Eltono is a French artist born in the suburbs of Paris in 1975.[1] His work is mostly influenced by his graffiti background.[2] He started painting around 1989[3] in his neighborhood[4][5] mostly on train tracks and highway walls. "Eltono focused mainly on the railway lines to the northwest of the city, painting in the traditional silver and black, block letter Parisian style."[6] He lived in Madrid from 1999 to 2010 (where he got his pseudonym[7]), then in Beijing[8] from 2010 to 2014 and since 2014 lives in the south of France.[9] In 1999, while living in Madrid, he started painting abstract symbols with tape and acrylic paint.[10] "It was then that he developed the colorful geometric box patterns for which he is now known."[11] "As Eltono himself suggested, his move away from traditional graffiti was produced so as to find a harmony with both the material and the social body of the city (integrating both its architectonic and societal elements in a more consensual manner)."[12] "Eltono also rejects conventional letterforms in favor of a minimalism device with which to negotiate space."[13]
Eltono, France 2014Eltono, Xishuangbanna, China 2013Eltono, Caochangdi, Beijing, China 2012Eltono, Caochangdi, Beijing, China 2012Eltono, French Embassy in Cambodia 2015Eltono, Katowice, Poland 2013Eltono, Utrecht, NL 2012Eltono, Bridge Park 1, Dumbo, NY 2013
Eltono's work is mainly influenced by the urban environment and questions the limits between public and private space.[14] He uses the term "public space artist" to describe his practice.[15] When showing his work in galleries and museums, he focuses on finding a coherent way to show street art in private spaces.[16] "[Eltono's] career in both the street and the galleries [], is an example of a certain ethic of sustained work, oblivious to everything, which creates its own parameters and builds its own audience."[17]
He has collaborated with artists such as MOMO (artist), Nuria Mora (http://nuriamora.com/), Luce and is part of Equipo Plástico art collective (alongside Nuria Mora, Nano4814 and Sixeart) and Noviciado9 (alongside 3ttman, Remed, Spok, Nano4814 and Luciano Suarez).
Eltono paints mural for French Embassy in Cambodia, Urbanite Webzine
Does Street Art Belong in a Gallery?, Zachary Kussin, Newsweek
From dissident to decorative why street art sold out and gentrified our cities, Rafael Schacter, The Conversation
Esplendor geométrico de Eltono, El Mundo
El 'spray' se agita en Madrid, El País
National news in Spain about "Puerta Lumbreras" project, TVE1
Further readingedit
Interview on Ekosystem in English
Interview on Ekosystem in French
Interview on Ekosystem in Spanish
December 08, 2023
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Eltono is a French artist born in the suburbs of Paris in 1975 1 His work is mostly influenced by his graffiti background 2 He started painting around 1989 3 in his neighborhood 4 5 mostly on train tracks and highway walls Eltono focused mainly on the railway lines to the northwest of the city painting in the traditional silver and black block letter Parisian style 6 He lived in Madrid from 1999 to 2010 where he got his pseudonym 7 then in Beijing 8 from 2010 to 2014 and since 2014 lives in the south of France 9 In 1999 while living in Madrid he started painting abstract symbols with tape and acrylic paint 10 It was then that he developed the colorful geometric box patterns for which he is now known 11 As Eltono himself suggested his move away from traditional graffiti was produced so as to find a harmony with both the material and the social body of the city integrating both its architectonic and societal elements in a more consensual manner 12 Eltono also rejects conventional letterforms in favor of a minimalism device with which to negotiate space 13 EltonoBorn1975 age 47 48 ParisNationalityFrenchKnown forPublic art Abstract graffiti Street art Urban art GraffitiWebsitewww wbr eltono wbr comEltono France 2014Eltono Xishuangbanna China 2013Eltono Caochangdi Beijing China 2012Eltono Caochangdi Beijing China 2012Eltono French Embassy in Cambodia 2015Eltono Katowice Poland 2013Eltono Utrecht NL 2012Eltono Bridge Park 1 Dumbo NY 2013Eltono s work is mainly influenced by the urban environment and questions the limits between public and private space 14 He uses the term public space artist to describe his practice 15 When showing his work in galleries and museums he focuses on finding a coherent way to show street art in private spaces 16 Eltono s career in both the street and the galleries is an example of a certain ethic of sustained work oblivious to everything which creates its own parameters and builds its own audience 17 He has collaborated with artists such as MOMO artist Nuria Mora http nuriamora com Luce and is part of Equipo Plastico art collective alongside Nuria Mora Nano4814 and Sixeart and Noviciado9 alongside 3ttman Remed Spok Nano4814 and Luciano Suarez Contents 1 Solo exhibitions selection 2 Collective shows selection 3 Notes 4 Bibliography 5 External links 6 Further readingSolo exhibitions selection edit11 2015 Lugares Comunes Set Espai d Art Valencia Spain 10 2015 Aleas Delimbo Seville Spain 