MTO is a graffiti artist from Berlin whos main focus is pop culture, more specifically movie stars with clever twists on characters they have played. One thing that Ive noticed about graffiti artists is their bio is very hard to find, after all im sure they are responsible for thousands of dollars worth of damage so providing his information might as well be providing his bank account number as well to pay for his destruction. His work is exactly what im talking abut earlier postings, he takes a brick wall and adds flare, character, FLAVOR. His subject matter is also very popular readily known characters allowing the everyday passer by to take notice to your piece and its message or there lack of. Painting people from Brad Pitt from fight club to Jack Nicholas in the shining MTO has done it all in truly realistic fashion. I think its ingenious to hide your message behind readily known faces and celebrities, its almost like an advertising tool, a tool that never runs out of ink because culture is always changing and there will always be a new big dog on top. I love these super famous characters and then thier signs that say MTO on it, its a clever way to incorporate your tag with out separating it from your art work. Below are some of his street paintings, many of which are cleverly placed around door ways and other negative spaces that are utilized into the strength of the overall design, "Gotta love pop culture references" in the words of Ron English!
Ron would be proud MTO.... Can you tell what movie these characters are from?
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