JERSEY JOE / RIME
JERSEY JOE / RIME is best known for his explosive use of color combined with his dynamic lettering and innovative characters. He started painting graffiti in 1991 in Staten Island and spent many years mastering his style in and around the New York/New Jersey area. Honing a very specific aesthetic, RIME achieved international recognition by 2003 and moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to concentrate on his fine art.
When it comes to contemporary graffiti, RIME is an artist that�s on top of his game. His pieces encapsulate an effortless style that�s impossible to imitate, pairing technical innovation with simple forms. There are no smoke and mirrors in a RIME piece, just honest to god laidback style. Beyond the street, RIME has transitioned his work into a gallery practice that draws on all elements of street lifestyle to create hyper-real candy coloured visions of urban life.
"Right now I see myself as simply an artist. I think growing up in New York you have these separations introduced to you, people say �Oh that�s graffiti, that�s not art�. For me I battled with that for a long time. I felt like in order to become a so-called artist that I needed to stop doing graffiti or change my priorities in some fashion. That felt really forced, like I wasn�t being true to myself. To be creative or be an artist you need to do something that�s honest, art isn�t just painting a landscape." - RIME
...read the full interview on Acclaim Magazine's website.
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Selected Fine Artwork
Selected Aerosol Artwork
Jersey Joe/Rime Videos
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