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<\/a><\/p>\nAbove chose to have his identity concealed but he uses two signature trademarks to make people aware of his work. He began spray painting his nickname \u2013 Above on trains in 1995 and that was his first signature but because the train was moving, the word was difficult to spot so he decided to make a different signature, more noticeable. This is how his signature arrow pointing \u201cabove\u201d appeared. Above also underwent on an international tour and you can find his works in countries like England, Portugal, France, USA and more.<\/p>\n
2. Andre Charles<\/h2>\n
Andre Charles had the name \u201cZone\u201d as his alias during the 80s but he never concealed his true identity. He began by painting graffiti on trains and walls of the Bronx but the point that made him stand out was when he started creating memorials on the walls of his neighbors and friends. After people noticed his work, he started being commissioned for it.<\/p>\n Tim Conlon was the first street artist who had his work presented in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. His style includes painting large murals and also working on canvas. Most of Conlon\u2019s work can be found on the streets of Washington D.C. and in public art projects.<\/p>\n Darryl McCray also known as Cornbread is what some may call the father of modern graffiti. He was the first one who, during the 60s, started tagging Philadelphia by painting his nickname on walls. After that, a couple of friends followed him until the art movement began spreading throughout the US and then to Europe. The Mural Arts Program is the largest public art program in the US and McCray helped it become what it is today.<\/p>\n Ron English is one of the most famous and prolific artists of our time and has art featured in books, movies and television series alongside walls and streets. The term POPaganda was assigned to his artwork and describes the high and low cultural touches present in his works. \u201cAbraham Obama\u201d is his most famous street artwork and it features a mix up between the portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the one of Barack Obama.<\/p>\n Mark Machado is Mr. Cartoon or simply Cartoon and he is not only a street but also a tattoo artist. He began his work when he was only 8 years old and had his first paid art job by the age of 12. Machado\u2019s graffiti work has been used by Toyota, Nike and T-Mobile to name a few and he has tattooed the bodies of many celebrities such as 50 Cent, Beyonce, Bow Wow, Prodigy and more.<\/p>\n Crocheted Olek is an artist who as the name suggests, uses crocheted patterns to beautify streets, inflatables and fiber art. Oleksiak\u2019s most noticeable work is a room where everything (including the people) is covered in crocheting. You can find her work all around the world in countries such as the UK, Poland, the US or Germany.<\/p>\n Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is the founding member of the Culture Jamming movement in New York with which he started using his signature artwork on public advertising and billboards. Since 2009, he has been managing the AvantGuard Urbano Festival, held in Northern Spain.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n3. Tim Conlon
<\/h2>\n4. Darryl McCray<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. Ron English<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6. Mark Machado<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n7. Agata Oleksiak<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n8. Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n9. Caledonia Dance Curry<\/h2>\n