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Seen, (whose real name is Richard Mirando), was born in 1961 in the Bronx where he grew up and still lives today. He was a precocious artist. He gets his first spray paint can at the age of 11. Two years later, he was making decorative painting for his uncle, the owner of a car garage. This is when he customises his first cars.

The graffiti movement was at the time in full force. Richard was fascinated by the painted metro trains in the Lexington Avenue depot and on line 6, just behind his uncle's garage. He goes to the depot on a Saturday afternoon in 1973 and makes his first "piece". He chooses the nickname "Seen". He likes the 2 "Es" and the meaning fits his art. Making graffiti becomes for him the means to realise his desire to be seen by the most people possible.

His first painting is a revelation. From a mere spectator, he became a player in the movement. The metro becomes his support. He works a lot and starts painting Whole cars which will mark the spirit of New York forever. His name and his art are carried throughout the city by the trains taken each day by hundreds of thousands of people. His unique style, his creativity and his tenacity make him a leader of the underground graffiti movement in New York during the 1980s.

In 1982, the Style Wars documentary by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant transforms him into an icon of the movement for the rest of the world. Recognised by his peers as the "Godfather of Graffiti", Seen is today's most famous graffiti artist and his influence is unprecedented.


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Painting, New York Raw Series, Seen

New York Raw Series

Seen

Painting - 90 x 56 cm

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Painting, Bubble blue, Seen

Bubble blue

Seen

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 62 x 169 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 92 x 62 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 66 x 61 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 66 x 61 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 82 x 57 x 2 cm

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Painting, Pink Bubble, Seen

Pink Bubble

Seen

Painting - 76 x 70 x 1 cm

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Painting, Red skull #3, Seen

Red skull #3

Seen

Painting - 82 x 58 x 0.2 cm

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Painting, Bubble white, Seen

Bubble white

Seen

Painting - 77 x 61 x 2 cm

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Painting, Bubble Blue, Seen

Bubble Blue

Seen

Painting - 66 x 60 x 1 cm

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Painting, Pink Bubble, Seen

Pink Bubble

Seen

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm

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Painting, Post no bills, Seen

Post no bills

Seen

Painting - 59 x 160 x 1 cm

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Painting, Bubble, Seen

Bubble

Seen

Painting - 71 x 152 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 51 x 140.5 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 61 x 152 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 66 x 203 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 61 x 168.5 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 66 x 203 cm

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Painting, Mix n match, Seen

Mix n match

Seen

Painting - 95 x 205.5 x 4.5 cm

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Painting, Bubble, Seen

Bubble

Seen

Painting - 51 x 142 x 3 cm

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Painting, Wild Style, Seen

Wild Style

Seen

Painting - 61 x 230 x 3 cm

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Painting, S , Seen

S

Seen

Painting - 104 x 98 x 4 cm

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Painting, Multi-Blaze, Seen

Multi-Blaze

Seen

Painting - 137 x 60 x 3 cm

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Painting, Untitled, Seen

Untitled

Seen

Painting - 58 x 58 x 3 cm

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Painting, Sans titre, Seen

Sans titre

Seen

Painting - 81 x 164 x 1 cm

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Painting, Seen, Seen

Seen

Seen

Painting - 162.5 x 94 cm

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Painting, Multi-tags, Seen

Multi-tags

Seen

Painting - 130 x 105 x 2 cm

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Painting, Classic Seen, Seen

Classic Seen

Seen

Painting - 171 x 61 cm

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Painting, Post no bills, Seen

Post no bills

Seen

Painting - 55 x 155 x 2 cm

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Painting, XL Multi Tags, Seen

XL Multi Tags

Seen

Painting - 170 x 170 x 1 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Seen, Seen

Seen

Seen

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 28 cm

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Painting, Spiderman, Seen

Spiderman

Seen

Painting - 93 x 93 x 2 cm

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Who is the artist?

Seen, (whose real name is Richard Mirando), was born in 1961 in the Bronx where he grew up and still lives today. He was a precocious artist. He gets his first spray paint can at the age of 11. Two years later, he was making decorative painting for his uncle, the owner of a car garage. This is when he customises his first cars.

The graffiti movement was at the time in full force. Richard was fascinated by the painted metro trains in the Lexington Avenue depot and on line 6, just behind his uncle's garage. He goes to the depot on a Saturday afternoon in 1973 and makes his first "piece". He chooses the nickname "Seen". He likes the 2 "Es" and the meaning fits his art. Making graffiti becomes for him the means to realise his desire to be seen by the most people possible.

His first painting is a revelation. From a mere spectator, he became a player in the movement. The metro becomes his support. He works a lot and starts painting Whole cars which will mark the spirit of New York forever. His name and his art are carried throughout the city by the trains taken each day by hundreds of thousands of people. His unique style, his creativity and his tenacity make him a leader of the underground graffiti movement in New York during the 1980s.

In 1982, the Style Wars documentary by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant transforms him into an icon of the movement for the rest of the world. Recognised by his peers as the "Godfather of Graffiti", Seen is today's most famous graffiti artist and his influence is unprecedented.

What is Seen’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Graffiti Artists, Playful Street Art

When was Seen born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1961