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Deuce 7
Born
Unknown
NationalityAmerican
Known forStreet Artist, Visual Artist

Deuce 7 (a.k.a. Deuce Seven, Twenty Seven, 27) is the pseudonym of an American artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Background

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Deuce 7 has been a railfan (trainspotter) since his early days, and eventually began freighthopping as a means of transport as well as to spread his work beyond the Minneapolis area. His love of trains and freighthopping strongly influences his art. Locomotives, freight cars, and railyard denizens are recurrent motifs in his work. Public awareness of his art first developed through displays of his graffiti on freight train boxcars.[1]

Public Art

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In 2006, Deuce 7 began putting up street art in Minneapolis, soon followed by more work in New York City, Seattle, and other major cities. These spontaneous public displays quickly caught the attention of street art enthusiasts and art critics due to Deuce 7's unique, vivid, and colorful style.[2] In 2007, the Village Voice writer Camille Dodero crowned him the "new king of New York street art".[3] His graffiti art displays on the Williamsburg Bridge plaque in New York City are considered definitive examples of his street art style.[4]

Deuce 7 street art, Williamsburg Bridge plaque, New York, New York

 
 
 
 
 

(Photos: Luna Park)

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    September 2008
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    March 2007
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    February 2007

Style

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Deuce 7 uses aerosol paint, one-shot, and oilbars to create intensely colorful, spidery images of a variety of subjects which he refers to as "stories",[5] which include characters he has met on his travels, romantic interests, trains, cityscapes, as well as purely expressive, surrealist images.

His fine art pieces carry the design hallmarks of his street style, and are also typically rendered with one-shot, ink, watercolor, and/or enamel spray paint. Some pieces creatively utilize mixed media including masks, found objects, and baroque moldings. His pen and ink drawings frequently evoke stark, decaying cityscapes of crumbling tenement buildings patrolled by strange vehicles and airborne creatures.

Notable exhibits

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Deuce 7's work has been the subject of several solo shows at galleries in the U.S. and Great Britain. Many of his original works are now held in private collections. A number of Deuce 7 fine art originals have been reproduced as high quality limited edition art prints.[6]

Gallery: Deuce 7 Fine Art Prints, 2007-2008

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    "Godless Bird", 2007
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    "Wild Animal Dream Catcher", 2007
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    "Deuceberg", 2008
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    "Big Country Dreams, Big City Love", 2008

References

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  1. ^ "Deuce Seven - a set on Flickr". Flickr.com. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  2. ^ "Seattle Calendar - Deuce 7 - page 1". Seattleweekly.com. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  3. ^ "New York Art - The Alien Invader - page 1". Villagevoice.com. 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  4. ^ "Deuce Seven". Untitled Name. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  5. ^ Iverson, Kate (2009-03-13). "Deuce Seven balances graffiti, gallery worlds | Features | Arts | Twin Cities | Decider". Twincities.decider.com. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  6. ^ "Deuce 7 Prints, Originals & Street Art". Deuce7art.com. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
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thumb|right|180px|Detail of "Erin Jesme Christ", 2009 screenprint

Exhibits and Shows

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Media

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[[Category:Graffiti and unauthorised signage]] [[Category: graffiti artists]] [[Category: American graffiti artists]] [[Category: American artists]] [[Category: Public art]]

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