BARRY McGEE TWIST

Barry McGee (aka Twist aka Ray Fong; born 1966, San Francisco, California) is a painter and graffiti artist.

McGee rose out of the graffiti art boom in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early nineties. His work draws heavily from a pessimistic view of the urban experience, which he describes as, "urban ills, overstimulations, frustrations, addictions & trying to maintain a level head under the constant bombardment of advertising". McGee's paintings are very iconic, with central figures dominating abstracted backgrounds of drips, patterns and color fields. He has also painted portraits of street characters on their own empty bottles of liquor, painted flattened spray cans picked up at train yards and painted wrecked vehicles for art shows.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• BARRY
• McGEE
• TWIST
• Graffiti
• Street
• Art
• MODAN
• MOMA

[Khultan]

I once admired you, Twist.

[rexnickles2]

dont worry about it, Barry, you're a household name in the art community now. you've hit legend status, and you aint even 50 yet. Graff kids that hate you are jealous, cause there is nothing wrong with your work, and aint nothing wrong with making a living off it. a "SELL OUT" is someone who gets a real job.

[junglemap]

The writers that say you sold out wish they could experience the same success.

[XNEWTXNEWTX]

i think thats every writers fear not to be known as a sell out

[detour228]

Graffitizm!

[daoodism]

barry, that's nice.