a great artist

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"TMNK/Nobody is a contemporary American artist who uses his voice as a form of positive propaganda -- not necessarily to advance a political agenda ... but more to share his vision of how things could be, if only ... "It is from this juxtaposition of reality against hope, of probability against possibility, of the serious managed through satire, and of damage versus renewal, wherein TMNK draws his use of symbols, glyphs and iconography, his choice of colors and the balance of the canvas, even the jarring coincidence of materials and layered assemblages which, for no other reason sometimes than his willing them to be , seem to marry. His is a world which celebrates grace in its own transience; of our sentience sullied and then cleansed; and above all, our clamoring to exceed the dichotomy between our pathology, and our own biological imperative toward morality." - Dion Pincus LOVE over HATE: In 2007, in response to the tragic murder of one of his friends, he began crafting messages to provoke discussion about the senseless inner city violence which had now become personal. A graffiti-like tag attributed to TMNK, "Nobody Care$" began to appear all over New York. A short time later he quit his job, walked away from his 6 figure salary, and began selling his art on ebay and the streets of Soho, where he began to draw the attention of curators and collectors from around the world. In 2010, He sold 42 of the 49 paintings from his Urban Derivatives Exhibition, his first solo show at Galerie Galleberg in Norway. Followed by appearances at Miami's Art Basel, then a 5,000 sq ft celebrity attended pop-up exhibition entitled Modern Urbanisims in New York, e(merge) Art Fair, and most recently Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Arts 11th annual Red Show. TMNK's art was recently featured in Vibe and YRB Magazine, is in the permanent collection of the Fleming Museum in Vermont, and was selected for an exclusive line of t-shirts for apparel manufacture American Eagle Outfitters. TMNK was also one of the graffiti artists featured at MoMA's design and the Electric Eye Opening in 2008. With Solo Shows in New York, Italy, and Norway this so-called "nobody" has amassed an international following for his unique brand of intellectual urban contemporary art. Artist Statement: I'm just a nobody who believed he was somebody, even when no one else did. I believe that I can accomplish anything I put my mind to, that nothing is impossible. I hope my journey, my story, my art, inspires others to follow their dreams. I am the defiant thread, in this great tapestry called life, who has decided to weave instead of being woven, and to boldly proclaim himself a great artist. My rebellious, markers and aerosol cans, do not need nor seek your permission, as I converse with generations yet unborn. To you I may be nobody. Okay, then undeterred and unaffected I say to you, "Nobody did it!", as I leave my mark on the world for all eternity.