Compelled to Kre8, One For the Books, Kre8 Your History Set of 3 Acrylic Sculptures 2024 2
Kevin "Kre8" Vigil
Sculpture : Set of 3 Acrylic Sculptures
Size : 21x9 x9 in | 53x23 x23 cm
Edition : 500
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Year2024
Hand SignedGold Pen on Base
Condition Excellent - Matching Numbers
Purchased fromAuction House 2023
Provenance / HistoryPurchased at auction 2023
Story / Additional InfoBought directly from Park West Gallery before the release announcement. Original owner.
Certificate of AuthenticityParkwest Gallery
LID166794
Kevin "Kre8" Vigil - Germany
Art Brokerage: Park West Artist: Kevin Vigil German Artist: b. 1980. There is no mistaking the art of Kevin "Kre8" Vigil. His distinct style of colorful, abstract splashes against black-and-gray compositions has earned him fans around the world. Drawing on a unique background steeped in graffiti art, tattoo artistry, and a love of Surrealism, Kre8 has inspired art lovers to share in his vision of enjoying creativity and life. Born in Germany in 1980, Kre8 moved to the United States at the age of 5. As a child of a military family, he never remained in one location for long. From an early age, Kre8's passion for creating art was apparent. "I was always drawing and doodling," says Kre8. However, his artistic talent was not recognized in school. Kre8 struggled to take direction from his art class instructors, typically favoring his own ideas. At the age of 14, a group of graffiti artists approached Kre8 and invited him to try his hand at graffiti. He joined the group, which came to be known as "Kre8 and ATF," and participated in graffiti displays across the United States for the next decade. It was during this period that he adopted the pseudonym "Kre8." He says that "Kre" stands for "Knowledge Reveals Evolution" while the 8 represents the infinity symbol turned vertical. Though Kre8 has experimented with many artistic genres including Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism, he describes his own artistic style as "Kre8izm," which combines aspects of Surrealism and abstract art. Kre8 references Dalà as one of his first artistic influences, but also draws inspiration from the works of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Pablo Picasso. Listings wanted