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LA II (Angel Ortiz)"LA ROC Cat Woman" Decorated Graffiti Street Art Mannequin Bust SculptureCirca 2000
Circa 2000
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A beautiful street art, abstract Mannequin Bust decorated by artist Angel Ortiz. Here we find this stylish bust figure with the artist signature tag along with a figure of a cat, flowers, and calligraphy.
Sculpture measures 29.5 x 14.5 x 9.5 inches
New York City graffiti artist L.A. II (a.k.a. Angel Ortiz) is best known for his collaborations with Keith Haring. Ortiz’s career took off after Haring spotted his “Little Angel” tag upon moving to New York and asked to meet the then-teenage artist. Throughout the ’80s, Haring and Ortiz combined their signatures to create murals, sculptures, train paintings, and other objects, and Ortiz’s style and technique are thought to have influenced Haring’s solo practice from then on. Along with several joint exhibitions of his work and Haring's, Ortiz's own mix of contemporary symbols with Asian calligraphy has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States. LA II is mostly noted for his emotionally adept work closely related to that of Keith Haring. He is known for his graffiti art style which exhibits calligraphy tied into almost every work of art he has created. Designing a pattern which is so entrancing is what creates such a frenzy of energy in his art style, and makes his work so attractive and demandable. The same attraction led to his discovery when Keith Haring immediately fell in love with his art tags in Lower Manhattan. This is what created the dynamic duo which bolted them to massive sales in New York and Europe until Keith's death in 1990. This piece is a classic representation of his graffiti and calligraphic art style. He sometimes uses subjects such as giant flowers, fish, character cats, money bags, and faces in the design of his work. This piece fuses the iconic flower with his street art design creating a truly original street art look put on canvas. We can note the details of his calligraphy design is quite intricate and is more prominent in this work than others. He has signed his name in each section of the flower petals and uses the colors purple and orange to create a classic pop art feel.
PROVENANCE: LA II (Angel Ortiz) Studio; Private Collection New York City; Lilac Gallery Collection.
- Creator:LA II (Angel Ortiz) (1967, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 2000
- Dimensions:Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
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- Condition:The bust has minor scattered scuffs, a chip on the bottom part and a small crack on the left side (please see the listing pictures for the details). Otherwise, the piece is in very good condition for the time period with ordinary wear from age.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
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LA II (Angel Ortiz)
LA II (Angel Ortiz) was born in 1967 in the Lower East Side of New York, New York. Also known for the artistic names LA II, LA2, or LA Rock which stands for “Little Angel” are often seen as tags in his artwork. LA II began his career when he met Keith Haring in 1980 at the age of 13. Being one of the most recognizable Graffiti artists from the Lower East Side in the 1980’s Ortiz collaborated side by side with Keith Haring for several projects. Having dropped out of High School in Manhattan, New York in 1983, he traveled around the world working with Keith Haring until 1985. LA II is for Haring what Jean-Michel Basquiat was for Andy Warhol. Today LA II is considered an iconic graffiti artist, being unearthed from the massive power of Keith Haring’s body of work. LA II’s role in Haring’s artistic development is clearly delineated by the unique and original look of their co-produced works. Fortunately, LA II is still alive, and his career is in its prime. LA II has a very collaborative nature. He seeks to work with other artists giving a characterization of his unique calligraphic patterns and lines to each piece. He has worked with dozens of artists in the art market today. Some of these names include Richard Hamilton, many street artists from the LES, Delta 2, Ero, and Cindy Shaoul. LA II's Urban Art style and graffiti heavily influenced Keith Haring’s work. If it is to be found his tag within a Haring artwork, then the piece was produced in a collaborative effort between Keith Haring and LA II. LA II complimented Haring’s “empty space” drawings, Angel Ortiz helped fill out Haring’s drawings. Haring said, “All the work [Angel and I did] was about surface and usually covers or transforms the object it is applied to”. Their collaboration produced hundreds of admired, sought-after and valuable pieces, which are exhibited in galleries worldwide, from New York to Tokyo to Europe. The influence that LA II garnered over Keith Haring by meshing their creativity produced some of the most iconic works of art that exist in the art market today. Among some selected exhibitions in which LA II has participated are: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York City, with Keith Haring in 1982, in 1983 alongside Keith Haring at the Fun Gallery, New York City, at the Galerie Watari, Tokyo, Japan, at the Robert Fraser Gallery, London, United Kingdom, at the Special Projects Paint Fiorucci, Milan, Italy, in 1990 Future Primeval Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows and Corona Park, New York with Keith Haring, Follin Gallery, New York City in 2001, Clayton Patterson Outlaw Museum, New York City in 2002, LA II & Keith Haring, Due amici a New York in 2003, Scope Art Fair, Los Angeles, California in 2004, and Galleria Leonardo Galerie, Bolzano, Italy in 2005. LA II lives in New York, New York, and works to continue creating graffiti art with a promising art career ahead.
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