters" in 2006 with illustrations from artists, musicians, and skateboarders. Wallacavage is best known for his Octopus chandelier combining the richness of art nouveau with the surreal ingenuity.

Addam Yekutieli Addam Yekutieli aka Know Hope lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an urban artist who plays with language, as seen in his fragments of poems or phrases on facades created to look like commentaries. As a canvas, Know Hope uses not only building facades and paper, but also people. In the project Truth and Method, Know Hope tattooed 24 strangers. His work is political, but his approach is on an emotional level. His mission is to make topics that are otherwise discussed only in the isolated intellectual space more accessible.

AJ Fosik Originally, AJ Fosik comes from Michigan in the . He constructs brightly colored sculptures using wood and other materials that he finds. They show aggressive animals, such as grimacing wolves. His work has already been exhibited in galleries in the United States, and Asia.

Alessio-B Born in Padua, Italy in 1971, Alessio-B started experimenting with graffiti as an architecture student in Venice. His motifs frequently explore aspects of peace and love, oftentimes showing young people with a glowing heart.

Alexis Diaz Puerto Rican Alexis Diaz wildly mixes components from the animal and plant world in his pieces with human skulls and body parts. Wherever he goes, he draws creatures that, in his eyes, fit in the surroundings. This creates an morbid result in a style that is reminiscent of etchings. Diaz draws the lines with China ink, an especially dark-black drawing fluid.

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Alice Pasquini Born in Rome in 1980, Alice Pasquini is one of the few women to gain international fame in the street art scene. She prefers creating portraits of women in comic-strip style using subdued rainbow colors. Although she often creates small pieces with , has also sprays entire facades. In her "normal" job she works as an illustrator and designer.

Andreas Englund Andreas Englund is from Falun, Sweden. His work is characterized by a photorealistic style, which he integrates into his humorous oil paintings. His series on the life of his superheroes is well-known. In his works, Englund wants to share his inner viewpoints, thoughts, and humor with viewers.

Aryz The man from Barcelona has a huge online following, yet still he tends to be reclusive. Aryz's canvases of choice are abandoned factory buildings, where he can work undisturbed. In addition, he is also consigned to paint his colorful motifs on dreary residential blocks. His work varies greatly in content, but almost always the results have one thing in common: They are huge.

Audrey Kawasaki The style of the artist Audrey Kawasaki, who was born in , is influenced both by the manga culture and art nouveau. She produces her works on wood panels. Kawasaki often depicts seductive young women, who are environed in a melancholic atmosphere. What is also characteristic is the artist's clear and graphic imagery.

Axel Void An urban contemporary artist from Miami, Alejandro Hugo Dorda Mevs studied art in Cádiz, Granada and is known by the name Axel Void. The son of a Haitian mother and a Spanish father, he mixes art, graffiti, oil, and acrylic and is strongly influenced by classic painters and illustrators. Dominated by psychological and social concerns, his work can be unnerving and is oftentimes shocking.

Banksy Bansky, the anonymous British street artist, made a name for himself in urban areas with his . Bansky will neither reveal his name nor his identity. Characteristic for him are works that make use of popular motifs from pop culture, such as Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald, which he modifies to match his critical social message. The artist is also critical about the business of art in general, which is why his works are always presented in public urban spaces or in self-organized exhibits. Among his most well-known pieces are "Flower Thrower" and "Balloon Girl".

Barry McGee Born in San Francisco, in 1966, Barry McGee creates paintings, drawings and installations influenced by urban elements ranging from liquor bottles to spray cans, old wood, and metal. McGee has been active as a sprayer under the name Twist since the 80s and is widely revered in the graffiti subculture on America's West Coast.

Ben Eine Ben Eine is best known for the oversized letters he typically paints on the closed doors of business establishments. Born in in 1970, he was a star in the underground graffiti scene until he turned professional. He was so famous that in 2010, former Prime Minister James Cameron purchased one of his pieces as a gift for former President Barack Obama to be hung in the White House.

Ben Frost Born in 1975, Australian urban and pop artist Ben Frost's work questions the norms and values of western society by placing images from advertising and politics into confrontational contrast. In 2000, he organized a solo exhibition entitled "Ben Frost is Dead" by feigning his own death and sending out invitations in the form of obituaries.

BFC – Broken Fingaz Crew The Broken Fingaz Crew based in Haifa is one of Israel's best-known graffiti collectives. Its four members: Tant, Deso, Kip, and Unga, have also painted innovative pop-art murals in Europe, North America, and Asia. The group also works in other genres, including , illustrations, graphic design, fashion design, animation, album covers, and music video productions. Artist Biographies Berlin, 14 September 2017 Page 3/20

Bicicleta Sem Freio Bicicleta Sem Freio is an art duo composed of illustrators Douglas and Renato. The artists met while attending the Federal University of Goias, Brazil. Their early work consisted of posters for rock concerts and art events. Their art is characterized by vibrant colors, a psychedelic style and a unique brand of humor.

Blek Le Rat Born in 1951, Frenchman Xavier Prou aka as regarded as the forefather of stencil art in public spaces, even though this technique was used earlier in the punk movement. He studied graphic design and architecture in at the Ècole des Beaux-Arts from 1971 to 1983.

Borondo Gonzalo Borondo was born in Valladolid, Spain. In 2003 he moved to Madrid, where he began experimenting with various artistic techniques in public spaces. The artist initially worked with interventions in public areas, creating installations and murals worldwide. Today, his art can be seen in museums and galleries.

C215 Christian Guémy of Paris has specialized himself in stencil work and is today one of the most productive stencil artists on the scene. In his work, he portrays people who are not given much regard in society, such as the homeless or street children. His work can be found in cities throughout the entire world.

Calma Stephan Doitschinoff (a.k.a. Calma) is an artist from Brazil. Painting, installations, video art, performances – Calma makes use of a variety of formats to express his themes, which include the role of plants and psychoactive substances in western society and the rigidity of social systems that leave too little room for one’s personal development. His work is on exhibit in international museums and galleries.

Carlos Ramirez – Date Farmers Carlos Ramirez, the artist from Indio, California, made a name for himself as part of the duo Date Farmers. In 2017, for the first time, he exhibited pieces that were created outside of his work with Date Farmers. The artist focuses on injustices among Mexican-American communities, among other themes.

Case Maclaim From Frankfurt, Germany, Andres Von Chrzanowski is known as a graffiti artist who goes by the name CASE or CASE Maclaim. In his murals, he combines photo realism with a note of surrealism. One repeating motif that CASE uses are overlapping hands in different skin colors, demonstrating unity and strength. CASE is also a founding member of the East German Maclaim Crew, which for two decades have been pioneers in creating photorealistic graffiti on walls.

Claudio Ethos Claudio Ethos is a mural artist born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1982. His work often reveals a spiritual side of the artistic process by interweaving images and landscapes with a tendency towards the abstract. Ethos is also known for his creative skills using a ballpoint pen.

Cleon Peterson Born in Seattle, Washington in 1973 and currently living in , graphic designer Cleon Peterson creates art that depicts a world in which deviation is the norm and violence, sex, and drugs bring empty pleasure to people. The intensive imagery in his chaotic paintings symbolizes the ongoing battle between power and submission.

