Alexandre Orion, aged 27, was born in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is a photographer and artist, having graduated in Visual Arts. He has been working with graffiti and heavily involved in urban intervention since 1995. As a self-taught photographer, he became involved in the theory and practice

Documentary photography, Graffitists and cartoonists, Political, Urban

If Postmodernism raises low art to the level of high art, it also allows folks who control the media to cash in on subcultural trends: Rap, grunge, vogueing, whatever. Andy Warhol made a joke of it, but Keith Haring turned the tables. When this Graffiti artist lifted his brush to the walls of subways

Cartoonish, Graffitists and cartoonists, Homoerotic, In-your-face, Kinetic, Playful, Political, Pop, Profane, Queer art

Muelle was a trademark signature and design by Juan Carlos Argüello, Spanish graffiti pioneer (circa 1966-1995). Around 1980, during the Madrilene cultural Movida, Argüello started reproducing the logo he had designed in walls and public spaces of Madrid. It consisted of the word Muelle (Spanish

Graffitists and cartoonists, Illustration, Melancholy, Rough, Whimsical

Elzie Crisler Segar was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of Popeye, a character who first appeared in his newspaper comic strip "Thimble Theater," in 1929. Segar was born and raised in Chester, Illinois, USA, a small town near the Mississippi River. The son of a handyman, his earl

Cartoon, Graffitists and cartoonists, Pioneering, Violent