Barry McGee

Biografie
1966 -

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Barry McGee was born in 1966 in San Francisco, California, where he graduated from El Camino High School. In 1991 he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. At an early age, Barry began tagging in the neighborhoods of his surrounding cities. In the 1980s, he used the graffiti tag name “twist” in the streets of San Francisco. However, because his name was well known near his home city, he felt a deep need to expand to other regions. McGee found the change suited to him, and quickly achieved fame when he began working as an artist in the traditional gallery space. By then, his prototypical graffiti character with sagging eyes on a bewildered expression had become an iconic trademark. He also inspired the urban art scene and street art community. Barry is often considered one of the first street art pioneers who started working for galleries. Barry McGee has a strong focus on drawings, paintings, and mixed-media installations. He is inspired by contemporary urban culture, street art, and other artist installations. Other sources of inspiration include Mexican muralists, tramp art, and graffiti art from the 1970s and 1980s. His work has been shown in locations like the Walker Art Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, UCLA Hammer Museum, and in the American streets as street art. He has had many exhibitions of his work displayed around the world, including Milan, Tokyo, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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