Neck Face

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Neck Face tag on movie billboard in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City (May, 2005).
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Neck Face tag on movie billboard in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City (May, 2005).

Neck Face is a graffiti artist born in 1984 in Stockton, California. He is known for his clear and uniquely frightening drawing style. His most famous public art piece appropriates the sign on an abandoned storefront of the store "My Old Lady" in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood; he painted under that "...Loves Neckface". His artistic values and style of working is often compared to Jean-Michel Basquiat.[citation needed] He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and was based in Brooklyn, New York City for many years.[citation needed] In 2005 he relocated his studio to California, and now splits his time between California, New York, Australia, and Spain.[citation needed]

Neck Face originally worked in Stockton and Lodi, California, where he attended high school. Neck Face gained a great deal of notice through his affixing stickers emblazoned with his art to public objects such as street signs, traffic signals, and various buildings throughout Stockton and Lodi. Neck Face also spread his work to San Francisco, California, where his name can still be seen on many newspaper stands and walls throughout the city. While working in San Francisco, Neck Face developed his use of permanent marker as a graffiti medium. Works by Neck Face can also be found in Tokyo.

[edit] Neck Face and the media

After working in New York City for several months, Neck Face granted an interview to Dana Goodyear, who had tracked Neck Face down. Goodyear's story of the encounter appeared in The New Yorker magazine, and did not reveal Neck Face's true identity.

Staff members of The Tokay Press, the newspaper of Neck Face's former high school, discovered Neck Face's identity and attempted to gain an interview with him for their paper. When asked if he would consent to such an interview, Neck Face refused to have anything to do with the story.

The art of Neck Face was featured on the cover of Thrasher Magazine's July 2005 issue. Thrasher published an interview in the issue featuring his artwork as well as photos of Neck Face skateboarding.

Baker skateboards professional Kevin "Spanky" Long released a pro-model board that featured Neck Face artwork.

In September 2006 Baker also released 10 decks with graphics by Neck Face that joined up to make a mural.

Neck face collaborated with UARM to produce three t-shirt designs in 2005.

A piece by Neck Face can briefly be seen in the film Spider-Man 2 just after Peter Parker falls into an alley while attempting to swing between buildings.

A brief showing also in Jay-Z's 99 problems music video.

Neck Face can be scene in the Beastie Boys video "Ch-Check it out"

[edit] In literature

  • Neck Face, Satans Bride!!!. Published by KAWS (2004); edition of 2000

[edit] External links

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