Crash Born in 1961 in , , John "Crash" Matos started spraying trains at the age of 13 along with the older teenagers in his neighborhood. In 1980, he started exhibiting graffiti in art galleries. Crash curated the groundbreaking exhibition "Graffiti Art Success for America" in the art space Fashion Moda and is recognized as one of the pioneers of the graffiti movement. Today, his name is well-known in Europe and Asia.

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Cryptik Cryptik is an artist from Southern California, who attracted attention in Los Angeles with his speculator mosaics, monuments and lettering reminiscent of Arabian calligraphy. In the meantime, the Cryptik style has become a movement.

Cost Adam Cole worked as a graffiti painter in New York under the name "Cost" from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. Cost is presumably most widely known for his collaborations with the sprayer Revs. The purposefully obscure messages created by the two artists were visible in bold, black letters on street signs, walls, and advertising spaces throughout the city.

CYRCLE CYRCLE was created by two Americans, David Leavitt (Davey Detail) and David Torres (Rabi), together with with Devon Liston in October 2010. Liston has since left the group, but the two Davids continue to create art together. Their pieces often contain writing, which can be found in part in their manifest, for example: "We never die!"

DABSMYLA DABSMYLA is a husband-and-wife team from , who have been working together for over ten years. The colorful, figurative works follow their common imagery, in which four aspects are intertwined: object, position, color theory and perspective. Dain Characteristic for the style of Dain from New York is his mix of graffiti with old-time Hollywood glamour. He uses black and white photographs of models and other famous people as the basis for his work. Dain creates collages on the basis of the photographs, which are produced using a characteristic mix of styles and techniques.

DALeast DALeast was born in Wuhan, China in 1984. Today, he is based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his images of animals and also of people, who look like they are made from strips of steel with amazing 3D effects. DALeast created many of his pieces under illegal circumstances, always fearful that he would be caught.

Dan Witz Dan Witz, born in 1957, is one of the oldest known street artists and may be regarded as a pioneer of the movement. His art is on display in the MoMA in New York and has been shown in numerous magazines. It also appears in the Banksy documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop." Witz grew up in and later attended the Cooper Union Art School in New York, where he now works.

Date Farmers The Date Farmers duo from Indio, California, is made up of artists Armando Lerma and Carlos Ramirez. They create paintings and montages inspired by street-art culture, the Mexican revolution as well as Hollywood and the world of media.

Dave the Chimp Born in England in 1978, Dave the Chimp first came into contact with the graffiti scene through skateboarding and later established his own trademark. Known as the Human Bean, orange- colored, bean-shaped doodle figures appear to be carrying out entirely normal human activities, like watering the flowers or reading the newspaper. Dave the Chimp currently lives in Berlin.

David Choe Californian Davide Choe is a painter and graphic artist who has been active in graffiti artist since his teenage years. He studied at the California College of Arts & Crafts. His best-known works include the cover design for the multi-platinum JAY-Z album "Collision Course" and albums by Linkin Park. He also painted the erotic wall mural for the first Facebook office in Silicon Valley.

David Walker Based in London, the artist David Walker is famous for portrait paintings. What makes them special is the fact that he creates them free handed using only spray paint – without templates or brushes. His motifs are anonymous women, from which he creates multi-layered works. Walker’s artwork can be seen in England and all over whole world.

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Daze Christopher "Daze" Ellis is a graffiti pioneer who started painting trains in New York in the mid- 1970s. As one of the few artists from this era, Daze has made the leap into the studio and since the 1980s, has presented his work in countless individual and group exhibitions in the world's major cities. Daze worked with Lee Quinones and Crash on the design for a train station in Hanover. deerBLN Born in Berlin, Christian Rothenhagen is a trained cabinet maker who holds a degree in social work. Today, his profession involves visual arts and graphic design. His drawings and installations are an attempt to capture the changes in his hometown of Berlin – as well as those in his second home of San Francisco, where he has been regularly spending time since the 1990s. Tiles he designed with architectural scenes can be found in public spaces in both cities.

Deih A Valencia-based street artist born in 1979, Deih is strongly influenced by comics. Despite his success and multiple exhibits over the past twenty years, he remains in close contact with the underground. He works as an illustrator, creates videos, comic strips, and 2D animations. But his canvas of choice is still the street.

DMV The French artist collective Da Mental Vaporz (DMV) was established in a suburb of Paris in 1999. Its members include Bom.k, Iso, Blo, Sowat, Jaw, Dran, Kan, Brusk, Gris1 and Lek. They have all developed their own individual style, and yet even together they always form a surprisingly creative unit. Playfully combining cynicism with innocence, their colorful murals depict children's characters and monsters.

Dolk Norway's best-known graffiti artist goes by the name Dolk, which is Norwegian for "dagger." The only thing clearly established about his identity is that he was born in Bergen in 1979. At the beginning of his career there were speculations that Dolk, also known as Dolk Lundgren, was a pseudonym for the British artist Banksy. Some aspects of their work show similarities and both explore social norms in a critical or comical context.

Dot Dot Dot Born in Oslo, Norwegian Dot Dot Dot has been creating graffiti art since 1997 and has worked almost exclusively with stencils since 2007. The wall images he generates are often based on life-sized black and white images of humans communicating with the environment. The paintings by Dot Dot Dot often have a reference to pop art.

Doze Green Not only a painter from New York, Doze Green has been a member of the legendary Rock Steady Crew break dance group since 1991. As a painter, he translates complex, metaphysical concepts into an approachable context with the help of figurative abstraction. His more recent work is strongly inspired by the art of the Edo period in from 1603 to 1868.

D*Face Dean Stockton aka D*Face is recognized as one of the most distinguished street artists of his generation. Born in 1978, he grew up in London, where he was inspired by the skateboard scene and Trasher Magazine. He later designed album covers for Christina Aguilera and Blink 182. His work has been sold by auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's. He is also well-known for his pop-art interpretations of works by Andy Warhol.

Ella & Pitr The French duo Ella & Pitr met in 2007 in St. Etienne, and have been working together ever since. The large-format collages created by the artist pair can be seen in cities all over the world. They both find ideas for their motifs on the streets – their work is often inspired by lonely people.

El Curiot Born in Sahuayo, Mexico, Flavio Marinez studied visual arts at Universidad Michoacana. His murals typically illustrate the aesthetics and rich range of colors of popular Mexican culture, including Aztecan symbols and mystical semi-human figures.

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El Mac Born in Los Angeles, artistic historian El Mac has been exploring his Mexican roots in his work since the mid 1990s. He uses both dark and bright colors with equal intensity. Born Miles MacGregor, El Mac's preferred technique is monochrome photo realism. He typically explores day-to-day situations and illustrates them on a large scale. His murals, which tend to blur the lines between graffiti and visual arts, can be found around the world. eL Seed In his sculptures and installations, French-Tunisian artist eL Seed, born in Paris in 1981, explores words, their meaning and imagery reflecting upon humanity in today's world. One of his best-known works is "Perception," an anamorphic painting stretching across more than fifty buildings in Cairo. The mural is only fully visible from the Mokattam.

