Lee Quiñones
Lee Quiñones (* 1960 in Ponce ), known as LEE, is a Puerto Rican - American graffiti and hip hop artist.
life and work
"Lee" George Quiñones was born to Puerto Rican parents in Ponce born and grew up in the Lower East Side in Manhattan on. In 1974 he began spraying large graffiti on the New York City subway . Lee Quiñones painted over wagons and even entire subway trains in a spectacular way. Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat were influenced by his graffiti.
Under the direction of Charlie Ahearn , Lee Quiñones stars in Wild Style , a hip-hop film with members of the spray group The Fabulous 5ive . Quiñone starred in the films New York City Girl (1982) and Susan… Desperately Wanted (1985) by Susan Seidelman . Also in films with Laurence Fishburne , Rosie Perez and Fred Durst .
After initially illegal spraying activities, Quiñones began to work on a legal, commercial basis. Quiñones later made the step into renowned galleries and museums by using canvas and metal as image carriers . In 1982 Quiñones exhibited at documenta 7 in Kassel.
Awards
- VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
- 2007 JAM Awards for the Arts
Web links
- Lee Quiñones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lee Quinones website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Catalog: documenta 7 Kassel ; Vol. 1: (visual biographies of the artists); Vol. 2: (Current works of the artists); P. 270, Kassel 1982 ISBN 3-920453-02-6
- ↑ Keith Haring In the Subway 1980 - 1985 , accessed April 22, 2015 (English).
- ↑ About Lee Quiñones , accessed April 22, 2015.
- ^ Museum platform NRW Lee Quiñones , accessed on April 22, 2015 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quiñones, Lee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quiñones, Lee George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican-American graffiti and hip hop artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ponce (Puerto Rico) |