Born Miami, Florida in 1978. Self taught artist who started painting
at a very young age after being inspired by his mother's drawings and
paintings. He would stare at them for hours when he wasn't even tall
enough to reach the frames; not wanting to move from their sight. Some
of his earliest memories include finger painting in his Abuela's
kitchen at her house in Hialeah.
Influenced heavily early on by gang handwriting from Latin Kings, Folk
Nation, and KOP among others found throughout his neighborhood. Moved
to the Beach during his last term of junior high school and saw
Spraycan Art for the first time. Realized the true potential of
painting and began to take his own art seriously. Moved to New York in
the fall of 2004 after visiting monthly for almost five years.
Continues to pursue his degree in Fine Arts and plans to complete an
MFA.
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