Jone Hopper - Le toréador

Born in 1977, Jone Hopper is a French artist.

In the late 1980s, he "learned the ropes" on the street through an emerging movement at the time: graffiti. He tags his name on the street, on walls and on trains.

Known for his characters and aerosol signatures, he created the collective TBS (The Brutal Style) with Skepa and a few other committed graffiti artists.

We know little about him because the artist stays true to the graffiti spirit and wishes to remain anonymous, believing that the work should be highlighted and not the person.

Nonexistent on social media, absent from openings, a faceless artist, he remains a true mystery except for a few gallery owners in the confidence.

He compares his painting to a piece of Hip Hop, borrowing from Basquiat, Keith Haring, Picasso, Matisse, Andy Warhol or even Bacon, drawing from all painting currents, from Modern to Contemporary through Classic, he acts like a sampler... samples, cuts, assembles and thus creates new images.

- Mixed media: aerosol, pastel and acrylic on canvas
- With certificate of authenticity