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Who is the most famous street artist?
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There is no single artist who can be identified as the most famous street artist. However, several street artists have gained international celebrity status due to their works. They include Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Shepard Fairey, Banksy, Os Gemeos, Lady Pink, Tracy 168, Dondi White, Daze and Cornbread. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of art from some of the world's top galleries and dealers.
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Shop for John "Crash" Matos Art on 1stDibs
Clockin (Rare Signed Screen Print)
By John Crash Matos
Located in Aventura, FL
10 color screen print on coventry rag 290 gsm paper with deckled edges. Hand signed and dated lower front by John 'Crash' Matos. Hand numbered 6/50 lower left front. Artwork size ...
Category
2010s Street Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
$1,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Large 66x82 Canvas Acrylic and Spray Paint by New York Graffiti Legend CRASH
By John Crash Matos
Located in Southampton, NY
This large major Museum work measures 66"x82" it is by John CRASH Matos a true Legend of the Graffiti movement. Crash was first noticed through his murals on subway cars and is now regarded as a pioneer of the Graffiti art movement.
His work is said to convey a "visual link between street life and established society". and in 1980, Crash curated the now iconic exhibition: "Graffiti Art Success for America" at Fashion MODA, launching the graffiti movement into a mainstream art movement.
In 1983, Crash was given his first major gallery showing at the legendary Sidney Janis Gallery in New York City. The first time a Graffiti artist ever exhibited at a major gallery, around the same time Keith Haring started showing at the Tony Shafrazi gallery, taking street art and graffiti art from the streets to a fine art gallery.
CRASH has been part of numerous museum and gallery shows around the world focusing on Graffiti and Street Art, and has works in many permanent museum collections.
Crash also has painted Stratocaster guitars for Eric Clapton and John Mayer...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Spray Paint/Graffiti/Street Art_John "CRASH" Matos, Burning Jasmine (4 Panels)
By John Crash Matos
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos
"Burning Jasmine (4 Panels)"
Spray Paint on Canvas
36 x 72.5 inches
Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began fo...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
John Crash MatosSpray Paint/Graffiti/Street Art_John "CRASH" Matos, Burning Jasmine (4 Panels), 2024
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Spray Paint/Canvas/Street Art/Graffiti_Alpha City, John "CRASH" Matos
By John Crash Matos
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos
"Alpha City"
Spray Paint on Canvas
36 x 36 inches
Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began following the older ...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
$7,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Spray Paint on Canvas/Graffiti/Street Art_Melancholy Drama_John "CRASH" Matos
By John Crash Matos
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos
"Melancholy Drama"
Spray Paint on Canvas
30.25 x 69.25 inches
Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began followin...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"Pleased to See You, " Crash, Pop Art, Street Art Graffiti
By John Crash Matos
Located in New York, NY
Crash
Pleased to See You, 1989
Signed and dated lower left
Watercolor and ink on paper
30 x 20 1/2 inches
A contemporary of Keith Haring and a modern-day master of this present day ...
Category
1980s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor