Jonone (1963) - Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

JonOne (born John Andrew Perello, 1963), also known as Jon156, is an American graffiti artist. Originally from New York, he lives and works in Paris.

This is the journey of a man, of a creative act, an explosion of colour, a line lacing its way from one country to the next, a crossroads of space and time. This is the evolution of artist John Perello, a young New Yorker who grew up on 156th street between Harlem and Washington Heights. After seeing the very first tags emerge on the city’s screeching subway cars, he decided to join the movement under the name Jon156. Graffiti, in all its freedom and gesturalism, marked the dawn of a new era; it was an eruption in technicolour, a brand-new graphic revolution.

In the tunnels of the New York subway, Jon156 stood out for his freedom, defiance of convention and love of abstraction. In 1984, alongside fellow taggers Rac7 and Kyle, he founded the street artist collective 156 All Starz, which grew to become an international community. While visiting New York in 1987, French graffiti artist Bando noticed his work and invited him to Paris. It was a watershed moment ; he has lived there ever since.



Poster – reproduction of the painting "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" by JonOne. John Andrew Perello, known as JonOne, who here reinterprets Eugène Delacroix's masterpiece, "Liberty Leading the People,".

JonOne

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternié

Year 2015

Dimensions: H65 cm x W40 cm

Paper weight: 150 g/m².

Mint Condition/Brand New

Sent in secured in sturdy tube.