The RGB Lounge is excited by the opportunity to exhibit the work of legendary graffiti artist and couture jewelry designer Poem One.
Poem One cut his teeth and honed his skills in the tumultuous late 70's of New York City. A time when writers of all races and economic backgrounds joined together to carve their own niches into what was to become a flourishing and timeless culture. The fledging graffiti movement was in full swing, and he began, as most, just throwing his name up around the neighborhood. Seeing the subway cars rolling by, one after another, covered end to end by continuous masterpiece gave him the calling to the trains. "What you saw was raw and in your face," Poem reminisces, "it was the true essence of what graf stood for then, and very much, stands for to this day."
His work has been featured in numerous publications including the Source, The Washinton Post, and The New York Post, as well as numerous books and magazines that followed the world of graffiti. The turning point in his career was his inclusion in Martha Cooper's Subway Art. Dude is on the cover of one of the most recognized anthology of graffiti art ever published! Poem also sites the FX Cru documentary video as having the greatest influence on his worldwide fan base, "I was finally able to show who I was, what I stood for and that I was a grafitti artist who remained true to his roots."
Having the opportunity to travel internationally as a sponsored artist and the occasion to paint in front of hundreds people, Poem is considered a professional artist of the highest level by colleagues and appreciators worldwide.
Poem currently resides in New York, where he continues to develop his style as a painter and craftsmen, as well as administrate his business as designer of his own line of urban couture jewelry. http://www.poemecouturejewelry.com/
His work will be available at the RGB Lounge through Sept. 1st with an opening reception on Aug. 4th from 7 to 11pm. RGB Lounge is a gallery/event space, production/design house and artist cooperative located at 1420 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Il 60622
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