Dan Witz | Scrum VIII

Scrum VIII (Suicidal Tendencies) Cut Out 48" X 48" Oil On Panel Dan Witz   Chicago born, Brooklyn based, Witz is considered one of the pioneers of the street art movement and has had one of the most sustained careers of any street artist. In 1983 Witz received a National Endowment of the Arts grant and, in 1992 and 2000 fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts were awarded to him. New York has been a strong source of inspiration for Witz throughout his career and the changing cultural landscape has been the genesis of many of his works. Witz has gained particular attention for his work with stickers and silkscreen posters, particularly the "Holes" series that were pasted around Brooklyn suggesting holes in their respective surfaces. Another popular media for Witz has been painting using a combination of traditional and digital tools through the creative process. After printing digital images onto canvas Witz then uses the traditional glazing techniques of the Dutch masters