108 (artist)

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108
Street Art
Websitehttp://www.108nero.com/
Manhole cover painted by 108 in Milan, Italy.

108 (born 1978) is an Italian artist in the field of street art and contemporary art from Alessandria.[1]

Career

108 has moved from working in traditional graffiti art to painting large and mysterious figures that invade public spaces.[2] He was the first writer to use numbers instead of letters for his name.[3] He started to work when he was a child on the streets of Alessandria, and used different names. His work has appeared on the streets of

Biennale di Venezia with JR and Daim. During March 2008 he was invited to join Nomadaz [9] (a show curated by Pablo Aravena) in Los Angeles with Eltono, Dem, Microbo
and other artists to represent Europe in the U.S.A. 108's doomy black abstractions are engaging and challenging in equal measure. Whether it be within the confines of a small room in the abandoned monastery, where the large triangular constructions are most effective and have the effect of warping and playing with the room's dimensions as the viewer attempts to back away and comprehend the pieces, or as a surreal floating void on a wall beside a busy road.

Principal exhibits

References

  1. ^ "Checkin' In With 108". Wooster Collective. 2004-02-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  2. ^ "Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation". Bevilacqualamasa.it. 2007-10-09. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. ^ "interview 108 (prC_Ok) / ABX3000". Ekosystem.org. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  4. ^ limited no art gallery - milan Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in French) dasp | Expo Nusign
  6. ^ "The Urban Edge Show". Wooster Collective. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  7. ^ :: En La Frontera :: Archived January 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ The Blog has been transferred to WWW.BRIGHTDISORDER.COM » Arsenale / Venice - “Walls l'arte al muro”: 108, JR, Daim Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Mauer, Mark (2008-03-11). "Nomadaz: Street Art from Europe at Scion / LA WEEKLY". Blogs.laweekly.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-08.

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