Epsilon Point Epsilon Point, born in France in the 1950s, studied at the Art Academy of Gijon, Spain for five years and then initially worked as a photographer. In the early 80s, he began dedicating his talents fully to his stencil work. In the meantime, he is now considered one of the most well- known stencil artists in Europe and his work can be found on walls of many buildings in European cities such as Paris, Berlin and Turin. Erik Jones Born in 1982 in St. Petersburg, Florida, Erik Jones combines geometric shapes and realistic- looking figures in his brightly colored work. He completed his Bachelor's Degree at the Ringling College of Art and Design in 2007. The artist produces his paintings with water colors, oil-based and acrylic paint. Erik Jones works for various magazines and publications; he exhibits his work at art and pop-art conventions and galleries.

Ernest Pignon-Ernest Born in 1942, French artist Ernest Pignon-Ernest creates large.scale figure drawings and photos, primarily in black and white, on walls and public buildings. In 1996, he placed life-size illustrations of 450 people on telephone booths across Paris in a project entitled "Derrière la vitre" ("Behind the Glass").

Esteban del Valle The artist Esteban del Valle was born in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. In 2009, he completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. In his work, Esteban del Valle explores topics such as leadership, the role of the artist as a public person and the effects of class affiliation and privileges. He uses paintings, murals, sculptures and videos for his work. Today, the artist lives and works in , New York.

ESPO The acronym ESPO contains the initials of the 1968-born graffiti artist Stephen Powers, but it actually stands for "Exterior Surface Painting Outreach." ESPO has painted numerous walls in New York, as well as in his hometown of Philadelphia. Powers, who studied at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and the University of the Arts, attracted attention for his conceptual work in the late 1990s and as the publisher of "On the Go" magazine.

Etam Cru Working together as Etam Cru, the two Polish street artists Bezt and Sainer consistently pursue a surrealistic style in creating large-scale murals. Today, their wall paintings can be found around the world.

Ever The works created by contemporary Argentinean artist Nicolas Romero aka Ever focus on human aspects and everyday life, i.e. everything that is easily overlooked these days. The human being as an object is almost always the main theme of his murals. Stories and messages from Eversiempre literally flow from the eyes and mouths of his painted objects, in which religion always plays a role.

Evol Born in Heilbronn, Germany in 1972, Tore Rinkveld studied in Kuopio, Finland and in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, before he became a major success as Evol in Berlin. He paints what is perceived to be dreary facades on blocks of buildings as accurate reproductions in miniature format on electrical boxes or on old cardboard boxes.

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Fafi Fafi, who lives and works in Paris, explores the theme of femininity in her art. She does this by taking stereotypes and then transforming them for her own purposes. The artist has exhibited her work in galleries around the world and is also active as a comic book author and toy designer. She has also created animations for various pop artists’ music videos.

FAILE Formed in 1999, Faile is the artistic collaboration between Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller. The name is an anagram for their first project "A Life." With a primary focus on painting and graphic art, the two have expanded their art to include a multiplicity of materials and techniques. They usually concentrate on exploring reciprocity. In more recent exhibitions, they have increasingly focused on getting their audiences involved.

Faith 47 Faith 47 is a painter from South Africa. She is known throughout the world for her large-scale murals on house walls. Her work focuses on the complexity of human existence, illustrates mystical stories and frequently touches on the theme of the existential search of humanity.

Faust Faust is considered one of New York's most innovative and influential graffiti artists. His calligraphic works, which are a combination of classic design and contemporary urban aesthetics, are appreciated around the world and this year alone have earned him the renowned Young Guns Award from the Art Directors Club and five Awards of Excellence from the Type Directors Club. The artist has worked for clients such as Nike, Samsung, Spotify and Adobe.

Felice Varini Felice Varini, a Swiss artist born in Locarno in 1952 and living in Paris since 1980, paints anamorphic paintings inside buildings as well as on facades stretching across several buildings. These images can be best viewed from a fixed perspective. Varini has designed public spaces in more than 20 cities, including the installations "5 Open Ellipses" in Metz, France and "Four Blue Circles" in Osnabrück, Germany in 2017.

Felipe Pantone Felipe Pantone is an artist with Argentinian and Spanish roots. He took up an active role in the graffiti scene at the age of twelve. Later, he completed his degree in visual arts in Valencia, Spain. Today, he runs a studio there and travels around the world for his work. Pantone combines graphic design elements with geometric shapes in his work.

Fintan Magee The murals created by Australian street artist Fintan Magee are known throughout Australia and around the world. The artist, who grew up in Brisbane and completed a degree in visual arts, is often dubbed the "Australian Banksy." His work relates to environmental problems, climate change, and the refugee crises.

FriendsWithYou FriendsWithYou is an artist collective consisting of Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, who have been working together since 2002. The artists claim that the motivation behind their art is to convey to the world more positive messages about magic, happiness and friendship. The artist pair is known for their interactive and immersive installations and artworks.

Futura New York-based Lenny McGurr aka Futura is an illustrator, photographer and sculptor, as well as a fashion and graphic designer. In the early 1970s, under the name Futura 2000, he played a key role in taking the graffiti movement away from the strong letter-based approach to a more picturesque, abstract style. This made him a pioneer for the entire generation of urban artists to follow. Today, Futura has kept his distinctive style, but continues to sharpen his skills.

Gaia Gaia grew up in New York and completed his degree at the Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland in the USA. His work focuses on American environmental problems, gentrification, immigration, urban development and more. Gaia lives and works in Baltimore.

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Handiedan The works of Handiedan, who was born in The Netherlands, combine the burlesque zeitgeist of the 50s with neoclassicist elements. The artist, who holds a degree in Photographic Design, has been producing collages since 2007, which depict women in pin-up style using a mesh of different materials. For example, she combines layers made of paper, antique stamps, rusty metal, hand-drawn and digitally created images to a total artwork.

Herakut The German street-art duo Herakut have been working together since 2004. For the artists, their work is about telling stories. Figures full of character come together in their striking fantasy worlds. The duo’s works often consist of a mixture of image and text elements with a focus on social disruptions and collective restrictions.

Herbert Baglione Born in Sao Paulo in 1977, the Brazilian graffiti artist has been painting in public spaces since 1992. His remarkably expressive work is radically simplified, showing extreme human conditions ranging from obesity to painful anorexia. The continuous development of his aesthetics and imagery can be seen his work.

Hottea Eric Rieger is an artist known by the name of HOTTEA from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, who has a background in graffiti and who studied graphic design. Since his jail time, which he did for his spraying, he prefers to use fluorescent colored yarn under the umbrella term "" to apply and design words and images, on fences for example.

HOWNOSM HOWNOSM is an artist duo consisting of a pair of Spanish twins. As teenagers, the brothers came into contact with . Today, they are especially known for their large-scale murals, which exclusively feature the colors red, black and white. Now, the twins live and work in .

Hush British street artist Hush studied graphic design at the Newcastle School of Art and Design. He uses different techniques ranging from graffiti and collage, to painting and stencils. Geishas, traditional Japanese entertainers, and the female form as such are the objects of his work, which are always portrayed aesthetically with modern graffiti styles in traditional colors.

Hyuro Argentinian Tamara Djurovic aka Hyuro has painted numerous murals on her own or in collaboration with big names such as Escif or Sam3 in , primarily in Spain. Most of her work is painted in earth tones as she explores social aspects as well as the role of women by depicting people and animals in a wide variety of situations.

