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John Matos Crash

John Matos Crash

United States • 1961 • 510 followers
Featured in: Best sellers Emerging artists

Crash (John Matos), a Bronx-born graffiti artist, is a major figure in the spray can revolution.

Nationality

American

Categories

Painters, Printmakers

Artistic movements

Street Art

Themes

Street art, Pop Art, Abstract

Biography

Crash (John Matos) is a graffiti artist born in the Bronx on October 11, 1961. He is one of the major protagonists of the ?spray can (R)evolution?.

He starts to do graffiti while he is still very young, on the New York trains, before passing to canvas.

He joins the Sidney Janis Gallery in 1983. His works are acquired by the most important collections in the world, from the MoMA in New Yorks to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

The public gets to know him when he co-produces, with Keith Haring, the Peter Stuyvesant advertising campaign. In France, he achieves fame after taking part in the 5/5 Figuration Libre exhibition France-USA at the Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1984. This exhibition featured the work of artists such as Basquiat, Boisrond, Combas, Keith Harring, Tseng Kwong Chi, Di Rosa... and John Matos Crash.

His style is close to comics, he uses flamboyant colors that remind us of the world of advertising and his works assert themselves as pure producs of the contemporary world. He is following the Pop Art lineage perfectly and raises again the so-called subculture to the status of ?high art?.

Explore all artworks (77)

Painting, Scrabble 1, John Matos Crash

Scrabble 1

Painting . 36 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,066

Sculpture, Crash Letters, John Matos Crash

Crash Letters

Sculpture . 32 x 33 x 3 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,777

Painting, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

Painting . 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting . 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,554

Recommended by Artsper
Painting, Standard Oil, John Matos Crash

Standard Oil

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$10,543

Painting, Scrabble 2, John Matos Crash

Scrabble 2

Painting . 36 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,066

Print, Clock 1, John Matos Crash

Clock 1

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$711

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Print, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

Print . 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Print . 40 x 40 x 2 inch

$2,450

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, John Matos Crash

Portrait

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 16 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$1,125

Painting, Hello Kitty (Part 1 & 2), John Matos Crash

Hello Kitty (Part 1 & 2)

Painting . 129.5 x 157.5 x 2.54 cm Painting . 51 x 62 x 1 inch

$22,500

Print, Clock 1, John Matos Crash

Clock 1

Print . 50 x 65 cm Print . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$711

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Print, These times are different, John Matos Crash

These times are different

Print . 62 x 49 x 2 cm Print . 24.4 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,895

Painting, Scrabble 4, John Matos Crash

Scrabble 4

Painting . 36 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,066

Sculpture, Untitled (Eye), John Matos Crash

Untitled (Eye)

Sculpture . 88.9 x 47 x 35.6 cm Sculpture . 35 x 18.5 x 14 inch

$7,500

Print, Sans titre, John Matos Crash

Sans titre

Print . 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,185

Print, Scrabble, John Matos Crash

Scrabble

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.7 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch

$533

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Painting, Green Lantern, John Matos Crash

Green Lantern

Painting . 135 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,108

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, John Matos Crash

Sans titre

Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 26.6 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 10.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,422

Painting, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

Painting . 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting . 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,554

Painting, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

Painting . 121.9 x 55.9 x 1.3 cm Painting . 48 x 22 x 0.5 inch

$6,500

Fine Art Drawings, Crash, John Matos Crash

Crash

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 16 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$1,125

Painting, Rough Side, John Matos Crash

Rough Side

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$10,069

Painting, Superman, John Matos Crash

Superman

Painting . 55.88 x 37.465 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 14.8 x 0.8 inch

$6,000

Sculpture, Untitled (Arrows), John Matos Crash

Untitled (Arrows)

Sculpture . 85.1 x 36.8 x 29.2 cm Sculpture . 33.5 x 14.5 x 11.5 inch

$7,500

Print, X-Men Portfolio, John Matos Crash

X-Men Portfolio

Print . 46 x 61 cm Print . 18.1 x 24 inch

$2,369

Print, Life Of Icons, John Matos Crash

Life Of Icons

Print . 50 x 50 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$261

Painting, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

Painting . 90 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$9,833

Painting, Toile 8, John Matos Crash

Toile 8

Painting . 25.5 x 25.5 x 4 cm Painting . 10 x 10 x 1.6 inch

$2,132

Painting, Thor, John Matos Crash

Thor

Painting . 55.88 x 37.465 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 14.8 x 0.8 inch

$6,000

Painting, Toile Tondo 2, John Matos Crash

Toile Tondo 2

Painting . 56 x 56 x 3 cm Painting . 22 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$3,554

Painting, Toile Tondo 4, John Matos Crash

Toile Tondo 4

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,791

Painting, Toile Tondo 1, John Matos Crash

Toile Tondo 1

Painting . 56 x 56 x 3 cm Painting . 22 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$3,554

Painting, Toile 2 (30x30 cm), John Matos Crash

Toile 2 (30x30 cm)

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1.6 inch

$2,725

Painting, Toile 2 (25x25 cm), John Matos Crash

Toile 2 (25x25 cm)

Painting . 25.5 x 25.5 x 4 cm Painting . 10 x 10 x 1.6 inch

$2,132

Print, Sans titre, John Matos Crash

Sans titre

Print . 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$474

Print, X-men Cyclope, John Matos Crash

X-men Cyclope

Print . 61 x 46 cm Print . 24 x 18.1 inch

$829

Painting, Toile 4, John Matos Crash

Toile 4

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1.6 inch

$2,725

Painting, The True Factor, John Matos Crash

The True Factor

Painting . 64 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 25.2 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,056

Painting, Toile Eye, John Matos Crash

Toile Eye

Painting . 91 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 35.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$7,108

Print, Popeye, John Matos Crash

Popeye

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,777

Print, X-men Tornade - Storm, John Matos Crash

X-men Tornade - Storm

Print . 61 x 46 cm Print . 24 x 18.1 inch

$829

Painting, Slam, John Matos Crash

Slam

Painting . 55.88 x 37.47 x 1 cm Painting . 22 x 14.8 x 0.4 inch

$6,000

Painting, II (Graffiti Painting) (1), John Matos Crash

II (Graffiti Painting) (1)

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$4,750

Painting, Harvest Field, John Matos Crash

Harvest Field

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$10,543

Painting, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

Painting . 105.41 x 220.98 x 2.54 cm Painting . 41.5 x 87 x 1 inch

$24,500

Painting, Local 1 (Subway Series), John Matos Crash

Local 1 (Subway Series)

Painting . 81 x 122 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 48 x 0.6 inch

$12,000

Painting, Wottled, John Matos Crash

Wottled

Painting . 152.4 x 152.4 x 2.54 cm Painting . 60 x 60 x 1 inch

$26,500

Painting, (Subway Series), John Matos Crash

(Subway Series)

Painting . 81 x 122 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 48 x 0.6 inch

$11,500

Painting, Fantastic 4, John Matos Crash

Fantastic 4

Painting . 142.24 x 142.24 x 2 cm Painting . 56 x 56 x 0.8 inch

$12,500

Painting, Sweet Dreams, John Matos Crash

Sweet Dreams

Painting . 64 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 25.2 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,056

Painting, Side Swiped, John Matos Crash

Side Swiped

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$10,543

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