AXIS

London-born artist AXIS is a contemparary illustrator and working class fine artist who emerged fro Los Angeles seminal graffiti scene in the 1980's. He is most noted for his convoluted and hyper-stylized freehand characters. As a child, Axis moved from London to Los Angeles with his family and developed a number of musical and artistic influences. An early convert to skateboarding and punk rock, Axis began experimenting with graffiti in 1985, and joined LA's legendary CBS crew in 1988. By the mid-90s he had cemented his reputation as one of the most prolific street artists working in LA. Though his career has largely unfolded outside of the graffiti landscape, his skate-punk origins continue to shape his aesthetic and politicized black humor.