Anthony Clarke, known as A-One was an American graffiti artist, born in 1964 and based in New York. A-One began tagging subway cars during the 1970s. He took a lot of his inspiration from Black culture and his friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. A-One became well known and popular in the street art and contemporary art scenes. He developed an aesthetic that was looser than his fellow Manhattan artists, such as DAZE. Anthony Clarke then joined a group of artists known as the “Tag Master Killers,” which included Ramellzee, Toxic and Delta 2.
In 1982, he participated in a landmark graffiti exhibition in the South Bronx and was included the 1984 Venice Biennale, of which he was the youngest participant. Later on, in his life, he moved to Paris, where he continued to work until his death from an unexpected brain hemorrhage on November 11, 2001 at the age of 37.
In his work, I really like the colours used and the layering of some of his work. I find the way he works with line and colour really fascinating and how both aspects help one another to stand out.
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