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Eine, Ben - New Circus 'F' - mixed media/Plexiglas - 3D - hand signed
Eine, Ben - New Circus 'F' - mixed media/Plexiglas - 3D - hand signed
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"New Circus 'F"
UV print on 3 x acrylic glass / multi-part mixed media, backed with gold foil.
Framed in a wooden frame.
Year: 2019
hand-signed, dated and titled on label
Condition: in good condition, gold foil in the background slightly wavy
Size: 42.0 × 42.0 cm
Ben Eine, born in London, is considered one of the most successful letterform artists in the world and is considered a pioneer in the exploration of contemporary typography.
Originally a graffiti writer, Eine began his career over 30 years ago, leaving his first tag all over London before developing his distinct typographic style.
One began painting huge, bright, and colorful letters on shutters throughout East London, creating beautiful shapes executed with a relentless "graffiti mentality"—painting over sixty shutters in a few months. These imposing, yet unattributed, anonymously painted letters stood out from the usual tags and dubs seen on the street. They captured public attention and were groundbreaking in the rise of street art's popularity.
Eine's partnership with the then-emerging London graffiti artist Banksy was highly influential for the commercial success of both artists. In 2003, the two founded the famous gallery Pictures on Walls with a loose collective of other artists to print and sell street art. POW was founded in the spirit of punk's DIY movement because, as Eine recalls, "There wasn't a gallery in London or the world that would touch what we were doing."
Fashion has always been a love interest of For One. He enjoys an ongoing collaboration with Louis Vuitton as well as his own clothing brand, One London, which launched to great acclaim at London Fashion Week 2018.
International acclaim was further heightened when British Prime Minister David Cameron presented his "Twenty First Century City" artwork to President Obama in 2010. His work is now included in the permanent collections of the V&A Museum London, The Museum of Modern Art Los Angeles, San Francisco's Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin's Urban Nation Street Art Museum, Los Angeles' "Beyond The Streets" and The Dean Collection, as well as the private collection of Louis Vuitton and numerous other commercial institutions.
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