ARTISTS
Adam Handler, born in Queens, NY in
1986, studied Life Drawing in Italy and graduated from SUNY, Purchase in 2008.
Handler has mounted numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including
New York, Europe, Africa, and Seoul, South Korea. Notable exhibitions include
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY; Brega Artist Space, Seoul, Korea;
Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece; Concordia College: OSilas Gallery, Bronxville,
NY; The Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT; Fred Torres Gallery, NY, NY ; Vered
Gallery, East Hampton, NY; and The Children's Museum of Westchester, Rye, NY.
Banksy is an anonymous England-based street
artist, vandal, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s.
His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with
graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.
Not Banksy is an anonymous Not Banksy is a contemporary Artist in the UK. He started out as a Graffiti Artist in the 80s and was designated a Villain by local authorities and enforcement. He then started working at civic music festivals employed for mural work and creative talents. After traveling for years and making art, in 2007 the "Not Banksy" name was formalized and he continues to produce works that those who once deemed him a Villain now purchase... Change does happen, and it is helpful to have signs along way. It is quality Art and fun to look at. He is Not Banksy, but shares the same name.
Bisco Smith is an New York-based
contemporary artist with roots in music and graffiti. Bisco works in a variety
of formats, including canvas and large outdoor murals, and is recognized for
his lyrical approach to deconstructed expressionism characterized by gestural
marks and abstracted text that embody the energy of a moment. Using music as
his muse, he approaches each canvas as unique opportunity to channel the
expression of his inspiration by stripping his compositions to their fundamental
essence of motion and rhythm. Bisco's works, painted predominantly in black and
white, embody the creative spontaneity that exists at the intersection of music
and paint. Maurizio Cattelan (born 21 September 1960)
is an Italian artist. Known primarily for his hyperrealistic sculptures and
installations, Cattelan's practice also includes curating and publishing. His
satirical approach to art has resulted in him being frequently labelled as a
joker or prankster of the art world. Cleon Peterson is an LA based artist
whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures symbolizing a
struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of
contemporary society. The imagery of Cleon Peterson is not only strong because
of its striking visual quality and its relevance to our world today. Dabs Myla Australian
husband-and-wife visual artists, DABSMYLA, employ a shared design language that
dictates subject matter, positioning, color theory and perspective. With this
established framework and unspoken set of rules- strengthened by over a decade
of working together simultaneously - their singular goal is to tell an
expansive story that is wholly unique to their own experiences. Panorama is of
particular importance in DABSMYLA’s work. Micro points-of-view get referenced
in larger scopes of vision – creating an interconnectedness amongst paintings
both big and small. Eddie Martinez is an American artist in
painting and sculpture. He is well-known for using bold colors and contemporary
graffiti painting style in his early works between 2010 and 2012. Eddie
Martinez has held exhibitions internationally. He resides and works in New
York. Brian Donnelly, known professionally as
Kaws, is an American artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a
cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating back to the beginning of
his career in the 1990s, initially painted in 2D and later realised in 3D. Michael Reeder’s figurative art explores
concepts relating to identity. He is currently focused on examining the
defining elements of the individual which together create the distinct
formation of self. Through repeatedly working from the limited reference of one
person, whom Reeder himself does not know, he constructs a fresh identity with
each new painting. Cleverly utilizing ambiguity, Michael’s protagonists live in
a kind of limbo, where their identities appear within reach, often being
strengthened and aided in their definition by the clean, crisp contours of
their graphic and voidlike backdrops, yet their personalities are somehow
blurry and distant, as if a key component is missing. By constantly working in
a free flowing manner and allowing his subconsciousness unlimited scope within
his creative process, Michael’s portraits remain open-ended, encouraging
conversation and welcoming the projection of our own self-identities. Paul Insect is a UK contemporary
artist, who is most famous for his 2007 solo show Bullion exhibition at
London's Art gallery, Lazarides Gallery.Damien Hirst is reported to be a fan of
Insect, having purchased the show days before it opened. POSE has remained distinguished in his
inventive ability to take everyday, throw-away things and introduce them into
the world to communicate something much deeper. While his work relies on
harnessing very simple human emotions like love, loss and triumph, it’s
presented in a complex union of vivid colors and layered application that aims
for something much more profound than what’s at the literal, surface level. Frank Shepard Fairey is an American
contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and
founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first
became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign
while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. Timothy Curtis [b. 1982] is a
self-taught artist from Philadelphia, who lives and works in New York City.
Since establishing a focused studio practice in 2015, Curtis realized his first
solo exhibition in November 2017 at Kaikai Kiki’s Hidari Zingaro gallery in
Tokyo, Japan, curated by Takashi Murakami. His work was debuted publicly in the
U.S. at the Brooklyn Museum as part of the group exhibition Coney Island Is
Still Dreamland (To a Seagull) by the artist Stephen Powers (2015-1016). In
2018, Curtis’ work was included in Beyond the Streets, curated by Roger
Gastman, a follow-up to Los Angeles MoCA's successful Art in the Streets
exhibition. In October 2019, Curtis’s work will be included in The Drawing
Center’s highly anticipated exhibition The Pencil is Key.