Ian Francis Born in Bristol in the UK, Ian Francis studied art and illustration at the University of the West of England. His works often show urban scenes where sex and violence play a role. Francis combines elements of painting and drawing on large canvases. He works with both abstract and figurative elements to explore modern human existence.

Ian Strange/Kid Zoom Born in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York and skilled in multiple disciplines, artist Ian Strange explores primarily topics such as outer space, architecture, and the family home in his work. His large-scale projects also integrate photography, sculptures, installations, exhibits, film work, and documentaries. For "Suburban Intervention," one of his best-known projects, Strange succinctly painted building facades in suburban locations.

Icy & Sot Icy & Sot is an artist duo from Tabriz, Iran. They started with stencil work in 2006. Later, they also created murals, interventions and installations. The topics they focus on range from human rights, capitalism to other ecological, social and political issues. Their work can be found on walls of buildings as well as in galleries around the world. Today, the two brothers live in Brooklyn, New York.

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INO INO is one of 's best-known, most active street artists. His works feature fragmented shapes and photorealistic elements in shades of gray with light blue accents. They address a range of social and political issues including economic crises, poverty, restrictions on freedom of expression, and armed conflicts.

Interesni Kazki The duo Interesni Kazki is made up of Ukrainians Aleksei Bordusov and Vladimir Manzhos. They have been creating graffiti as a team since 1999 and are recognized pioneers in the Eastern Europe movement. Their murals can be found around the world. Inspiration for their symbolic style, which can be freely interpreted, is drawn from science, religion, cosmology, and social topics.

Inti Born in Valparaiso, Chile, Inti is a street artist who mostly paints large-scale murals. The full range of rich colors found in Latin American culture is reflected in his pieces dealing with issues ranging from life and death, to religion and Christianity. Inti murals can be found everywhere around the world.

Isaac Cordal The artist Isaac Cordal works with miniatures. He shows his work in public spaces. In many of his works, Cordal takes a conscious look at how society exploits the environment. Most recently, he was involved in the "Splash and Burn" project, which is meant to raise awareness to the disastrous consequences of the palm oil industry in Sumatra, Indonesia. Invader A French street artist born in 1969, Invader attended the State Academy of Fine Arts and the Sorbonne University in Paris. He is best known for hanging characters from the Space Invaders game as mosaic images in various places around the world. He typically chooses unusual locations for his work, including a piece attached to the famous "Hollywood" sign.

James Bullough Artist James Bullough from Washington D.C., combines realistic painting with graphic elements. He uses this mix of styles to paint large murals. The realistic figures in his works are interspersed with graphic elements. This the artist's way of challenging the viewer's perception. Bullough currently lives and works in Berlin.

James Marshall aka Dalek James Marshall, born in 1968, comes from North Carolina in the United States. He combines Japanese pop art with urban aesthetics. The paintings are very graphic and also very colorful. He became known especially for his Space Monkey comic figures, in which the ape looks more like a mouse.

Jaz Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Franco Fasoli (aka. Jaz) studied scenography, painting, drawing and ceramics. He made a name for himself as one of the first major Buenos Aires street artists in the 1990s. Jaz is known for his large figurative murals exploring the theme of identity on a personal and cultural level. The artist often depicts hybrid creatures that are part human, part animal.

Jef Aérosol Jean-François Perroy aka Jef Aérosol is a stencil artist originally from Nantes, France. He introduced his work to the streets in the early 80s. His most recognized motifs depict famous people such as Elvis Presley, Gandhi or John Lennon. Another part of his work is dedicated to anonymous characters such as pedestrians, street musicians or the homeless.

Jen Stark The American artist Jen Stark was born in Miami, Florida. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Maryland in 2005. In her work, the artist imitates patterns and colors found in nature. Stark lives and works in Los Angeles.

Joram Roukes Joram Roukes is a painter and visual artist. The Dutch artist is characterized by his love for collage-style work. The subject of his work focuses on contemporary culture, which he intertwines with is own personal experience and reflections about society. His work can be found in galleries around the world.

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Josh Keyes The artist Josh Keyes, born in Tacoma, Washington USA in 1969, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the School of Art Institute in Chicago and holds a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University. He refers to his work as "eco-surrealist". It expresses the artist's concerns about our society, how we treat our natural environment and the future of our planet. JR The French artist JR is famous for his larger than life picture billboards, which he applies to facades of buildings around the world. He is especially well-known for the projects "Face2Face" (2007) and "Wrinkles of the City" (2008). In those portrait series, the artist confronts political and social issues and problems. Judith Supine Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA in 1978, the artist Judith Supine, alias Brendan Fagan, today lives in New York City. He uses old books, fashion and erotic magazines for his surreal mixed media installations and collages that are illuminated in fluorescent colors. In spectacular events, the internationally renowned artist has often brought his work to public locations in New York, such as onto the Bridge.

Kaws Born in the United States in 1974, Brian Donnelly lives and works in New York. Along with his drawings and paintings, he is famous for his sculptures. The figures in his productive universe range from a height of just a few mere centimeters, to 10 meters. His work has been sold at auction for up to several hundred thousand dollars.

Kenny Scharf The artist Kenny Scharf was born in Los Angeles, California in 1958. He completed his degree at the School of Visual Arts in New York, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He primarily uses painting, sculpting and performance as vehicles in his work. He is especially well-known for his large-scale paintings of animals that resemble humans and his fantasy creatures.

Klone Yourself Born in the Ukraine in 1983, the artist known as Klone Yourself moved to Tel Aviv as a child. He has always used graffiti as a way of adapting to his urban environment and making it his own. Klone Yourself incorporates complex characters, symbols, and regional icons into his work as a means of reaching more people on a political level. The resulting murals can be seen in Europe, the Middle East, and in the USA.

Kofie Augustine Kofie was born in Los Angeles in the late 80s. Growing up, he became a part of the skate culture as a teenager and discovered his love for graffiti. Kofie's work is characterized by his graphic style, in which he primarily uses lines and shapes. His works are also underlined by a vintage look. Lady Aiko Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1975, Aiko Nakagawa arrived in New York in the mid 1990s where she worked for Takashi Murakami. She has been appearing under the name Lady Aiko since 2006. In her work, she combines western directions, including pop art, graffiti, and abstract art, with Japanese drawings. Today she is regarded as one of the world's most important street artists.

Lee Quinones Lee Quinones, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, has his artistic roots in New York's graffiti scene of the 70s. There, he began painting large-scale graffiti on subway cars and on entire subway trains in 1974. A critical socio-cultural background dominates in the artist's works. Today, his work can be seen in international museums and galleries. Li-Hill Li-Hill, a visual artist who lives in New York, combines painting, illustration, stenciling and sculptural elements in his work. The artist has a degree in Fine Arts. His works, which range from small multiples to huge murals, often focus on industrialization or the relationship between humans and nature.

Liqen Liqen, a Spanish graffiti and street artist who lives in Mexico City, who has produced murals in many places around the world. Despite the various motifs, his work always shows a reference to Latin American cultures with scenarios depicting an impressive depth of detail.

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Lister Street artist Anthony Lister was born in 1979 in Brisbane, Australia, where he earned a degree in visual arts. Lister traveled to New York where Max Gimblett, an influential artist from New Zealand, became his mentor. Today, Lister is considered one of Australia's top-fifty most important artists.

