Toshy

Netherlands  • 1970

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Toshy is a writer, photographer, illustrator and painter - but above all, he is an artist who tells stories. Born in Breda, the Netherlands in the 70s, he was encouraged by his family to pursue his talent and found inspiration in the works of Erwin Olaf, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein. A talented pencil and graffiti artist, Toshy was originally inspired by the thrilling visuals used in fashion and began combining them with graphics and animation.

The media recognized Toshy's talent for capturing the zeitgeist when he was just 16 years old. His work continued to expand beyond street art, spurred by his creative studies - Toshy set up his own creative agency - and in 2012 he began mixing his graffiti skills with typography and photography to create a new style of art. His portraits, which Toshy describes as odes, show the world the depths that lie within people as individuals. Toshy aims to trigger and inspire through his works and sees the world as a stage to present art as a form of communication without limits. His first canvas, Sade, unleashed a sea of emotions in his client. Soon after, Toshy was warmly welcomed at his first exhibition in Amsterdam. Each of his paintings is personally signed with the motto "The world is your stage".

Toshy recently launched a global campaign called Love Now, which combines upbeat graphics about love with a "do good, be kind, help change the world" energy. Love Now includes street art, canvas, video, installation, fashion and merchandising. Toshy also works on corporate commissions to paint airplanes, luxury automobiles and motorcycles.


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Toshy is a writer, photographer, illustrator and painter - but above all, he is an artist who tells stories. Born in Breda, the Netherlands in the 70s, he was encouraged by his family to pursue his talent and found inspiration in the works of Erwin Olaf, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons and Roy Lichtenstein. A talented pencil and graffiti artist, Toshy was originally inspired by the thrilling visuals used in fashion and began combining them with graphics and animation.

The media recognized Toshy's talent for capturing the zeitgeist when he was just 16 years old. His work continued to expand beyond street art, spurred by his creative studies - Toshy set up his own creative agency - and in 2012 he began mixing his graffiti skills with typography and photography to create a new style of art. His portraits, which Toshy describes as odes, show the world the depths that lie within people as individuals. Toshy aims to trigger and inspire through his works and sees the world as a stage to present art as a form of communication without limits. His first canvas, Sade, unleashed a sea of emotions in his client. Soon after, Toshy was warmly welcomed at his first exhibition in Amsterdam. Each of his paintings is personally signed with the motto "The world is your stage".

Toshy recently launched a global campaign called Love Now, which combines upbeat graphics about love with a "do good, be kind, help change the world" energy. Love Now includes street art, canvas, video, installation, fashion and merchandising. Toshy also works on corporate commissions to paint airplanes, luxury automobiles and motorcycles.

When was Toshy born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1970