Urban Folk Art Gallery presents
Graffiti Icons Group Art Show
Brooklyn, NY- Adam Suerte and Omar Sanchez, the founders and curators of Urban Folk Art Gallery are pleased to announce their Spring Show “It’s Alive”, A collection of Old School Graffiti Icons. On March 11, 2010 at 7pm Brooklyn will be able to see how this form of art work began and in turn transformed pop culture. “Graffiti is a marketing tool now.” says Suerte. “It’s used to sell anything from fashion to toys; these guys helped start this movement before it was acceptable and mainstream. They were the ones who inspired us when we were young graffiti writers. We want people to see where this movement began; this gallery is the perfect forum for that.
The show will include works from such notorious artists as Dr. Revolt, Mark Bode, Stan 153 and Jean 13. Dr Revolt is one of the founding members of The Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) and is infamous for taking over the 1 subway line with his signature graffiti style. Stan 153, who got his start on the corner of 153rd Street and Eight Avenue defined the landscape of Harlem in the dawn of graffiti history, the 1970s. He has been documented in The Faith of Graffiti by Norman Mailer. Jean 13 who also gained fame in Harlem during this time, was one of the few writers on the first Graffiti Wall of Fame. Mark Bode, son of the legendary comic book artist, Vaughn Bode, has developed quite the following for taking his family legacy and applying it to the comic and tattoo worlds. He is also well known for his tribute murals to his father’s notorious comic characters such as Cheech Wizard.
The show will also be selling one of a kind limited edition t shirts, silkscreen prints and mini comics created by Bode, Stan153 and Dr. Revolt specifically for the “It’s Alive” show.
Urban Folk Art Gallery
101 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.643.1610
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