Logan Hicks New York artist Logan Hicks studied at the Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art in the early 1990s and is best known for his photorealistic stencil drawings. Over the years, Hicks developed his own metaphoric language in his work, which frequently focuses on the perception of architectural environments.

Lora Zombie Russian Lora Zombie, born in 1990, became well-known over the Internet. Her iconic images full of rainbow-colored details often contain symbols of deeper meaning, like the bird perched on a burning match. Many of her works are available as prints. In the meantime she has launched her own clothing line.

Low Bros Low Bros is an artist duo made up of the two brothers Christoph and Florian Schmidt, who live and work in Berlin. Their work often shows stylized animal characters with human attributes. For example, the brothers depict city life as it stands in contrast to the natural animal world. Influences from design and illustration can be seen in the brothers' style. Also recognizable are references to video game aesthetics of the 80s and 90s as well as the psychedelic shapes and colors of antique cultures.

Lucy McLauchlan The British street artist Lucy McLauchlan is famous for her large-scale monochrome paintings. Her work, which is a reflection of her deep respect for nature, is created as a result of an intuitive and explorative process. Her art can be found adorning walls on a large variety of buildings throughout Europe and around the world: From gigantic billboards in China, to water towers in Italy, and huts in Gambia.

Ludo Born in Paris in 1979, Ludo is a painter who also produces installations and sculptures. His graffiti and murals combine nature with the world of technology to create new hybrid organisms. His detailed black & white wall paintings depicting plants and animals usually include a green element to create a sense of respect and humility towards nature in urban areas. These works can be found throughout Europe and in the United States.

Luzinterruptus Luzinterruptus is an anonymous artist collective, the members of which originate from a variety of disciplines. The collective is known for its interventions in public spaces. Light is the most important tool and medium that the artists use. Their concept involves directing the observer's attention to problems that are being overlooked in the city.

Mademoiselle Maurice The artist Mademoiselle Maurice originally comes from the Savoy region in France. She studied architecture in Lyon. Today she lives in both Paris and Marseilles. The artist works preferably with paper and string, which she processes to shapes and figures using folding and embroidery techniques. Mademoiselle Maurice also makes use of paint, metal and recycled materials. Her works are colorful and positive. This allows them to break through the monotony of the urban environment, where the artist installs her work.

Mare139 Born in 1965 in Spanish Harlem, New York, Carlos Rodriguez is better known as Mare139, the name he normally uses for graffiti pieces on subway cars. Meanwhile, Rodriguez has adapted the style of his writing in the context of on metal sculptures. His breakthrough was the sculpture "K" in 1985. As a media artist, he is well-known for designing websites related to graffiti art.

M-City Born in Gdynia, Poland, Mariusz Waras aka M-City is a graphic artist, painter with a graduate degree from the Faculty of Graphic Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. His murals can be seen in Warsaw, Gdansk, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and many other cities. He currently works as a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk as well as a curator and collector of Polish street art.

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Martha Cooper Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1942, photojournalist Martha Cooper attended Grinnell College in Iowa. She has specialized in documenting urban art and architecture for more than 30 years. In her photos, Cooper has documented the development of the New York hip-hop culture with its graffiti and break dance performances. The images have been published worldwide and have played a key role in making hip-hop a worldwide youth movement today.

Marina Zumi Argentinian Marina Zumi's style is both colorful and feminine. She was one of the first women to enter the street art scene in Buenos Aires (as part of the Street Art Crew Expression Sessions). Zumi combines idealized flowers, trees, and animals to create stylized natural landscapes. The artists' works are characterized by artistic precision and attention to detail. Zumi currently lives in San Pablo, Argentina.

Mark Bodé Son of the influential comic strip artist Vaughn Bodé, Mark Bodé was born in New York in 1963. He made and name for himself as a cartoonist. His best-known pieces include the "Cobalt-60", "Miami Mice" and "The Lizard of Oz." His style often assimilates what he learned from his father. Bodé also works as a tattoo and graffiti artist. He has drawn murals using characters developed by his father in places England, Spain, Italy, and Germany.

Margaret Kilgallen Margaret Kilgallen was an artist from San Francisco considered to be an important figure in the Mission School art movement who used techniques ranging from painting, to graphic art and graffiti. Her work shows a stringent reference to folk art. Kilgallen was married to the street artist Barry McGee from 1999 until her death in 2001.

Mark Jenkins The street artist Mark Jenkins, born in Virginia, USA in 1970, lives in Washington State. He became known for his installations especially. He created animal figures such as dogs and giraffes, but also people, using packing tape and left them without having been specifically consigned to do so at select locations in urban areas.

Martin Whatson Norwegian stencil artist Martin Whatson studied art and graphic design at the Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo. In his artistic productions, Whatson searches for the beauty in things that are usually regarded as hideous or old-fashioned. The artist finds inspiration in people, cities, graffiti, old buildings, and decaying walls. Whatson uses shades of gray as the basis for his works and then adds bright colors.

Maser The artist Maser is originally from Dublin, Ireland. He began painting graffiti there in the mid 90s. Later, he studied visual communication in Dublin. His early projects were strongly influenced by script and typography. Starting in 2010, his style changed, focusing more on graphic illustrations and geometric abstractions.

Maya Hayuk The artist May Hayuk studied visual arts in Massachusetts, Richmond, Toronto, Maine and in the Ukraine. Her impressive large-scale wall paintings feature symmetric compositions, intricate patterns, and powerful colors. Her psychedelic effects can be experienced in visual form through an interwoven network of cultural references and advanced painting techniques. Today, her murals can be found all over the world.

MEGGS David Hooke aka MEGGS is a street artist and visual artist from Australia. He grew up in , earned a Bachelor of Design from the Swinburne University School of Design in 2000. MEGGS work is characterized by his expressive style. It revolves around pop culture, nature and socio-cultural issues. Mike Giant Originally, Mike Giant is from New Mexico, USA. In the mid 90s he relocated to San Francisco, where he came into contact with the graffiti and tattoo scene. Later, he moved on to Colorado, which also changed his artworks. Giant created black and white illustrations, which often reflected very personal topics such as loss, fears or even eating habits.

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Mimi S Berlin artist Mimi S has been painting ever since she was a child. She studied animation and has worked as an illustrator. In 2000, Mimi S began coloring her illustrations digitally as a means of developing her artistic technique: she creates drawings and then colors them using an elaborate digital process. The works comment sarcastically on feminine clichés. Mimi S's large-scale works typically incorporate a wealth of minute details.

Miss Van The artist is from Toulouse, France. Miss Van’s career as an artist started at the age of twenty, when she began painting house facades. She sees herself as an initiator of the women’s movement in street art. She has painted her characteristic female figures on house walls around the world. She also paints on canvas, and her work is exhibited in international galleries.

Mobstr The English Mobstr is considered a graffiti anarchist. Using cryptic lettering, his work is frequently topic of heated discussions. At times, he sprays on white billboard walls, questioning the meaning of advertising altogether. Other times, he starts an amusing argument about graffiti rules with the city cleaning department of Tower Hamlets, fought out using lines of text on a red wall, which the city insists on removing over and over again.

