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| Born | Leonard Hilton McGurr November 17, 1955 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Graffiti, Spray paint art |
| Movement | Street art, Abstract art |
| Website | futuralaboratories |
Leonard Hilton McGurr (born November 17, 1955), known as Futura, and formerly known as Futura 2000,[1] is an American contemporary artist[2] and former graffiti artist.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Futura Reflects on the Past – Page". Interview Magazine. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ Vartanian, Hrag. "From Graffiti to the Gallery, Futura Talks About Art". Hyperallergic.com. Hyperallergic. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Bike NYC: The Cyclist's Guide to New York City Ed Glazar, Marci Blackman, Michael Green - 2011 1628730021 Famous OG writers who've tattooed these walls, graff artists that have been around since the beginning, include Cope2 (alias Fernando Carlo)—the South Bronx native who grabbed mainstream attention with his 2005 Time magazine billboard ad on the side of a building in Soho; Futura 2000 (Leonard Hilton McGurr)—an oldschool bike messenger, recently commissioned to paint a limited edition track bike designed and produced by master frame builder Ernesto Colnago; and the ...
- ^ Guerilla art - Sebastian Peiter, Goetz Werner – 2009 – 185669593X Page 14 When Private Leonard Hilton McGurr returned to the Big Apple, he put his military skills to good use by trespassing in the yards of the Metropolitan Transport Authorities, bombing trains and city walls with other artists such as Ali, Duro and Dondi. In the early days of graffiti, Futura developed his distinctive style. While most writers focused on lettering and elaborate name tagging, Futura pioneered an abstract spray-paint approach with aerosol strokes as thin as airbrush lines. Futura's ...
- ^ Christophe Deniau - 2016 Downtown Manhattan 78-82: De la no wave aux dancefloors 2367230943 La carrière de Futura 2000 (de son vrai nom Leonard Hilton McGurr) était alors en pleine ascension. Celuici s'était fait remarquer très jeune comme writer sur les rames de métro. Après des études à la School for Visual Arts afin d'y apprendre l'imprimerie, il va rapidement trouver son inspiration dans le métro de New York. Avec un style tout d'abord classique et tourné vers le lettrage, sa technique va s'affirmer par la suite et évoluer vers un style proche de celui de l'abstraction lyrique, ...