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Seen

United States • 1961  1178 followers

The older I get, the more I go back in time

Biography

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 City 1980, Seen

Seen

Painting - 75.5 x 69.5 cm Painting - 29.7 x 27.4 inch

CHF 1,163

Painting, Blue, Seen

Seen

Painting - 86 x 70 cm Painting - 33.9 x 27.6 inch

CHF 1,357

Painting, Multitag, Seen

Seen

Painting - 86.5 x 70 cm Painting - 34.1 x 27.6 inch

CHF 1,357

Painting, POST NO BILLS, Seen

Seen

Painting - 101.5 x 70 cm Painting - 40 x 27.6 inch

CHF 1,260

Painting, Raw bubble Blue, Seen

Seen

Painting - 75.5 x 71 cm Painting - 29.7 x 28 inch

CHF 1,357

Painting, Multi Seen, Seen

Seen

Painting - 70 x 180 cm Painting - 27.6 x 70.9 inch

CHF 3,878

Painting, Bubble Pink, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28 x 21.9 x 0 inch

CHF 679

Painting, Bubble Yellow, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28 x 21.9 x 0 inch

CHF 679

Painting, Batman, Seen

Seen

Painting - 104 x 103 x 0.2 cm Painting - 40.9 x 40.6 x 0.1 inch

CHF 11,634

Painting, Untitled 9670, Seen

Seen

Painting - 56.5 x 168.5 cm Painting - 22.2 x 66.3 inch

CHF 2,424

Painting, Multi Seen, Seen

Seen

Painting - 142.2 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 56 x 16 x 0 inch

CHF 1,939

Painting, Inconnu (Multi Tags), Seen

Seen

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,454

Painting, Colorz, Seen

Seen

Painting - 172 x 81 x 0.1 cm Painting - 67.7 x 31.9 x 0 inch

CHF 2,424

Painting, Untitled 10511, Seen

Seen

Painting - 76.5 x 229 cm Painting - 30.1 x 90.2 inch

CHF 2,909

Painting, Untitled 9671, Seen

Seen

Painting - 56.5 x 168.5 cm Painting - 22.2 x 66.3 inch

CHF 1,939

Painting, Untitled 9602, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 198 cm Painting - 28 x 78 inch

CHF 2,909

Painting, Multi Seen, Seen

Seen

Painting - 76.2 x 71 cm Painting - 30 x 28 inch

CHF 1,454

Painting, NYC 1980 (Grey), Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 46.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.25 x 1 inch

CHF 780

Painting, NYC 1980 (Pink), Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 46.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.25 x 1 inch

CHF 780

Painting, Untituled 3, Seen

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Multi Tags, Seen

Seen

Painting - 36 x 170 cm Painting - 14.2 x 66.9 inch

CHF 1,551

Painting, Multiblaze, Seen

Seen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,424

Painting, Street Splash NYC, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 60 x 0.05 cm Painting - 28 x 23.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,163

Painting, Untitled 8551, Seen

Seen

Painting - 76 x 66.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 26.2 inch

CHF 970

Painting, Multi tags orange red, Seen

Seen

Painting - 86 x 177 cm Painting - 33.9 x 69.7 inch

CHF 2,036

Painting, Multi Tags Multicolor, Seen

Seen

Painting - 86 x 177 cm Painting - 33.9 x 69.7 inch

CHF 2,036

Painting, Multi Tags Blue, Seen

Seen

Painting - 70 x 148 cm Painting - 27.6 x 58.3 inch

CHF 1,454

Painting, Untituled 1, Seen

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untituled 2, Seen

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untituled 5, Seen

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untituled 6, Seen

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Street Splash NYC, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 60 x 0.05 cm Painting - 28 x 23.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,163

Painting, Multi-Tags, Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 173 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 68.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,393

Painting, Bubble Violet, Seen

Seen

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,133

Painting, Bubble Rose, Seen

Seen

Painting - 77 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,551

Painting, Wild style bleu red, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 152 cm Painting - 28 x 59.8 inch

CHF 2,909

Painting, Scribble SE, Seen

Seen

Painting - 127 x 87 x 0.2 cm Painting - 50 x 34.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 11,634

Painting, Big Wild style, Seen

Seen

Painting - 60 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,363

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 199 cm Painting - 28 x 78.3 inch

CHF 1,939

Painting, Untitled 7902, Seen

Seen

Painting - 86 x 56 cm Painting - 33.9 x 22 inch

CHF 970

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 76 x 172 cm Painting - 29.9 x 67.7 inch

CHF 1,939

Painting, Mad Transit, Seen

Seen

Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

CHF 1,406

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,066

Painting, Untitled, Seen

Seen

Painting - 50.8 x 61 cm Painting - 20 x 24 inch

CHF 997

Painting, MultiTags, Seen

Seen

Painting - 61 x 56 cm Painting - 24 x 22 inch

CHF 2,909

Painting, Ultraviolet, Seen

Seen

Painting - 81 x 152 cm Painting - 31.9 x 59.8 inch

CHF 3,490

Painting, Bombing Spray NY serie, Seen

Seen

Painting - 82 x 68 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,745

Painting, Bubble Jaune, Seen

Seen

Painting - 77 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,521

Painting, Bubble Rose, Seen

Seen

Painting - 77 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,521

Painting, Spray Can Signature Series, Seen

Seen

Painting - 71 x 55.8 x 0.2 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.1 inch

CHF 921

Painting, Bubble Bleu & Rose, Seen

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,551

Painting, Bubble purple, Seen

Seen

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,745

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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