LAII (Angel Ortiz) Abstract Mixed Media Painting

Item Details

“LAII” Angel Ortiz (New York, born 1967)
Untitled, late 20th century
Oil, acrylic, and airbrush on masonite panel
Signed “LAII” to the left

Angel Ortiz, known by the pseudonyms LAII, LA2, or LAROCK, is a Puerto Rican graffiti-style artist working in New York and known for his contemporary calligraphic style. Ortiz started as a teenage graffiti street artist and was discovered at the age of thirteen by Keith Haring. Ortiz and Haring collaborated on a number of murals, sculptures, and other street and gallery works and participated in several joint exhibitions including at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Corona Park, and Fun Gallery in New York as well as Galerie Watari, Tokyo, Robert Fraser Gallery, London, and Special Projects Paint Fiorucci, Milan.

Condition

- minor scratches, marks, and nicks to the frame; tears and tape to backing paper to the verso.

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Item #

ITMG419152