It’s the highly skilled illustrator proving that he can paint, the painter proving he can think, and the thinker proving that he’s down for a bar brawl.” The mural was debuted for a one night event and painted out by the artists on the same day.Commissioned by Converse for the back cover of Juxtapoz Magazine, this mural was painted in Hollywood, CAInspired by a 1937 photograph by Margaret Bourke-White depicting a group of African American men and women waiting in a bread line for relief and disaster support.
What is wrong with this world is the strange attractor, but the source is so often how we hope to make it better. His work seizes the radical potential of this most ancient medium, murals, as it is being realized by post-graffiti generations armed with the skills of vandals, the tools of urban developers, the permission of the authorities and the heart of the people. An art of the present, we way leave it for time to decide precisely where Eaton will fit in the larger story of mural art, but to understand his work in this medium, why it looks like it does and says what it says, we have to see where it’s coming from.Public art is pulled along by the insecurities of society while it is simultaneously propelled by the aspirations of its culture. Tristan was commissioned to paint a portrait of Alexander Graham Bell to commemorate the buildings history.This piece was commissioned by Detroit Advertising Agency Doner for their new lobby.
For artist Tristan Eaton, who painted both murals onto the coffee shop Café de Leche, the racist attack underscored the work’s importance.
The mural features a life size Gundam Robot in silhouette and stands 3 stories tall.This piece was a collaboration between Tristan Eaton, Versace and Pow Wow! The piece spans a total of 70 feet in length and is spray paint on wood.In 2014 Tristan was invited to participate in the Pow Wow!
Outdoor, public art is the most important to me. 218.4k Followers, 2,110 Following, 4,155 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Tristan Eaton (@tristaneaton) Between his commercial design projects and those other escapades that are, well, not so sanctioned, he’s helped define more than a few moments along the way, any of which could have settled him in a well-established career, but the poor chump is an artist after all, and about as likely to stay still as he is to grow up.Looking at the twenty murals executed over the past three years that are included in this volume (merely a selection rather the sum of all the walls Tristan Eaton has done in this time) is to see this moment in the global mural movement in all its glory and to witness the evolution of an artist at a time of great culmination. We will be back in full swing soon!
He got into comics and graffiti while he lived in Since 2012, there have been some major changes in both his life and his career. Except he’s evolved so many times that his next step might be Himalayan cave-painting – you never know.
Tristan Eaton is an artist’s artist who’s so good at what he does that other artists might want to burn all their works and move to a cave in the Himalayas to die alone. Eaton is perhaps best known for his large scale public murals, found throughout the world from New York to Paris to Shanghai, which he executes in freehand spray paint; a technical and personal nod to his own history and respect for graffiti culture, while honoring traditional painting and muralism with his thoughtful and dynamic subject matter and compositions. All of these experiences become touchstones in Eaton's fine art practice where techniques new and old meet unusual and innovative ideas paired with an assortment of methods and materials both traditional and modern, all of which find a home and harmony in his work.
It was commissioned by art print house Static Medium.Painted at The Container Yard in downtown Los Angeles, CA, this mural addresses the conflicts and debate around gun violence and gun control in the United States.Located in Newcastle, Australia, the Look Hear Mural Festival brings artists from all over the world.
Tristan Eaton is a graffiti artist, street art muralist, illustrator, and toy designer. “These are the steps that a criminal mind and a commercial hand take when they try to wrestle and dance their way to harmony. His highly sought after style and work ethic in the field continues to inspire confidence in his clients and admiration among his peers while he blurs the lines between commercial and fine art. After moving back to Los Angeles, Eaton shut down his studio and other projects in order to focus completely on his fine art. This is the form, the kind of crazy-epic collage of the scattered and shattered brought together, whole.
Tristan Eaton’s ‘Apathy Exposed’ is an explosive, large format silk-screen print featuring 7 vibrant layers of specialty day-glow (Blacklight) inks at a humongous scale. There, he created two of it's most iconic designs, the Dunny and Munny, solidifying himself as one of the founders of the designer toy movement carried forth by contemporary pop artists such as KAWS today. Eaton’s work can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) permanent collection as well as the Cooper Hewitt Museum and Long Beach Museum of Art, which will host a retrospective of his art career Summer 2020. Paul Budnitz, Tristan Eaton, Huck Gee "Hello My Name Is" Dunny 2006 Paul Budnitz, Tristan Eaton Mega Munny 2007 Show more results This page showcases a few of my favorite projects over the last few years from across the globe. Tristan Eaton is an artist’s artist who’s so good at what he does that other artists might want to burn all their works and move to a cave in the Himalayas to die alone.
Long Beach. “What I’m painting about is alive and real. Modern & Contemporary Art Resource
The courage for this decision came from the gut.