MEET THE ARTIST! ---(see below)

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Erica Gosich Rose aka EGR: www.egrart.com

Erica grew up in Burlington; a quiet suburban city just a train ride away from Toronto, Canada. Her fascination with street art intensified while traveling to and from Sheridan College for Interpretive Illustration; the aesthetics and concepts of which are still featured prominently in her work today. EGR's works can be found on crumbling city walls and in pristine art galleries, from fine art to murals, illustration and even live art. Part of EGR's appeal is her ability to bridge art, design and functional purpose. She is just as comfortable with traditional oil paints and brushes as she is wielding aerosol spraycans- in locales as far as Australia and even Florence, Italy. Pop culture and social references abound in the work of EGR, though the female perspective is a recurring staple. As women are still a minority in the boys' club of urban art, many consider her a pioneer in the street art world. Fresh from her solo show at the Graffiti Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto-based artist EGR is infusing the world of street art with hope and positivity.

 

Terry Bell AKA: TBONEZ : www.myspace.com/tbonez13

If you ask him ,Terry will tell you that his artistic abilities come naturally. Aside from taking art classes in high school he has really had no formal schooling. By just picking up the basics he has taught himself to work in various mediums from leather carving design work to stained glass. Although fascinated by all forms of art it is the dance concert posters done for Bill Graham in the 60’s by such artist as Greg Irons , Lee Conklin , Stanley Mouse , and the late great Rick Griffin ,to name a few , that have shaped his personal taste. Hot rod and kustom kulture artist like Ed Roth , Von Dutch and Robert Williams as well as the work of tattoo artist are also sources of inspiration for what he does now. “The internet is a great source for not only posting but viewing works of art that one may never see other wise. The amount and quality of artistic talent that is out there is truly amazing and the inspiration I draw from it can only be compared to pouring gasoline on a fire. I feel very fortunate to be able to do what I love, and love what I do. Life don't get much better than that”

 

BRENT NOLASCO: brentnolasco.blogspot.com

Artist / Toy Customizer, ALLENTOWN, PA United States. The development of Sean's art involves constant evolution to new ideas and new forms. Progression and change are what he lives for. "My art gives me the opportunity to create different situations and environments from the landscapes in my mind. I like to break down and rebuild surfaces using various mixed media".

 

SEAN BARTON: seanbartonsigns.com

Sean Barton is a painter originally from the Bay Area of California. He has traveled and made his home in Europe, Canada, and all over the United States. He presently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. His work is both two-dimensional and three-dimensional and encompasses his passion for iconography, traditional sign painting, and "hot rod" culture. Sean has exhibited throughout the United States and most recently in Tokyo,Japan

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Edwards : www.april-edwards.com

April Edwards is a Cleveland Institute of Art graduate with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Illustration and a Minor in Technology Integrated Media Arts. Since 2007, April has been happily living in Carlsbad, California where she sees every day as a new opportunity. Through her experience, she has gained an understanding of clients’ needs and the ability to effectively translate them into visually appealing materials that meet their overall goals. Contact her today to get practical solutions to all your design dilemmas.

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Cat : www.catoshiro.com

Catherine Oshiro was born and raised in Sacramento, California. Known by many people as “Cat,” she is a graphic designer, illustrator, and photographer.  In 2007 Cat graduated from California State University Chico earning a Bachelors of Arts in Communication design, emphasis in Graphic Design. Cat enjoys doodling, befriending cute monsters, buying toys, and has a constant hunger that can’t be shaken. Her unique style of illustration has been inspired by countless hours in front of a television as a kid watching Sesame Street and The Muppets. This inspiration continues to grow and comes from everything around her daily life, whether it is her Japanese culture, cartoons, or simply food. Cat continues to draw her creations for local art shows, and her work is permanently displayed at Sweet Breams, a Japanese sweets shop in San Mateo, California. She currently resides in San Francisco, California working as a full time designer and digital illustrator.