Mode 2 Mode 2 gilt als Pionier der britischen Graffiti- und Streetart-Bewegung. Er begann in den frühen 1980er-Jahren in London zu malen, als Graffiti auch auf den Straßen New Yorks zunehmend ins öffentliche Bewusstsein rückte, und ist Mitgründer der einflussreichen Graffiti-Gruppe The Chrome Angelz. Von ihm visuell behandelte Themen rangieren zwischen Liebe, Beziehungen, Lust und Schwangerschaft. Kürzlich arbeitete Mode 2 an einem Mural in Omagh, Nordirland im Zusammenhang mit den Kunstvideos zum Album „Songs of Innocence“ der Band U2.

Momo The street artist Momo, born in San Francisco, California, USA in 1974, is known for never staying long at any one place at a time. He made a name for himself internationally with his complex, abstract wall paintings, featuring bright colors and often covering entire facades. One of his most well-known works includes the project "A Tag the Width of Manhattan", for which he sprayed his name on walls throughout Manhattan.

Monsieur André André Saraiva was born in Sweden in 1971, but has been living in Paris since childhood. The graffiti artist began spraying in 1985 and is also known under the name Monsieur André, Mr. A, and Monsieur A. He became known in the late 80s after his Mr. A cartoon character with his round head, smiling face, and cross and a circle eyes appeared throughout Paris. As a member of the Paris graffiti movement he performs together with artists Invader and Zevs in the Banksy documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop."

Mr Jago Duncan Jago assimilated his deep interest in graffiti art into his illustration studies in Bristol. His work become more progressively abstract in the 1990s and early 2000s. Any references to shape were relegated to the background. Today, his paintings are like explosions of color. Jago uses acrylics and spray paints to create impressions of outer space or render the complete spectrum of light.

Neckface Born in Stockton, California in 1984, graffiti artist Neck Face is known for his frightening drawing style and humorous writings. Despite exhibits and projects around the world, his real identity remains unknown.

NemO’s The Italian artist NemO's became known internationally with his socially critical wall paintings, which show people scarred by life in extreme situations. Often, the artist integrates the real environment, such as street signs, into his paintings, or he reworks them sometime in the future to simulate the aging process of his characters.

Nevercrew Nevercrew is the name behind the street artists Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni. The Swiss artist duo have been working as a team since 1996. Both artists studied at the Art School in , completing a painting course with Nicola Salvatore at the Brera's Art Academy in Milan in 2005. Characteristic for their work is their exploration of controversial social topics, which are often implemented using a combination of realistic and abstract elements. Artist Biographies Berlin, 14 September 2017 Page 14/20

Nick Walker Nick Walker has been active on the graffiti scene in Bristol, England, since the early 1980s. The artist works with a special technique, combining stencil graffiti with freehand graffiti. The internationally renowned artist sees his work as a form of escaping reality, in which he always attempts to integrate an element of humor and irony.

Nosego The Philadelphia-based artist Nosego blends traditional painting with a contemporary style. His main interests are illustration and media art. His work frequently features animal-like characters with an interplay of patterns and vibrant colors.

Nunca Nunca comes from São Paulo, Brazil, and began painting graffiti at the age of 12. He draws inspiration from the history, tradition and culture of Brazil. Nunca is fascinated by the many different cultural influences that are evident in Brazilian culture and which raise questions about who we are and where we come from. In his murals he uses cultural imagery to confront today's modern, urban Brazil with its cultural past.

Nuno Viegas Born in Faro, Portugal, Nuno Viegas began his artistic career with graffiti painting before studying fine arts at the Universidade do Algarve, Faro. Hip-hop subculture has always been both the focus of his artistic production and his most important source of inspiration. He perceives hip hop as the direct opposite to the mainstream culture driven by money and power.

Nychos Born in Austria in 1982, Nychos grew up in a family of hunters. This can be seen today in his large-scale pieces. Using an artistically remarkable approach, he illustrates animals and figures that appear to be disassembled into their component parts, showing the organs and bone structure. This is a kind of anatomy study with a comic-strip distortion – in images up to 20 meters in height.

OakOak OaKoaK is a charismatic French street artist from Saint-Étienne, who plays with the details of his urban environment by embellishing and changing them. Inspired by comic figures, he does this cleverly and often uses humor. Some of his work is so tiny, that it can be easily overlooked.

Okuda Oscar San Miguel, born in 1980, is a Spanish street artist who uses the alias OKUDA. He began his artistic career with graffiti on railroad tracks and in old factories before he turned to canvas and larger projects. His paintings feature bright colors and clear, geometric patterns and structures. He even uses patterns to depict faces.

Olek The artist Agata Oleksiak aka Olek grew up in Poland. She uses crocheting as an artistic technique and has devoted herself to yarn as a medium. In her works, she explores topics ranging from sexuality and feminism, to communication. Her creations are characterized by meticulous details and bright colors combined with her own political and cultural message. Olek also sees her mission as bringing color, life, energy, and surprises into public spaces. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Onur and Wes Onur and Wes is the name behind two Swiss artists who paint and spray impassioned images of animals, the forces of nature, and humans on canvas and on building facades. As a part of the One Wall Project by Urban Nation, the two collaborated on a huge globe depicting a half- eaten apple on a building facade in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

Os Gêmeos Identical twins Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo are the team of artists known as Os Gêmeos. The duo grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, and claim to have been working together since birth. Since then, they have developed an unmistakable artistic language, influenced by the Brazilian hip- hop culture of the 1980s. The brothers make use of various formats, including drawing, painting and sculpture.

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Ox The French street artist OX has been active on the streets for decades. He is especially known for "kidnapping" large-sized advertising billboards by transforming them or creating entirely new ones. OX does this in quite a simple manner, and sometimes in quite shocking ways, so that then again it can be quite funny. In the process, OX usually also integrates elements from the immediate environment into his project.

Panmela Castro Panmela Castro, an artist from Rio de Janeiro, is a feminist, human rights activist, art collector, art entrepreneur and supporter of women in street art. Castro holds a degree in painting from the School of Fine Arts at the University of Rio de Janeiro and a master’s degree in contemporary artistic processes from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Her artistic interests focus on the interplay of the female body and cityscapes, and on issues of alterity and the gender binary.

Paul Insect British street artist Paul Insect aka PINS is well-known for a 2008 exhibit in a former sex shop featuring 12 bronze skulls with spray-painted rabbit ears. Insect has also worked with Banksy on several projects. He also created the cover for the album "The Outsider" for music pioneer DJ Shadow.

Phlegm Phlegm, the British cartoonist, illustrator and representative of steam punk, is originally from Wales in the and is world-famous for his black and white works, in which he depicts surreal creatures. The artist takes a closer look at the topic machine versus man, reflecting on how technology reigns over humankind in his retro-futuristic style. Phlegm enjoys placing his work in an industrial setting – much of his work can be found in the UK on factory facades and in run-down industrial areas.

Pichiavo Pichiavo is a Spanish artist duo that has been working together for ten years. They claim to have "escaped" the graffiti scene to produce elaborate paintings and sculptures. In their work, they strive to deconstruct classic and contemporary urban art only to put it back together again as something new. For example, they often integrate antique figures into a modern, colorful context.

