2wenty is an American

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artist and

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from

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. He is known for using light as the central theme in his work. 2wenty comes from a background in lighting television and film which gives him an intimate understanding of how light works. The sources of light he utilizes for his light paintings are handmade, as well as creating the LED paintings by hand. His works can be viewed both nationally and internationally in Los Angeles,

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Art career

2wenty first emerged in 2011, when his ''Facebook Social Cigarettes'' posters started appearing in technology blogs all over the internet and on the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The posters featured a pack of cigarettes with the

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logo and a tag that read, "Social Cigarettes." He created over one hundred of the posters, comparing

consumption with that of "cancer sticks." 2wenty also created three-dimensional versions of the posters, complete with a surgeon general warning, "

may cause loss of time, poor work ethic, obesity, social disorder, and possible interference of destiny. Use at your own risk." 2wenty has had multiple collaborations with fellow artist,

Gregory Siff Gregory "Greg" Siff (born December 21, 1977) is an American visual artist, designer, writer and actor who lives and works in Los Angeles. Art career Siff was born in Brooklyn, New York. He creates images that blend Pop Art and Abstract-expres ...

, in addition to ''This Means Mar''. In December 2013, 2wenty was invited by

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to show and create one of his "signature" light paintings at his solo show 'I Crave Love', which was held at Lab Art Gallery in Los Angeles. His works have been exhibited in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and at Miami's Art Basel. He has been featured in

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, Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine, LA Canvas, Leveled Magazine, Melrose and Fairfax, Gawker, and as background themes for the, "My Yahoo", main page on

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Photography

2wenty expands his oeuvre into light painting photography. Through long exposures, the camera captures not only the subject, but also the source of light the artist moves across his "canvas". Within these detailed images," There is a depth and other worldliness that records both place and passage of time", says 2wenty.

Art exhibitions

Sketch for Japan,Project 1 Gallery, San Francisco, March 21st, 2011

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131112001822/http://www.risejapan.us/?cat=3 Rise Japan, Arc gallery, San Francisco, April 7th, 2011br> Street Heart, The Fold, Los Angeles, April 22nd, 2011

"What Graffiti is to New York - Street Art is to Los Angeles", Maximillian at Sunset Marque, Hollywood, May 28th, 2011

Friendly Fire, Le Spec Gallery, Los Angeles, July 9th, 201180/20, LA Canvas Headquarters, Los Angeles, October 20th, 2011

Above the Radar II, The Fridge, Washington DC, November 5th, 2011

G by Gregory Siff (collaboration), LA Founderie, Los Angeles, November 11th, 2011

New Urban Voices, Maximillian at Sunset Marque, Hollywood, March 31st, 2012

Venice Art Walk & Auctions, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, April 27th, 2012

Act Social, Active Ride Shop, Santa Monica, May 11th, 2012

Denim Canvas, The Standard Hollywood, Los Angeles, June 15th, 2012

Matter of Time by Gregory Siff (collaboration), Gallery Brown, West Hollywood, October 20th, 2012

The Art of Elysium and Christie's, Pieces of Heaven, (featured in the live auction by Chrisite's), Los Angeles, February 20th, 2013

Red Bull Canvas Cooler, Factory West, Hollywood, March 28th, 2013

Donuts with Dawn Kasper, For Your Art in Conjunction with LACMA, Hollywood, April 20th, 2013

Canvas Streets, Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat Gallery, Santa Monica, April 27th, 2013

Between Paint and Light, 2wenty X Gregory Siff, Loakal Gallery, Oakland, May 3rd, 2013

American All Stars, Gallery Brown, West Hollywood, May 18th, 2013

Venice Art Walk and Auctions Surf and Skate, Robert Berman Gallery @ Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, August 29th, 2013

Urban Influences in Contemporary Art, Ian Ross Gallery, San Francisco, September 27th, 2013
* ttp://www.wovenonline.com/carpet-blog/post209.htm One Love, Woven Accents, West Hollywood, February 13, 2014br>Pieces of Heaven By Art of Elysium, Siren Studios, Los Angeles, February 26, 2014
* ttp://abbotkinneyfirstfridays.com/surf-skate-4th-annual-event-thursday-august-28/ Surf & Skate Auctioin, Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, August 28, 2014br>Skate & Create, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, August 30, 2014Everyone Pays, Stone Malone Gallery, West Hollywood, October 3, 2014Art Basel House, Art Basel, Miami, Florida, December 2, 2014Drawbridge: Art Program For Homeless Children, Zener Schan Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, December 11, 2014Pieces of Heaven by Art of Elysium, Mama Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 2015

References

External links

2wenty Facebook Page

Photos of One Photographer's Trippy and Stunning 'Light Paintings', LAist, July 2014
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