Jone Hopper - Baigneuse au grand chapeau

Born in 1977, Jone Hopper is a French artist.
In the late 80s, he cuts his teeth on the streets through the emerging graffiti movement of that era. He tags his name on the streets, on walls and on trains.
Known for his characters and aerosol signatures, he creates the collective TBS (The Brutal Style) with Skepa and a few other committed graffiti writers. We know little about him as the artist remains faithful to the spirit of graffiti and wishes to stay anonymous, believing that the work should be highlighted rather than the person.
Nonexistent on social networks, absent from openings, a faceless artist, he remains a true mystery except to a few gallery owners in the know. He compares his painting to a Hip Hop track, drawing from Basquiat, Keith Haring, Picasso, Matisse, Andy Warhol or even Bacon, tapping into all pictorial currents, from Modern to Contemporary and including Classical; he acts like a sampler... sampling, cutting, assembling and thus creating new images.
- Mixed media: aerosol, pastel and acrylic on canvas
- With certificate of authenticity