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LA II Angel Ortiz
Title: Black Backs
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 61x61 cm
Angel Ortiz, also known as LA II, is a self-taught artist from the Lower East Side of New York City. His street tag, "LA II," became well-known by the age of ten, and at thirteen, he was discovered by art student Keith Haring. Ortiz's signature style combines geometric and abstract symbols, influenced by hieroglyphics and calligraphy, and his work often features his street tag reproduced in a dense pattern. He collaborated extensively with Keith Haring, filling in the empty spaces of his drawings and influencing Haring's compositions. Their partnership resulted in numerous exhibitions and installations around the world. Ortiz has also collaborated with other artists such as Richard Hamilton and Kenny Scharf, as well as street artists from his neighborhood. His work can be found in private collections and in the permanent collections of prestigious museums like the Whitney and MOMA. Ortiz continues to live and work in New York City.
- Creator:LA II (Angel Ortiz) (1967, American)
- Creation Year:2010
- Dimensions:Height: 24.02 in (61 cm)Width: 24.02 in (61 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:61x61 cmPrice: $6,103
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- Gallery Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1897214155312
LA II (Angel Ortiz)
LA II (Angel Ortiz) was born in 1967 in the Lower East Side of New York, New York. Also known for the artistic names LA II, LA2, or LA Rock which stands for “Little Angel” are often seen as tags in his artwork. LA II began his career when he met Keith Haring in 1980 at the age of 13. Being one of the most recognizable Graffiti artists from the Lower East Side in the 1980’s Ortiz collaborated side by side with Keith Haring for several projects. Having dropped out of High School in Manhattan, New York in 1983, he traveled around the world working with Keith Haring until 1985. LA II is for Haring what Jean-Michel Basquiat was for Andy Warhol. Today LA II is considered an iconic graffiti artist, being unearthed from the massive power of Keith Haring’s body of work. LA II’s role in Haring’s artistic development is clearly delineated by the unique and original look of their co-produced works. Fortunately, LA II is still alive, and his career is in its prime. LA II has a very collaborative nature. He seeks to work with other artists giving a characterization of his unique calligraphic patterns and lines to each piece. He has worked with dozens of artists in the art market today. Some of these names include Richard Hamilton, many street artists from the LES, Delta 2, Ero, and Cindy Shaoul. LA II's Urban Art style and graffiti heavily influenced Keith Haring’s work. If it is to be found his tag within a Haring artwork, then the piece was produced in a collaborative effort between Keith Haring and LA II. LA II complimented Haring’s “empty space” drawings, Angel Ortiz helped fill out Haring’s drawings. Haring said, “All the work [Angel and I did] was about surface and usually covers or transforms the object it is applied to”. Their collaboration produced hundreds of admired, sought-after and valuable pieces, which are exhibited in galleries worldwide, from New York to Tokyo to Europe. The influence that LA II garnered over Keith Haring by meshing their creativity produced some of the most iconic works of art that exist in the art market today. Among some selected exhibitions in which LA II has participated are: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York City, with Keith Haring in 1982, in 1983 alongside Keith Haring at the Fun Gallery, New York City, at the Galerie Watari, Tokyo, Japan, at the Robert Fraser Gallery, London, United Kingdom, at the Special Projects Paint Fiorucci, Milan, Italy, in 1990 Future Primeval Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows and Corona Park, New York with Keith Haring, Follin Gallery, New York City in 2001, Clayton Patterson Outlaw Museum, New York City in 2002, LA II & Keith Haring, Due amici a New York in 2003, Scope Art Fair, Los Angeles, California in 2004, and Galleria Leonardo Galerie, Bolzano, Italy in 2005. LA II lives in New York, New York, and works to continue creating graffiti art with a promising art career ahead.
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