Crash (1961) - Sans titre

John Matos, aka Crash, born in the Bronx on 11th October 1961 is one of the major protagonists of the "Aerosol (R)evolution". At a very young age he started doing graffiti in New York trains before practising on canvas. In 1983, he joined the Sidney Janis gallery before entering the largest collections in the world at MOMA in New York and at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
In a style similar to comics, with the flamboyant colours specific advertising, his works assert themselves as a pure product of the contemporary world. He fits perfectly in the legacy of Pop Art and took this alleged subculture to the rank of fine art.