Original Gary John Street Art - To Put Back Together
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Colorful Robot - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Mars - Original Gary John Street Art Space Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Love Sick - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Saturn - Original Gary John Street Art Space Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Dizzy Dizzyland - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Money Balloon - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Color TV - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Rocketship - Original Gary John Street Art Space Exploration Astronaut Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Two Fish - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 14 in W 11 in
Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 15 in W 11 in
High Voltage Direct Current - Original Gary John Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Spray Paint
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Single Martini - Original Gary John Street Art Multicolor Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Flower Fields - Original Gary John Street Art Multicolor Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$195
H 12 in W 9 in
Rainbow Roll - Colorful Original Gary John Street Art Upstream Fish Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Orange Cream - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Yummy Popovers - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Trix Cereals Killer - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Andy Warhol - Original Gary John Street Art Pop Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Gone Fishing Today - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 15 in W 11 in
Building The Road To Space - Original Gary John Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 15 in W 11 in
Killer Burger - Original Gary John Street Art Fast Food Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 14 in W 11 in
Twin Hot Dogs - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 14 in W 11 in
Imperial Imp - Original Gary John Street Art Crown Figure Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 15 in W 11 in
Lead Me In The Right Direction - Original Gary John Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$800
H 22 in W 22 in
"What's For Dinner?" Original Gary John Street Art Fred Flintstone on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$248
H 14 in W 11 in
Banana With A Message - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$800
H 23 in W 22 in
Classic Mickey - Figurative Street Art on Newspaper Original Gary John Art
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Magic Man" - Original Red Circus Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
$185
H 15 in W 11 in
Symmetry Dance - Original Gary John Figurative Abstract Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Batwoman Punch - Original Street Art on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Beware Beware - Street Painting Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Hypnotized Eyes - Street Painting Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
3D Wildlife - Original Street Art on Newsprint by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$220
H 15 in W 11 in
Serpent Separation - Street Art on Newspaper Original Gary John Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Hell Kitty" Vibrant Colorful Pink Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
$800
H 28 in W 22 in
"Bright Escape" - Original Colorful Figurative Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media
"Krik" Original Spooky Skeleton Colorful Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Red Dreams" - Original Modern Cat Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 22 in
Blue Aztec - Original Contemporary Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media
"Happy Felix" - Modern Original Pop Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
$1,200
H 42 in W 30 in
"Queen Bee" - Original Colorful Figurative Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
$1,000
H 36 in W 24 in
"Primitive Provisions" Colorful Collage Street Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
"Teka Suit" - Original Pop Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media, Graphite
"Tokyo Trix" Pink Vibrant Original Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Oil Pastel
Hey Mickey - Original Mouse Pop Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board, Graphite, Mixed Media, Pastel
$195
H 11 in W 9 in
Open Chord Melody - Original Colorful Guitar Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
Elvis Would Never - Original Street Art on Newsprint by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$800
H 23 in W 22 in
Lucky Strike - Original Gary John Iconic Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Mask Of Luck - Street Painting Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$800
H 23 in W 22 in
"Money Bags Walking" Original Monopoly Man Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Money Talks - Orginal Street Art on Korean Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$185
H 15 in W 11 in
Mouse Mumble - Retro Urban Street Contemporary Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Hype Mentality - Original Black and Red Street Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
I Spy - Original Street Art Red and Black by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
10 Cent Fix - Street Painting Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Let's Try It - Street Painting Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Frosted" - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Boom Box" - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Aquatini" - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Sold
H 18 in W 16 in
"Cobalt Kings" - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Sold
H 18 in W 16 in
"I'm Innocent!" - Original Street Art Painting by Gary John (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Brutal" - Original Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"This City Needs Me" - Original Street Art Painting
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
31st Street Paris
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint, paper and pastels to create this one-of-a-kind
Acrylic Polymer, Paper
Jazz Skeleton
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic Polymer
Big Boy in LA
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Unframed size is 28x22". Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle
Acrylic Polymer, Board
Warrior
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on cardstock to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic Polymer, Cardboard
City Life
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on cardstock to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic, Board
