#Artists
A few examples about the kind of street artists you can discover on www.urbaneez.art
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CEET Fouad (Toulouse)
CEET Fouad was born in Algeria but he moved to Toulouse in 1978 at the age of 7 years old. Having started painting in the 1980’s, he is part of the world’s second generation of graffiti artists and is one of the first urban artists in France. Since 2003, 𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗔𝗗 has been living out of southern China, close to Hong Kong, and is recognized as a prolific muralist, contemporary painter and business entrepreneur.
𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗧 (Paris)
Born in 1980, Maxime Drouet is a graffiti artist from Paris since 2000. He has exclusively developed his art on trains during 10 years all over France, Europe and across the world. From the very beginning 𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗧 has taken the time to extensively photograph his work, documenting a practice, criticized but nevertheless consubstantial with modern graffiti. His first book named “Matière Grise” published in 2012 is now recognized as a classic.
𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗧 (Paris)
Born in 1980, Maxime Drouet is a graffiti artist from Paris since 2000. He has exclusively developed his art on trains during 10 years all over France, Europe and across the world. From the very beginning 𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗧 has taken the time to extensively photograph his work, documenting a practice, criticized but nevertheless consubstantial with modern graffiti. His first book named “Matière Grise” published in 2012 is now recognized as a classic.
Shozy (Russia)
Since 2010, the artist has developed his art around 3D and optical illusion allowing him to participate in many festivals all around the world. 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗭𝗬 was part of street art festivals in Dubai, The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, England and Belgium where he created the largest 3D mural to date for the Xpand Event And Meeting Center. #streetartist #streetart #graffiti #shozy #urbaneez #muralart
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗭𝗬 (Moscow)
Born in Moscow in 1989, Danila Shmelev aka Shozy is a Russian street artist known for his 3D technique and his mastering of optical illusion done on walls in the entire world. 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗭𝗬 made his first steps in graffiti in the early 2000 by doing murals illegally. At the same time, he started painting and drawing and began his studies in art and design. He spent 4 years at the MHIP while attending many studios of classical Russian painters.
𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗙ouad (Studio)
His Chicanos was as a way of initial form of communication for the artist when he landed in China. The chicken references symbolized his experiences of living amongst the densely populated Chinese people of the city. The famous Chicanos from 𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗔𝗗 now act as a parody of us as a humans beings in a modern and over-crowding world. When the artist is in his studio, he humanized our emotions and personalities through his colorful and humorous chicken portrays.
Maxime Drouet (Wild child)
Recognized as the wild child of the graffiti movement, the artist's career took a brutal break in 2011 when he was accused of having painted dozens of trains under the pseudonym Mank. His lawyer helped 𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗧 to overcome this unfortunate situation and put him on other tracks, those leading to exhibit his art into galleries and to be part of the art market.
Maxime Drouet (Train lover)
The artist favorite studio is a train cemeteries where trains act as a canvases. By painting a whole rail wagon and extracting a window from it, he breaks up his original work. The abstraction of 𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗧’s work then become a reflection of a past action, a random composition part of a much larger creation, which suddenly become a second work with a strong and evocative power.
𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗣𝗚 (Bordeaux)
Born in 1980, Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG is an artist from Bordeaux. He started graffiti in the mid-90's by writing his name in the city and in the vacant lots of his neighborhood. In the early 2000s, he began studying art history at the university which will be the beginning of his love for art and the starting point of the work of 𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗣𝗚 in the studio.
ARDPG x 𝗠onsieur & Madame
Like an extension of his collection “Childhood” which was dedicated to the comic strip Snoopy, 𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗣𝗚 also did a nice collection of sculptures based on the books Monsieur et Madame. This awesome collaboration was made possible thanks to the Musée en Herbe and all profits from the sale were distributed to the charity organization Street for Kids. Congratulations!
𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 (Basel)
BustArt is a swiss artist from Basel active since 1999. He started his artistic career with classic Graffiti and then switched to combine letters and cartoon characters in 2005, leading his art to more figurative works. Today, 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 is a neo - pop artist which feels entitled to tear characters and icons from their contexts and provide a broader sense through new compositions.
𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘 (Toulouse)
Loïc aka Mondé is a french graffiti artist from Toulouse where he has been painting the streets for over 15 years now. His illegal paintings were at the foundation of his artistic expression and his work on canvases is just a logical follow-up. The work of 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘 is a beautiful combination of calligraphy, graffiti and abstract compositions. His canvases have a raw aspect because they are all done with spontaneity, without any preliminary sketches nor research.
Yosh (Drawings)
As a child, Yosh wasn't really into studying and preferred sitting at the back of his classroom where he drew all day long as if to escape his daily existence. Since then, he has never stopped. 𝗬𝗢𝗦𝗛 is also a compulsive cartoonist. Whether it is humoristic, politic or just for fun, his drawings are published every day on social networks. We urge you to follow his account for your daily dose!
𝗬𝗢𝗦𝗛 (Paris)
Also known as "Le Poisson", Yosh is a graffiti artist and illustrator based in Paris. When he was a teen, he was influenced by the US hip-hop culture and started growing an interest in graffiti. The streets became his playground. Self-taught artist inspired by artists such as Di Rosa, Miro, and Miyazaki, 𝗬𝗢𝗦𝗛 has developed over the years a unique style where one can observe intertwined joyful creatures saturating numerous surfaces.
Goddog (Studio)
The link and the fracture are equally present in the work of Goddog on canvas: his continuous lines bring unity while cutting the surface. Thus various figurative elements are drawn in the abstract work: symbols, faces, landscapes. 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗗𝗢𝗚 particular constructions are played out on several levels aim to plunge us into a poetic and dreamworld which, nourished by a palette in pastel tones, exudes a soft harmony.
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