El Pez
El Pez | |
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File:Pez graffiti Barcelona.JPG El Pez art in Barcelona | |
Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Spain |
💼 Occupation | |
Known for | Painter, muralist, graffiti |
🌐 Website | el-pez |
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El Pez (Spanish for "fish") (born 1976) is a Spanish graffiti artist.[1][2][3]
Background[edit]
Pez started painting in 1999 in his hometown Barcelona. Specifically, he got into street art writing his signature, which soon took the shape of a fish.[4] "Little by little his tags turned into the shape of a smiling blue fish, and he became a celebrity throughout Barcelona".[5]
In the early 2000s, Pez began to travel around Spain invited by graffiti contests and urban art exhibitions: Madrid, Pamplona, Las Palmas, Valencia, Bilbao, Sevilla. He was invited to show his work in art galleries: Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin and Milan.[citation needed]
In 2006, he travelled to South America to paint in Caracas, Bogota and Lima. Some months after, Pez took part in the K-Swiss Tour, a brand that leads the Asian painting market. The K-Swiss Tour brought him to Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei.[citation needed]
His works appear in the best-known street art books: Street Logos, Art of Rebellion, Street Art, Bcn New York, and in specialized magazines and internet websites. His work also appears in documentaries such as: "Bomb It-The Movie", Muros Libres", Free Walls" and "A Primer on Urban Painting".
References[edit]
- ↑ Eyesonwalls.com
- ↑ Lowrider.com
- ↑ The Culture Trip
- ↑ Schacter, Rafael,. The world atlas of street art and graffiti. Fekner, John,. New Haven. ISBN 0-300-19942-2. OCLC 855740908.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Bou, Louis (2005-11-22). Street Art: The Spray Files. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-083338-1. Search this book on
Further reading[edit]
- Pez street work pictures
- Time article
- Street Logos, Tristan Manco, Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-28469-5 Search this book on .
Filmography[edit]
- Pez on IMDb
- Bomb It on IMDb Search this movie on
- Exit Through the Gift Shop on IMDb Search this movie on
External links[edit]
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