JonOne
1963 (New-York)
Living in : Les Lilas
Working in : Les Lilas
Artist's webSite
Artist's gallery
In the 1980s, in New York, JonOne digested the past of the graffiti scene which was mainly active in the subway and in the street. In a world compartmentalized by style, generating norms, JonOne establishes freedom in axis mundi. Before leaving for Paris in 1987, the invention of Freestyle frees the lettering from its heaviness and inscribes it more intensely in abstract painting. Following the steps necessary to the realization of graffiti - the sketch, the filling, the contours, followed by the setting in volume -, he proceeds by retention. Keeping only a summary drawing, underlying architecture where he lays the spatial bases of his piece, as well as its colored flow, he creates floating signs, suspended in space, substituting to the statism of the reading the circulation of visual energies.
Living in : Les Lilas
Working in : Les Lilas
Artist's webSite
Artist's gallery
In the 1980s, in New York, JonOne digested the past of the graffiti scene which was mainly active in the subway and in the street. In a world compartmentalized by style, generating norms, JonOne establishes freedom in axis mundi. Before leaving for Paris in 1987, the invention of Freestyle frees the lettering from its heaviness and inscribes it more intensely in abstract painting. Following the steps necessary to the realization of graffiti - the sketch, the filling, the contours, followed by the setting in volume -, he proceeds by retention. Keeping only a summary drawing, underlying architecture where he lays the spatial bases of his piece, as well as its colored flow, he creates floating signs, suspended in space, substituting to the statism of the reading the circulation of visual energies.
Artist's works
Artist's exhibitions
La Collection sort de sa Réserve ! - Exposition Collective
26/04/2021 - 01/09/2021
(Le François) Fondation Clément
26/04/2021 - 01/09/2021
(Le François) Fondation Clément
Conquête urbaine
06/04/2019 - 03/11/2019
(Calais) Musée des Beaux-Arts
06/04/2019 - 03/11/2019
(Calais) Musée des Beaux-Arts
JonOne. No Rules
01/06/2017 - 15/07/2017
(Paris) Galerie Rive Gauche – Marcel Strouk
01/06/2017 - 15/07/2017
(Paris) Galerie Rive Gauche – Marcel Strouk
XXL / Jardin rouge
12/12/2016 - 30/01/2017
(Marrakech) Montresso Art Foundation
12/12/2016 - 30/01/2017
(Marrakech) Montresso Art Foundation
Street Art Generations
02/04/2016 - 23/04/2016
(Saint-Etienne) Galerie Berthéas les Tournesols
02/04/2016 - 23/04/2016
(Saint-Etienne) Galerie Berthéas les Tournesols
Résonance, de l’original au multiple
30/01/2016 - 05/03/2016
(Saint Malo) Centre Cristel Éditeur d'Art
30/01/2016 - 05/03/2016
(Saint Malo) Centre Cristel Éditeur d'Art
JonOne. Fireworks
11/09/2015 - 24/10/2015
(Paris) Galerie du jour – agnès b.
11/09/2015 - 24/10/2015
(Paris) Galerie du jour – agnès b.
JonOne – Transformations
11/05/2012 - 16/06/2012
(Paris) Galerie Rive Gauche – Marcel Strouk
11/05/2012 - 16/06/2012
(Paris) Galerie Rive Gauche – Marcel Strouk