Deuce 7

Deuce 7
Deuce 7
Born  (2011-10-06T01:59:29)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Nationality American
Field Street Artist, Visual Artist
West Kittsondale Drain, Minneapolis Photo: Eric Brandt

Deuce 7 (a.k.a. Deuce Seven, Twenty Seven, 27) is the pseudonym of an American artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Background

Deuce 7 has been a railfan (trainspotter) since his early days, and eventually began freighthopping as a means of transport as well as to spread his work beyond the Minneapolis area. His love of trains and freighthopping strongly influences his art. Locomotives, freight cars, and railyard denizens are recurrent motifs in his work. Public awareness of his art first developed through displays of his graffiti on freight train boxcars.[1] He calls the west coast home, but his monikers can be seen on train cars throughout the USA. He now lives in Oakland, California and often collaborates with fellow artist Von Shank.

Public Art

In 2006, Deuce 7 began putting up street art in Minneapolis, soon followed by more work in New York City, Seattle, and other major cities. These spontaneous public displays quickly caught the attention of street art enthusiasts and art critics due to Deuce 7's unique, vivid, and colorful style.[2] In 2007, the Village Voice writer Camille Dodero crowned him the "new king of New York street art".[3] His graffiti art displays on the Williamsburg Bridge plaque in New York City are considered definitive examples of his street art style.[4]

Detail from "I Am the Earth", Original Enamel on Panel

Deuce 7 street art, Williamsburg Bridge, New York City (Photos: Luna Park)

  • September 2008

  • March 2007

  • February 2007

Street art detail Photo: Luna Park

Style

Deuce 7 uses aerosol paint, one-shot, and oilbars to create intensely colorful, spidery images of a variety of subjects which he refers to as "stories",[5] which include characters he has met on his travels, romantic interests, trains, cityscapes, as well as purely expressive, surrealist images.

His fine art pieces carry the design hallmarks of his street style, and are also typically rendered with one-shot, ink, watercolor, and/or enamel spray paint. Some pieces creatively utilize mixed media including masks, found objects, and baroque moldings. His pen and ink drawings frequently evoke stark, decaying cityscapes of crumbling tenement buildings patrolled by strange vehicles and airborne creatures.

Notable exhibits

Deuce 7's work has been the subject of several solo shows at galleries in the U.S. and Great Britain. Many of his original works are now held in private collections. A number of Deuce 7 fine art originals have been reproduced as high quality limited edition art prints.[6]

Gallery: Deuce 7 Fine Art Prints, 2007-2008

  • "Godless Bird", 2007

  • "Wild Animal Dream Catcher", 2007

  • "Deuceberg", 2008

  • "Big Country Dreams, Big City Love", 2008

(Photos: Will Neff)

References

  1. ^ "Deuce Seven - a set on Flickr". Flickr.com. http://www.flickr.com/photos/md11forever/sets/72157601425351245/. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  2. ^ "Seattle Calendar - Deuce 7 - page 1". Seattleweekly.com. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2008-07-23/calendar/deuce-7/. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  3. ^ "New York Art - The Alien Invader - page 1". Villagevoice.com. 2007-03-06. http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-03-06/art/the-alien-invader/. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  4. ^ "Deuce Seven". Untitled Name. http://untitledname.com/2007/03/deuce-seven. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  5. ^ Iverson, Kate (2009-03-13). "Deuce Seven balances graffiti, gallery worlds | Features | Arts | Twin Cities | Decider". Twincities.decider.com. http://twincities.decider.com/articles/deuce-seven-balances-graffiti-gallery-worlds,24984/. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  6. ^ "Deuce 7 Prints, Originals & Street Art". Deuce7art.com. http://deuce7art.com/27_Gallery/27_Gallery.html. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 

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Detail of "Erin Jesme Christ", 2009 screenprint Photo: Will Neff

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