James Reka (aka "REKA" and "Reka One"
) is a
street artist from
Melbourne
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,
Australia
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,
later based in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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.
Reka first started as a
graffiti artist in the 1990s, moving to
street art
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graff ...
including large murals later.
His work is in the permanent collection of the
National Gallery of Australia and he has exhibited worldwide. He participated in the
Dulwich Outdoor Gallery
Dulwich Outdoor Gallery (DOG) is a collection of street art in south London, with works based on traditional paintings in Dulwich Picture Gallery. The DOG was established by Ingrid Beazley, a pioneer of promoting street art.
The Dulwich Stre ...
associated with
Dulwich Picture Gallery, southeast
London
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In 2019 he created a large mural work for the Venice Biennale entitled The Doge and The Gondolier.
See also
*
Backwoods Gallery
Backwoods Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Australia. Founded in August 2010 the gallery exhibits Australian and international artists with a focus on urban contemporary art, street art
St ...
, Melbourne, Australia
References
External links
RekaOne website
Year of birth missing
People from Melbourne
Australian artists
Street artists
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