06 2015 Incontrolables Instituto Cervantes de Paris Paris France 03 2014 Amalgama Slowtrack Madrid Spain 07 2012 Deambular Artium Museum Vitoria Spain 06 2012 1 1 C Space gallery Caochangdi Beijing China 10 2011 Eredu SC Gallery Bilbao Spain 05 2010 Reticula Delimbo Gallery Seville Spain 01 2009 Coriandoli Cripta747 Turin Italy 01 2009 Pubblico ROJO artspace Milan Italy 09 2008 PLAF Autonomous Mechanisms New York U S A 07 2008 Bermellon ROJO artspace Barcelona Spain 06 2008 Astillas La Culpable Lima Peru 10 2007 Eltono at ART Monterrey Mexico 11 2006 Eigenkunstruktion Artitude Berlin Germany 01 2006 x y z Vacio9 Madrid Spain 10 2002 Complementaires Vacio 9 Madrid SpainCollective shows selection edit07 2015 Arqueologia Prohibida Conde Duque Madrid Spain 04 2015 Oxymores Ministry of Culture Paris France 01 2015 Mapping The City Somerset House London U K 09 2014 Artmossphere Biennial Moscow Russia 08 2013 Wooster Collective 10th Anniversary Show Jonathan LeVine Gallery New York U S A 09 2012 Biennale d Art Contemporain du Havre Le Havre France 02 2010 Murals Fundacion Miro Barcelona Spain 05 2009 Observatori 2009 Valencia Spain 05 2008 Street Art Tate Modern Museum London U K 03 2008 Nomadaz Scion Gallery Los Angeles USA 01 2007 Prive Och Publico Goteborg Sweden 09 2006 Pintura Mutante Marco Museum Vigo Spain 01 2006 1st Art Biennial Foundation ONCE Madrid Spain 09 2003 Ill Communication Urbis Museum Manchester U K 09 2002 Liverpool Biennial Liverpool U K 06 2002 Coded Language Atlanta U S A Notes edit Schacter Rafael 2013 The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti Yale University Press p 280 ISBN 0300199422 Eltono 2012 Line and Surface Stickit p 8 ISBN 9789081841801 Hundertmark Christian 2006 The Art of Rebellion 2 World of Urban Art Activism Publikat p 78 ISBN 9783980990943 Le Guide de l Art Comtemporain Urbain Graffiti Art Magazine Hors serie 88 2013 Schacter Rafael 2013 The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti Yale University Press p 280 ISBN 0300199422 Schacter Rafael 2013 The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti Yale University Press p 280 ISBN 0300199422 Schacter Rafael 2013 The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti Yale University Press p 280 ISBN 0300199422 Geometry Makes me Happy Index Book 2013 p 160 ISBN 9788415308393 Information Eltono com Retrieved 30 January 2016 Briggs Richard Eltono navigator commentator Remap Retrieved 30 January 2016 Miranda Carolina A Beyond Graffiti Artnews Retrieved 30 January 2016 Schacter Rafael 2014 Ornament amp Order Graffiti Street Art and the parergon Ashgate p 85 ISBN 9781472409980 Brook Richard Dunn Nick 2011 Urban Maps Instruments of Narrative and Interpretation in the City Ashgate p 165 ISBN 9780754676577 Incontrolables Eltono Instituto Cervantes Paris Retrieved 30 January 2016 Brook Richard Dunn Nick 2011 Urban Maps Instruments of Narrative and Interpretation in the City Ashgate p 162 ISBN 9780754676577 Geometry Makes me Happy Index Book 2013 p 160 ISBN 9788415308393 Abarca Javier 2012 Line and Surface Stickit p 7 ISBN 9789081841801 Bibliography editOrnament amp Order Graffiti Street Art and the Parergon Rafael Schacter Ashgate U K ISBN 9781472409980 The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti Rafael Schacter Yale University Press U S A ISBN 9780300199420 Line and Surface Monographic book Stickit N L ISBN 9789081841801 Urban Maps Instruments of Narrative and Interpretation in the City Richard Brook and Nick Dunn Ashgate U K ISBN 9780754676577 We Own the Night The Art of the Underbelly Project Workhorse and PAC Rizzoli U S A ISBN 9780789324948 Trespass Taschen U S A ISBN 9783836509640 Durch die Augen in den Sinn Galerie Konkret Germany ISBN 978 3940418401 Urban Interventions Personal Projects in Public Spaces Gestalten Germany ISBN 9783899552911 Arte Emergente en Espana Emerging Art in Spain Manuela Villa Vaiven Spain ISBN 9788496592643 Abstract Graffiti Cedar Lewisohn Merrell Publishers ISBN 1858945267 Puerta Lumbreras Eltono Documental book about the project Puerto Lumbreras Spain Bar Tom Cruise Monographic book Ediciones Rojo Spain ISBN 9788461113996 The Art of Rebellion II Germany ISBN 9783980990943 Carnet de rue JR Free presse France ISBN 9782915573015 Graffiti World Thames amp Hudson Germany ISBN 9780500514696 Street Logos Thames amp Hudson U K ISBN 9780500284698 The Art of Rebellion Germany ISBN 9781584232094External links editOfficial website www eltono com Equipo Plastico website Pinto Gratis Javier Abarca Urbanario Eltono paints mural for French Embassy in Cambodia Urbanite Webzine Does Street Art Belong in a Gallery Zachary Kussin Newsweek From dissident to decorative why street art sold out and gentrified our cities Rafael Schacter The Conversation Esplendor geometrico de Eltono El Mundo El spray se agita en Madrid El Pais National news in Spain about Puerta Lumbreras project TVE1Further reading editInterview on Ekosystem in English Interview on Ekosystem in French Interview on Ekosystem in Spanish Interview for Velvetliga Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eltono amp oldid 1166569521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