Deal
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic Polymer, Paper
Hollywood Mouse
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic, Newsprint
Teka Tribes Triptych
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and a black frame. Size and price include frame. Gary John has been a street artist since 1985
Acrylic, Board
Bel Air Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
include frame. Unframed size is 48x36". Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from
Acrylic Polymer, Paper
Trix Tribes
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint and mixed media on cardstock to create this one-of
Cardboard, Acrylic Polymer
Happy Rocky
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic, Newsprint
Bring Your Friends
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Continental US, and a certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street
Acrylic, Newsprint
Sony
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Continental US, and a certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street
Acrylic, Newsprint
Under the Cover
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
within the continental US. A certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street
Acrylic, Newsprint
Welcome Back
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
within the continental US. A certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street
Acrylic, Newsprint
Metric Mouse
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Continental US, and a certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street
Acrylic, Newsprint
Bango
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
Ready Steady Go
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
Strawberry Sherbert
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
Toxic Mouse
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Schiller's Skull
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic Polymer, Papier Mâché
LA Fashion
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint to create this one-of-a-kind original artwork. It
Acrylic Polymer, Newsprint, Paper
Dance Dance Snoopy
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Canvas, Acrylic
The Girl
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint on newspaper to create this one-of-a-kind original
Acrylic Polymer, Newsprint, Paper
2 Ballerinas
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for free worldwide. A certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street artist
Acrylic, Newsprint
Palermo
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Continental US, and a certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street
Acrylic, Newsprint
Charlie Brown
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and hanging hardware is included. Size indicated includes frame. Gary John has been a street artist
Acrylic, Newsprint
Soup Can
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
worldwide, and a certificate of authenticity is included. Gary John has been a street artist since 1985
Acrylic, Newsprint
The Kings Speech
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Skull Above (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Tiki Triptych
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
Back To Reality
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Nature In the City
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
3 Moons (framed)
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he moved to
Acrylic Polymer, Paper, Pastel
Bleak House
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Gary John used acrylic paint to create this one-of-a-kind original artwork. It
Acrylic Polymer, Paper, Magazine Paper
Got My Eye On You
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Crispy King
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Lip Service
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board
Sight Unseen
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Put Your Hands Up
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Majesty Clone
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Killer Charlie
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Don't Turn Your Back on Me
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Essence of the Sly
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Music of the Soul
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Honey Flower
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Morning Cartoons
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
What the Heart Wants
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Newsprint
Church On Time
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Board, Mixed Media
Dance Party
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Newsprint
Street art is a style created for city walls, subway trains and other public spaces. Sometimes it is commissioned, yet most often it is an individual statement of defiant free expression. Although mostly an urban style, street art can be found all over the world, including JR’s pasted portraits on the separation wall in Palestine, Invader’s playful ceramic tile mosaics in Paris and the provocative stencil and spray-paint works by Banksy in London.
The Philadelphia-based Cornbread — aka Darryl McCray — is considered the first modern graffiti artist. He began tagging his name around the city in the 1960s. Graffiti art later flourished in New York City in the 1970s. There, young artists used spray paint and markers to create tags and large-scale graphic works, with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring both developing their distinctive styles through the graffiti scene, which would evolve into street art. Artists such as Tracy 168 and Lady Pink pioneered the Wild Style of complex graffiti writing in the 1980s, pushing the movement forward.
Because of its unsanctioned, improvisational and frequently covert nature, street art involves a range of techniques and aesthetics. Some street artists use quick and effective stenciling, whereas others wheat-paste posters, commandeer video projectors or freehand draw elaborate illustrations and murals. Shepard Fairey made his mark with street art stickers before designing the iconic “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
While the origins of street art are rooted in a strictly noncommercial creative act that confronted political issues, sexuality and more for a general audience of passersby, the art form has moved inside the galleries over the years. Today, just as Basquiat and Haring took their works from Manhattan’s Lower East Side alleyways into Soho galleries, artists including KAWS, Barry McGee and Osgemeos are in demand with collectors of fine art.
Find a collection of street art paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more on 1stDibs.
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.