 

Daze World : www.dazeworld.com

Very few of prolific graffiti 'writers' who flourished during the 70's and 80's have survived the transition from street to studio. Chris 'Daze' Ellis is among those whose work has provided a powerful and continuing record of an exciting outlaw era of painting. Daze, more than any of the muralists, has successfully conveyed an ongoing message about the mean streets, a segment of the urban cultural experience ignored by more conventional painters. Many of his paintings and watercolors are peopled by characters who at once frighten and amuse. His street scenes are parties where artists, cops, hookers, pimps and musicians mingle. These cartoon-like figures are humorously drawn, but beneath the pleasantness is a more serious subtext. Daze was recognized early on as one of the masters of the graffiti movement. Since then, his work has taken on a new sophistication which depicts the excitement of the street and recreates the spontaneity of the subway paintings which were the direct precursors of the post pop phenomenon.

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Peskimo: www.peskimo.com

Peskimo have been creating characters together since 2002. Their illustrations and animations have adorned vinyl toys, clothing, magazines and TV sets worldwide. They have a small band of monsters working for them in a grotto.

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Mega & Romeo: www.sons.nl

"Daddies Nasty Sons" :This dynamic duo from The Netherlands have been putting in work on pieces and graffiti productions for over 20 years with a self-described traditional old-school influenced style. They started working together since the days of cazal's and name buckles and they never stopped working on theme related graffiti walls. From the illegal work at night till commissions for big companies, their unlimited passion for lettering put them on the map as "stylewriters". Their crewname "Daddies Nasty Sons" is named after "Taki 183" (worldwide recognized as being the first graffiti writer). They see him as the father figure of the aerosol movement. In a sense they feel that in fact all graffiti writers are his offspring. The word "Nasty" represents their "little rascals" way of working. They are currently working on several projects and their work can show up on walls worldwide.

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Kryot: www.cancontrollers.net

Starting in the mid of the 1990s Kryot is part of the first generation of Graffiti Writing in Austria. At the beginning he mainly experienced with Letter-forms but when he and Mamut formed the crew Cancontrollers in 1999 they slowly started to develop their own way of painting moving away from the "classic" Writingstyle. His time spent in Brazil and South American region have had a huge influence on his work. A few years back he decided to stay away from typical “Halls of Fame” spots and opted for the more obscure spaces. Kryot works spontaneously and in direct reaction to each concrete site without the use of sketches or preconceives concepts. The location always feeds him with enough ideas and inspiration to develop a motive during painting. His rather simple and sometimes small interventions at uncanny, abandoned or obscure places, at entrances, crossovers or intersections are thus signified by their site-specific and individual character. Whereas many of the Writers of the 1990s nowadays mainly work indoors, on canvases or on commission, Kryot still sticks to painting outdoors. For the communication designer painting in urban space still remains a medium of free expression and personal creation whose unique and special experience can only be found in intuitive and immediate exchange with the spot.

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Danny Casroc: www.casroc.com

Danny "casroc" Casu --- Born in Limburg, The Netherlands, proud of his Italian roots and currently based in Belgium as a freelance illustrator - project manager. Since the early nineties Danny "casroc" Casu is expressing himself within this urban art culture. The development of his complex style and traditional influences are very recognizable and due to his ambition paintings all over Europe are being realized in co-operation with various artists, companies and Provincial Authorities. Inspired by traditional cultures and their rituals, Casroc’s work can be interpreted as visual cataloguing of his mystical and symbolic approach - his personal philosophy in reaction to a superficial society. The expression of his personal philosophy goes under the working title “Alphabet Rituals”.

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Roger Andrews: www.rand247.com

ROGER ANDREWS --- Freelance Illustrator Roger Andrews is an experienced, freelance illustrator specializing in conceptual illustration with expertise in character creation and design. Since leaving The Butera School of Art in 1992, where he was trained in traditional graphic art and illustration techniques, he has also worked digitally for many years using Illustrator, PhotoShop, and Quark. His versatile style of work and broad experience in the areas of advertising, packaging, and design can always be relied upon. His client list includes a host of well-known companies such as Hasbro Inc., Lucas Licensing, Disney, Digitas, BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, Deutsch Inc., and Hill Holliday.