He has been deemed the most Instagrammable graffiti artist and Artnet said he’s “the most successful artist that art-world insiders don’t take seriously”.
Monopoly’s iconic work has been covered by The Wall Street Journal, London Times, Rolling Stone, and Playboy Magazine, amongst other publications.
Paramount Pictures also hired the artist to design the logo for their production company, INSURGE. The artist primarily works in the urban environments of New. COLLABORATION AND RECEPTIONĪs a high profile artist, Monopoly has had his work commissioned by WHotel, Tag Heuer, Vitamin Water, Avicii, CoverGirl, and Phillipp Plein, helping the artist gain a large following. Alec Monopoly is the alias of an unidentified graffiti artist, originally from New York City. His works are unconventionally happy and positive contrasting the typical darkness of the art world associated with crime and vandalism. He has also created a collection of Monopoly Man figurines and sculptures to compliment his graffiti work.Īlec Monopoly stands out from other graffiti artists in his decision to not vandalize government buildings and properties, instead using abandoned warehouses as his canvas. Found on walls around New York, Los Angeles, and London, his artwork often comments on real-world issues.
Often colourful and vibrant with other graffiti attributes in the background, Monopoly’s depiction of the tuxedoed character from which his name is taken has become a well-known identifier of his work. The artist works on several pieces at the same time, producing around 70 original artworks each year. Monopoly works from a studio in Beverly Hills, which is half inside, half outside due to his use of spray paint. New York born artist, Alec Andon popularly known as Alec Monopoly died at the age of 34, with family, friends and loved ones left in total devastation. Police would simply pass him by, letting him continue with creating large-scale paintings. Alec Monopoly Death / Obituary A talented street artist, Alec Monopoly was pronounced dead on September 3, 2020, leaving loved ones in great sadness. was where true inspiration for his street art originated, especially as the city wasn’t concerned with graffiti art popping up everywhere. He moved to Los Angeles in 2006, where he worked with fashion designer Michel Comte. Eschewing formal training for his pursuit of. Growing up in New York City with a classically trained painter as a mother, Monopoly considers himself a lifelong artist. After deciding the traditional academic route of art training wasn’t for him, Monopoly dropped out of college, where he had been studying a double major in art and business. Originally from New York City, Alec Monopoly’s graffiti art can be seen in urban environments across the world, including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Europe, Mexico, and Asia. He started drawing and painting at an early age, and began tagging at the age of 12, having grown up in a New York City where graffiti was still widespread. x Alec Monopoly Collaboration Timepiece drops today and is available via Jacob & Co., priced $600,000 USD.Įlsewhere in watches, the first green-dialled Patek Philippe Nautilus turns up at auction, still sealed.Alec Monopoly credits his mother, an oil painter, for his own artistic ambitions. I started out the same way by doing something different and unique and I persisted until I was able to break through.” “He acted as if he had nothing to lose and he continued to persist until he broke through to become world famous for his creativity and unique angle. “Alec is a young artist that started his career taking risks and not thinking twice about it,” says founder Jacob Arabo. This 18k rose gold Astronomia’s manually wound four-arm movement is fixed at the centre of a black night sky base with each arm supporting a different mechanical feat, including a rotating one-carat spherical Jacob-cut diamond, a rotating hand-lacquered magnesium globe, a double axis tourbillon and a watch dial displaying minutes and hours.
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“My street art murals are often free flowing and wild but given the intricacies and meticulous mechanics within these watches I needed to approach the creative process with much more precision and patience.” Every element, brushstroke and color choice needed to be carefully thought out and perfectly executed,” says Monopoly. “This is by far the smallest scale ‘canvas’ I have ever painted.