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Follow on Google News | Yes He Can Yes He CanUrban Artist THH70 Featured in Barack Obama Art Exhibit
By: Todd Hirsch The exhibit, considered by website "The Obama Art Report" (www.obamaartreport.com) American artist THH70 (whose art has drawn comparisons to the work of artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cy Twombly, and William S. Burroughs) has been creating his text-based brand of "lo-fi urban abstract graffiti" since 2000, and has sold over 1000 original paintings, either online through his website at www.thh70online.com or in galleries worldwide. 2008 saw him exhibiting his work in galleries across the United States, donating artwork to non-profit charity organizations for auction (Keep A Breast Foundation) and getting featured in print and online magazines in the U.S. (Proteus Magazine, Magpie Magazine, Spraygraphic.com) Over the 2nd half of 2008, THH70's paintings of Obama all sold out instantly to collectors, and his work was spotlighted on The Obama Art Report three separate times. In creating his work for the Caribbean exhibit, THH70 wanted to "create a multi-layered and distressed image that conveyed the renewed pride that Americans are feeling again towards their country with the historic election of President-Elect Obama after a prolonged period of patriotic instability" For more information on THH70, go to www.thh70online.com. For exhibit information, contact Glennys Anglada at gausa@hotmail.com End
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