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Al DiazAccept and Embrace Madness/ SAMO(c) As a Suggestive Note (Original Artwork)2015
2015
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Amazing double sided Original Mixed Media Artwork by Al Diaz.
Al Diaz is known for being the other half of the world famous SAMO© duo along with Jean Michel Basquiat in the 70's- 80's.
One side has thought provoking anagram by Diaz- ACCEPT AND EMBRACE MADNESS. Other side is boldly hand tagged with quote by Diaz, "SAMO©... AS A SUGGESTIVE NOTE..." which the artist added in 2016.
Signed on bottom right of quote side with AL DIAZ 2015.
This artwork was also exhibited at his show in NYC in 2015.
The ACCEPT AND EMBRACE side is made with tile board and cut alphabets reminiscent of the WET PAINT signs found in NYC subways reworked by Diaz.
Artist has self framed this work in aluminum frame similar style framing as found on ad message boards in NYC subway also.
Framed with plexiglass and aluminum currently without hanging hardware we recommend having this original artwork professionally framed with archival materials keeping original materials as artist intended.
Certificate of Authenticity issued by our gallery included.
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- Creator:Al Diaz (1959, American)
- Creation Year:2015
- Dimensions:Height: 8.1 in (20.58 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)
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- Condition:Framed in aluminum frame, no hardware. Has marks on frame and reverse as acquired from artist. We recommend archival framing keeping original materials as artist intended.
- Gallery Location:Englishtown, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1624216482232
Al Diaz
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented street artist whose career spans 5 decades. Diaz is best known for his collaboration with Jean Michel Basquiat on SAMO(c), graffiti that appeared in lower Manhattan from 1977 to 1979. SAMO(c) initially known for its wit and sarcastic humor, became a globally recognized graffito after Basquiat’s rise to fame. Diaz currently works with the WET PAINT & Service Change Alert signs used throughout the New York City subway system — cutting out individual letters from multiple signs to create clever, surreal and sometimes poignant anagrams. The reworked signage is then posted back onto subway walls. His earlier WET PAINT work is featured in Nicholas Ganz’s new book “Street Messages”. Diaz exhibits regularly and has been a featured speaker on a variety of panel discussions, including at The New School, The Museum of the City of New York, NOLA Arts Festival in New Orleans, and The New York Public Library as part of a discussion panel on the Basquiat Notebooks. Al Diaz lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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