BEN EINE ORIGINAL LETTER 'A' CANVAS CIRCUS FONT + BANKSY PIC

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BEN EINE - ORIGINAL CANVAS . SINGLE LETTER A IN THE ' CIRCUS ' FONT. BLUE AND GREEN. CREATED IN 2008. SPRAYPAINT ON CANVAS. HAND-SIGNED & DATED BY EINE TO VERSO. APPROX SIZE : 20 X 25 CMS. THIS ITEM IS IN MINT CONDITION. EINE HAS RECENTLY HAD A SELL OUT GALLERY SHOW AT THE WHITE WALLS GALLERY IN SAN FRANCISO. BIOG : ===== Eine is most notable for his alphabet lettering on shop shutters in London's Shoreditch , Brick Lane and Broadway Market areas. [2 ] Some of these letters have been mapped for ease of finding. [3 ] He has also taken his lettering to the streets of Paris , Stockholm , Hastings and Newcastle upon Tyne .[ 4] Prior to becoming involved in commercial graffiti, Eine was a very famous and highly credible writer in the underground London graffiti scene. Inspired by the work of fashion assassin Noki, Eine first started to explore more commercial avenues in a workshop above the Dragon Bar in Lenoard Street, London (now knocked down). Eine produced a number of custom clothing designs notably some custom "VANDALS" sweatshirts and started to explore screen prints. At this time Eine contributed to sticker graffiti and was prolific in East London with his neon and black EINE stickers (multiple EINE names). Eine first came to prominence in the "commercial" graffiti scene through his symbiotic partnership with London graffiti artist Banksy; through Eine, Banksy was able to access the underground scene and through Banksy Eine accessed the commercial world. Impressed by the work of Banksy Eine chose to focus on "commercial" graffiti. In his commercial work he has produced numerous lettering styles including: shutter, circus, neon, elton, vandalism and wendy. In 2007, the Tower Hamlets Partnership began to survey residents of Brick Lane to ask whether they considered his graffiti offensive and should be removed. [5 ] Eine used to be the in-house printer for London based Pictures on Walls. He was responsible for the prints of such artists as Banksy , Jamie Hewlett and Anthony Micallef. He left this position to pursue his own solo career in 2008. In January 2008, Eine was featured in an article in London's Time Out magazine as one of the six best new street artists working in the capital. [6 ] There is a chapter on Eine in Street Renegades: New Underground Art [7 ] by Francesca Gavin and he is also featured in The Art Of Rebellion 2: World Of Urban Art Activism [8 ] by Christian Hundertmark, and he was featured in Sebastian Peiter's documentary 'Guerilla Art'. [9 ] In July 2010, President Barack Obama was presented with a painting by Eine, Twenty First Century City , as an official gift from the British Prime Minister David Cameron .[ 10 ][ 11 ][ 12 ] I accept gbp£ personal chq,building society chq. postal orders & PAYPAL. PLEASE CHECK MY 100 % POSITIVE FEEDBACK & MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE. Posted carefully and secure flat-packed in THICK CARDBOARD and sent by royal mail 'SPECIAL DELIVERY', ( delivery from clearence of payment 1 - 2 days ).And will be sent by 'INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR' to other countries,which may take longer to reach you. Any questions please ask. IF YOU HAVE 10 OR LESS POSITIVE FEEDBACKS PLEASE DO NOT BID BEFORE CONTACTING ME.I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL SUCH BIDS. Please pay within 24 hours of auction end ,otherwise i reserve the right to cancel your winning bid & re-list this item. SORRY,BUT DUE TO NON PAYMENT PROBLEMS I CAN NOT POST TO ITALY, If paying by Paypal,please be aware that i can not post to an 'unconfirmed' address. ! PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ART RELATED ITEMS. read more

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