Pixel Pancho Turin-based street artist Pixel Pancho was born in 1984 and is recognized as one of the world's most imaginative artists. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Albertina and in Valencia, Spain. His work explores the digital age and often depicts people and robots co- existing, or human-like robots. His narrative murals can be found in Europe as well as in Mexico and the United States.

Pixote Born into a family of artists in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pixote relocated to New York in the early 1990s to broaden his skills in music, skateboarding, and graffiti. His street art is similar to the Brazilian Pichação style, which features pronounced, cryptic letters. Pixote was also active in graphic arts.

Reka James Reka is a young, contemporary artist from Australia currently living in Berlin. His work represents a new style of street art. Clean, unique and not necessarily found on the street. Abstract and surrealistic objects are reflected in his murals, photographs and graphics, which show visible influences from the fields of illustration and pop culture.

Remed Remed is the alter ego of the French artist Guilo, who made a name for himself with his paintings of Moroccan influence depicting bearded men. As Remed, he paints colorful, often marvelous paintings reminiscent of the Cubist Miró or Picasso.

Retna Marquis Lewis aka RETNA was born in Los Angeles in 1979 and is known primarily for his graffiti art. Along with traditional graffiti forms, he has also developed written language derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics as well as Arabian and Hebrew calligraphy. Retna has exhibited his work in numerous major cities and has worked on advertising campaigns for brands including VistaJet, Louis Vuitton, and Nike.

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Revok Jason Williams, alias Revok, who was born in Riverside, California in 1977 and who now lives in Los Angeles, discovered art from his father's collection of LP records and comic books. Revok has evolved to become one of the most influential graffiti artist in the United States with his colorful and multi-shaped, dynamic wall paintings. After years of being a street artist, the self-educated artist was able to take the leap into the gallery scene.

Revs Revs is the sprayer name for a New York graffiti artist, who was active as early as in the 80s, often working side-by-side with Cost. Together, the two artists plastered obscure messages in bold block letters on every sign, wall and advertising surface. To date, Revs has only organized one single exhibit of his artwork in order to be able to pay for the cost of his attorney in court proceedings for his subway graffiti. Otherwise, Revs prefers to live a reclusive and anonymous life.

Risk Kelly Graval aka Risk is originally from Los Angeles. In 1983, the artist began painting murals in the streets of Los Angeles. Later, he was one of the first artists to paint highway overpasses, street signs and billboards. Today, Risk no longer works with graffiti alone, but also in the field of illustration and visual arts. His work has influenced other areas of pop culture, such as music.

Roa The civil name of ROA, who was born in Belgium in 1975, is unknown. With his fascination for animals, which he has had since childhood, he has developed his own style and delivered this into the street space. His murals, mainly painted in black and white and at times quite unsettling, are quite impressive in terms of their attention to detail. Work created by ROA can also be found in Cologne and Berlin, Germany.

Rone Born in 1980 in Australia, Tyrone Wright aka is a street artist, who paints stencil patterns in Melbourne, preferably in broad daylight and on busy streets. He is well-known for his stylized female faces. A passionate skater, Rone started designing skateboards and skate parks in 2002. Today, his work can be found in major cities and galleries around the world.

Ron English Characteristic for Ron English's work is his tendency to mix themes and symbols from popular culture and from high culture. English coined the term "POPaganda" for his style. The artist has also created his own characters for his art: One example is MC Supersized, the obese fast food mascot.

Saber Born in Glendale, California in 1976, Ryan Weston Shook aka Saber is a graffiti artist and painter. He attracted public attention to his art in an unusual way in 1997 by painting the world's largest graffiti piece, which could also be seen by satellite. His work is pulsatinging, hypnotic, and oftentimes political. The Washington Post has described him as one of the best and most respected artists in his field.

Sam3 Born in Glendale, California in 1976, Ryan Weston Shook aka Saber is a graffiti artist and painter. He attracted public attention to his art in an unusual way in 1997 by painting the world's largest graffiti piece, which could also be seen by satellite. His work is pulsatinging, hypnotic, and oftentimes political. The Washington Post has described him as one of the best and most respected artists in his field.

Sandra Chevrier Sandra Chevrier, born in 1983, lives in Montreal, Canada and works most often in her home studio. Beyond the street art scene, Chevrier became known for her surreal portraits, which often depict a woman's struggle for liberation in a male-dominated world. For example, in the "Cages" series, her most famous work to date, in which Chevrier shows super-hero comic figures on female faces and bodies.

Saner The Mexican artist Saner grew up in Mexico City and holds a degree in graphic design from the Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico City. His first works were drawings and graffiti art. His work features lively and humorous images of masked characters and typically appears on facades, on objects he’s found or other surfaces. Saner’s art is largely influenced by Mexican custom and folklore. Artist Biographies Berlin, 14 September 2017 Page 17/20

SatOne Rafael Gerlach, which is SatOne's civil name, was born in Venezuela in 1977 and grew up in Munich. Skilled in graphic design, even in his early years he was enthusiastic about graffiti. The futuristic shapes and geometric abstractions in his work deliberately disregard the classic laws of physics. Repetitive motifs in his work are the non-linear, space without dimension, things that seem foreign and obscure.

Seen Born in the Bronx, New York in 1961, Richard "Richie" Mirando is a writing culture icon under the name Seen. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Graffiti" and sprays under other names, such as Demon, Apache, Angel, Richie, Odie3, or Psycho. His style is characterized by the use of relatively legible letters. His crew, United Artists, has members from across the globe. Seen has also produced sculptures and designer toys.

Sepe Born in Warsaw, Sepe has been active in the street art scene in Poland since the mid 1990s, when he began creating graffiti. He completed a degree in graphic design at the Art Academy in Lodz, Poland in 2009. Today, Sepe lives in Warsaw, where he works as a freelance graphic designer, painter and illustrator.

Seth Globepainter Born in 1972, French artist Julien "Seth" Malland aka "Globepainter" chooses intensive, bright colors for his street art. In his original approach, he integrates local symbols and objects from the local environment into his pieces to make the message both whimsical and political.

Shepard Fairey Born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1970, Frank is a contemporary street artist, graphic designer, and illustrator from the skateboard scene. What began in 1989 with the sticker campaign "André the Giant Has a Posse" made Fairey an influential street artist with his mix of parody and protest. He is seen by many as the initiator of the modern urban art scene.

Shohei Shohei, from Japan and born in 1980, impresses with his fine, yet complex black drawings. They typically depict figures, oftentimes occult distortions, and they repeatedly feature red elements – either as blood or as the red circle in Japan's national flag.

Sickboy Sickboy is a child of the UK graffiti scene who lives and works in London. The artist gained attention on the British street art scene for his characteristically humorous art. He is known as one of the first graffiti artists to use a logo instead of a tag. His red-and-yellow logo and his slogan “Save the Youth” can be found around the world.

Slinkachu Born in 1979, British artist Slinkachu has been creating miniature worlds with model construction figures – which he refers to as "Little People" on potato chip bags, handbags, or simply in public spaces since 2006. These works are always intended as comments about the local environment. For example, a tiny woman looking through binoculars atop a surveillance camera, or the shoelaces of a tennis shoe turn into a sea monster. His work is a reminder to pay closer attention.

