Al Diaz Paintings
American, b. 1959
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented street artist whose career spans 5 decades. Diaz is best known for his collaboration with Jean Michel Basquiat on SAMO(c), graffiti that appeared in lower Manhattan from 1977 to 1979. SAMO(c) initially known for its wit and sarcastic humor, became a globally recognized graffito after Basquiat’s rise to fame. Diaz currently works with the WET PAINT
Service Change Alert signs used throughout the New York City subway system — cutting out individual letters from multiple signs to create clever, surreal and sometimes poignant anagrams. The reworked signage is then posted back onto subway walls.
His earlier WET PAINT work is featured in Nicholas Ganz’s new book “Street Messages”. Diaz exhibits regularly and has been a featured speaker on a variety of panel discussions, including at The New School, The Museum of the City of New York, NOLA Arts Festival in New Orleans, and The New York Public Library as part of a discussion panel on the Basquiat Notebooks. Al Diaz lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.to
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Artist: Al Diaz
SAMO(c)…4 The Sedate... (Original Artwork)
By Al Diaz
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Very cool SAMO© Original Artwork by Al Diaz.
Al Diaz is also famous for being the other half of 70’s- 80’s SAMO© duo along with Jean Michel Basquiat.
Large text hand written in perma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Al Diaz Paintings
Materials
Board, Permanent Marker
$1,500 Sale Price
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A Cerebral Assault
By Al Diaz
Located in New York, NY
Al Diaz
A Cerebral Assault, 2019
Mixd media on canvas
12 x 10 in
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented street a...
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2010s Contemporary Al Diaz Paintings
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Mixed Media
Ghost Painting
By Al Diaz
Located in New York, NY
Ghost Painting
2021
mixed media on canvas
21 x 30 inches
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented street artist wh...
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2010s Contemporary Al Diaz Paintings
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Mixed Media
Forgotten Names and Places
By Al Diaz
Located in New York, NY
Al Diaz
Forgotten Names and Places, 2019
Mixed media on canvas
30 x 40 in
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented...
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2010s Contemporary Al Diaz Paintings
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Mixed Media
Qualified Candidates
By Al Diaz
Located in New York, NY
Qualified Candidates
2020
mixed media on plywood
45 inch diameter
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented street ...
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2010s Contemporary Al Diaz Paintings
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Mixed Media
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