Sharp

Sharp, whose real name is Aaron Goodstone, is an American artist born in 1966 in New York. Author of graffiti, he got noticed by tagging line 6 of the New York subway in the early 1980s where he created the Ka crew, the “Kings Arrive”. Of Caribbean origin, Sharp received a Jewish education, a major influence in his painting. Also influenced by ancient calligraphy, he draws his inspiration from the ancient alphabets, particularly Gothic, Hebrew, Egyptian and Greek. Sharp begins teenage graffiti to protect himself and to ignore the violent and frustrating social environment in which he operates. He then considers this art as his "radical refuge", transforming his emotions into positive things in order to transmit messages on social injustices. One of his favorite themes is the Modern Western Alphabet in which he includes his formal research on the Greek, Hebrew, Egyptian and Latin alphabets, with the aim of breaking the shackles of modern language. He is the author of an innovative abstract style: “Abstract Techno Symbolism”, which consists of the evolution of the modern alphabet in order to transmit messages through images and abstract symbols.