Specter Eric "Specter" Remberg, born in France, has been a graffiti sprayer for years. He became known especially as the founder of the music label Aggro Berlin, which gave German rap a complete face lift from 2001 to 2009. Along with Jens "Spaiche" Ihlenfeld and Halil Efe, Specter was always one of the creative pioneers behind the scenes, who shaped sound and aesthetics. As a director, Specter is still extremely active and since the beginning of the millennium, he has directed more than 60 music videos.

Speto The Brazilian artist Paulo Cesar Silva (aka Speto) was born in São Paulo, Brazil and is regarded as one of the country’s graffiti pioneers. He started creating graffiti on the streets of São Paulo in the mid-1980s. His great passion for Brazil and Brazilian culture are reflected in his works. Speto integrates graphic design, illustration and street art techniques.

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Snik Snik is the name behind a British duo that originally came from the graffiti scene and today is known for stencil art created over the last ten years. These works use up to nine stencils for motifs that often illustrate sensual women in dresses with windblown hair. Their work can be found in galleries in Europe, Asia, and America.

Sten and Lex Sten and Lex are a street-art duo from Rome and have been active since 2001. They portray people in their stencil works. Their motifs are based on either photographs or images found in anonymous albums. The artists are famous for the development of a special half-tone technique, which they use to create large-scale stencil portraits from numerous fine lines.

Stinkfish The Mexican street artist originally from Bogotá, Columbia, Stinkfish is one of the best-known urban artists from South American. He paints murals by reproducing his photographs of faces and by adding colorfully pulatsing, psychedelic elements. In 2003, Stinkfish attracted attention for the first time with a mural showing John F. Kennedy, Jr. saluting his dead father.

Strøk The artist Anders Gjennestad aka Strøk from Arendal, Norway is known for his multi-layered and detailed stencil work. His creations are characterized by a strong realism, which he brings to all different types of building facades. The motifs for most of his works are based on photographs he has created. Strøk currently lives and works in Berlin.

TankPetrol Years ago, the street artist Tank Petrol from No-Mans-Land in Poland burst onto the scene in Manchester in the UK, where he worked with stencils as well as free-hand. His work often illustrates women in virtually iconic form.

Tats Cru A group of graffiti artists from the Bronx, New York, TATS CRU today paints professional murals. In its current configuration, the group consists of artists Bio, BG183, Nicer, NOW, and NOSM. Over the last 20 years, they have completed art assignments for companies including Coca Cola and Sony, as well as for numerous musicians like Missy Elliott, Metallica, DJ Kool Herc, and Big Pun.

The London Police Formed nearly twenty years ago, this group became famous around the world with their iconic "Lads" – white stick figures with circular heads and cylindrical feet. After many members came and went, the two founders, both from the UK, reunited. CHAZ creates the Lads, BOB GIBSON creates the architectural and illustrative imaginative environment for them.

The Weird Established in 2011, The Weird is the name of a collective including street artists from places including Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, and Vienna. All ten of its members have a background in graffiti, and have each developed their own style. Today, they specialize in character design.

Thomas Campbell Thomas Campbell, born in 1969, is a multimedia artist from Bonny Doon, California, who is also associated with the Beautiful Losers collective. Campbell's intention is to create a basic aesthetic using placative colors, graphic shapes and text. In addition, he has also been creating bronze sculptures since 2006.

Tilt The French graffiti artist Tilt, born in Toulouse, France in 1972, began painting in 1988. The self-proclaimed graffiti fetishist maintains a traditional style. Tilt tags his name on bank notes from around the world. He places great value in demonstrating that primitive 2D pieces can be just as expressive as three dimensional ones. To date, Tilt has published three photo volumes, which also document his travels in countries around the world.

Titifreak The style of Hamilton Yokota, born in Sao Paulo in 1974, is defined by its Japanese roots and Brazilian education. As Titifreak, he draws on alternative surfaces ranging from Sake boxes, to garage doors and randomly found objects. His illustrations have emerged in advertising campaigns for companies including Adidas, Ecko, and Nike.

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Tristan Eaton As a young boy, Tristan Eaton was active on the streets of Los Angeles, his hometown in the United States. In addition to street art, Eaton made a reputation for himself as a toy designer and he established a creative agency for advertising and commercial art. Eaton is known for his large-scale murals, in which he interprets and comments on pop culture using his unique and distinctive style.

Usugrow Usugrow began by designing flyers in the Japanese punk and hardcore scenes of the early 1990s. Since then, the artist has designed covers for bands from other genres, has collaborated with skateboard and fashion brands, and has also shown his work in exhibits outside of Japan. His style features black & white illustrations, paintings, and calligraphy that often depict skulls and similar symbols.

Various & Gould This urban art duo from Berlin has been working together since 2005. They both completed their degrees in 2010 at the Art Academy Berlin Weissensee (KHB). Their brightly colorful wall paintings often depict human heads that are exotic renderings of celebrities. The duo enjoys exploring topics including work, migration, gender, death, globalization, religion, and the financial crisis.

Vhils The Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils originates from the graffiti scene in Lisbon of the early 2000s. The artist's trademark is a special carving technique that he uses in his work on walls of buildings and to shape his motifs. Vhils refers to this technique as "creative destruction". He sees himself as an urban archaeologist, uncovering what is just below the surface.

Vidam Berlin-based artist Vidam spend many nights of the year at different place around the world with the graffiti crew "The Weird." He earns his living as a part of the illustration collective Peachbeach. His pieces are often overdrawn in candy colors, creating an imaginative universe made up of clear lines and trendy color schemes.

WK Interact WK Interact was born in Caen, France in 1969. In the early 90s, he moved to New York, where he painted his first pieces on building facades in Manhattan. In his work, the artist focuses on the human body in motion and shows people who appear to be frozen in space. His creations reflect the constant motion of modern urban life and the fast pace of the city.

Xenz As a teenager, Xenz was so impressed by films and books about New York graffiti culture that he began to create his own pieces at the tender age of 14. He later studied at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. Xenz draws on his imagination and other natural motifs to paint landscapes. Today the artist lives and works in London.

XOOOOX The anonymous Berlin-based street artist XOOOOX works with stencils and installations in public spaces. He was the first German street artist to attract attention on the international art market. His work often features life-sized stencils of female models. Defamiliarization techniques allow him to contrast the glamorous world of fashion with existential subjects such as vulnerability and impermanence.

Yvette Born in Sidney, Australia, artist Yvette Vesta is currently based in New York and is one of the best-known women in the field of urban art. Some of her works are figurative, while others feature psychedelic distortions. Faces coincide with symbols, black and white objects with neon colors. The human skull is a motif that appears frequently in her paintings and installations.

Zevs Born in France in 1977, Christophe Aguirre Schwarz lives in Berlin. He started spraying graffiti in Paris in the 1990s and made a name for himself with his poetic silhouette drawings and the so-called "bombs" on advertising billboards. In the early 2000s, he became known for his liquidation technique. In this work, he paints with colors dripping over brand logos from the world of fashion, pop culture, and banking.

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Zezao Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1971, José Augusto Amaro Capela started conquering the underworld with graffiti as Zezao in the 1990s. He is best known for his arabesque, neon-blue images. He wanted to make his mark by embellishing locations such as sewage canals and abandoned ruins. His work contains political, social, and environmental messages.