![]() ![]() Alec Monopoly is the most successful artist that art-world insiders don’t take seriously. Subsequently, the artist was appointed to design a custom piece of art to be displayed in the brand new and soon to be opened Kiehl's store on Manhattan's Upper East Side, along with the works of other famous street artists, such as KAWS and Shepard Fairey. Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for ArtLife Gallery. Recently, Paramount Pictures commissioned Monopoly to design the logo for their new production company, Insurge. NEW YORK, Ap/PRNewswire/ - Artist Alec Monopoly will be unveiling a full collection of never-before-seen original works during a live exhibition at Eden Gallery, his exclusive. Monopoly and his work have been covered by The Huffington Post, the Wooster Collective, Juxtapoz magazine, Complex magazine, and The Dirt Floor. Monopoly cites his artistic origins as learning from his mother, an artist, eventually abandoning traditional academically-driven art classes to pursue an individual methodology. Alec Monopoly paintings often feature contemporary characters such as Uncle Pennybags and Richie Rich in everyday situations. Featured, Best selling, Alphabetically, A-Z, Alphabetically, Z-A. He started drawing and painting at an early age, and began tagging at the age of 12, having grown up in a New York City where graffiti was still widespread. Alec Monopoly cites his artistic origins as learning from his mother, an artist, eventually abandoning traditionally academically driven art classes to pursue an individual methodology. The artist primarily works in the urban environments of New York, Los Angeles, and London using varied materials (including stencils, spray paint, epoxies, varnishes and newspapers) to subversively depict the mascot of the board game, Monopoly. Celebrity street artist Alec Monopoly is known for his striking, graffiti-style art that serves as a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of capitalism and luxury. Alec Monopoly credits his mother, an oil painter, for his own artistic ambitions. Art Brokerage: Alec Monopoly American secret street artist: "Alec Monopoly" is the alias of a graffiti artist, originally from New York City. ![]()
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