Ben Johnston /Sen2 Sandro Figueroa
COLOR SHIFTS
January 6, – 15, 2025
1:00pm – 7:00pm（Last day until 5:00pm）
MEDEL GALLERY SHUでは、1月6日より15日まで、2人のグラフィティアーティスト、Ben Johnston , SEN2の作品を紹介します。
Ben Johnstonは、カナダ出身の南アフリカ・ケープタウンで育ったアーティストです。言語をグラフィックとして表現し、言葉とイメージの関係に挑戦的にアプローチしています。彼はミューラルや大規模な作品を多く手掛けており、アディダスのコートデザインやディオールのパッケージデザイン、イベントコラボレーションなど、数多くの企業とのコラボレーションで活躍しています。その幅広い活動を通じて、アートの可能性を広げ続けています。
SEN2 / Sandro Figueroaは、プエルトリコ出身でニューヨーク・ブロンクス在住のグラフィティアーティスト、伝説的なグラフィティーグループ「Tats Cru」のメンバーとして世界中で活躍した後、スポーツ、音楽、サブカルチャーなど様々分野でコラボレーションを発表してきました。これまでに、レアル・マドリードのUSツアークリエイティブやUSオープンのコートデザインなどを手掛けるなど、グローバルなプロジェクトにも関わってきました。現在はグラフィティの魂を今も色濃く反映させながら、大胆な構図やレイヤーなどストリートで培った技術をキャンバスに展開し、より繊細で複雑なグラフィック表現を生み出しています。
この二人のアーティストは、グラフィティを背景に、現代社会の生活や文化に深く根ざした作品を創作しています。グラフィティがヒップホップ文化の三要素（DJ、ブレイキン、グラフィティ）の一部であることを考えると、彼らが多領域に展開するのは自然な流れと言えるでしょう。
SEN2は、抽象的な絵画的表現とグラフィティの境界を探求し、新たな洗練された抽象表現を開拓しています。今回の幾何学的線と面の構成や色彩は、彼が尊敬するNYポップアートの影響の展開とも見えます。一方で、Ben Johnsonは、文字そのものをアートとして昇華させ、言葉の力をポップで魅力的な形で再認識させる手法を採用しています。彼の作品は、言葉が持つ力と視覚的な美しさをダイナミックに融合させ、言葉の新たな意味を引き出します。
彼らの作品のポップな色彩や大胆な構成は、観る人々に感覚的な反応を呼び起こし、アートが身近な存在であることを実感させてくれるのです。誰もがアクセスしやすいアートとしてグラフィティの確立や普及が進んでいることが見て取れます。
鮮やかでパワフルな作品をぜひお楽しみください。
MEDEL GALLERY SHU will showcase the works of two graffiti artists, Ben Johnston and SEN2, from January 6 to 15.
Ben Johnston is an artist originally from Canada who grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. He expresses language graphically, approaching the relationship between words and images in a challenging way. Johnston has created numerous murals and large-scale works, collaborating with various companies such as Adidas for court designs, Dior for packaging designs, and event collaborations. Through his wide-ranging activities, he continues to expand the possibilities of art.
SEN2, also known as Sandro Figueroa, is a graffiti artist from Puerto Rico currently residing in the Bronx, New York. As a member of the legendary graffiti group “Tats Cru,” he gained worldwide recognition and has since collaborated across various fields such as sports, music, and subculture. He has worked on projects like the creative design for Real Madrid’s US tour and the US Open court designs, showcasing his involvement in global projects. Currently, SEN2 translates the graffiti spirit onto canvas, using bold compositions and layering techniques developed on the streets to create intricate and refined graphic expressions.
Both artists create works deeply rooted in contemporary society’s life and culture, with graffiti as their backdrop. Considering that graffiti is one of the three pillars of hip-hop culture (alongside DJing and breaking), their multidisciplinary expansion is a natural progression.
SEN2 explores the boundaries between abstract painting and graffiti, developing a new refined abstract expression. His geometric lines, shapes, and colors in this exhibition seem to reflect the influence of the NY pop art he admires. Meanwhile, Ben Johnston elevates letters themselves into art, adopting a method that reimagines the power of words in a pop and captivating manner. His works dynamically blend the power of words with visual beauty, bringing out new meanings from the words.
The vivid colors and bold compositions of their works evoke sensory reactions from viewers, making art feel accessible and immediate. The growing establishment and popularization of graffiti as an accessible art form are evident.
Please enjoy the vibrant and powerful works of these artists.
Sen2 Sandro Figueroa
サンドロ・フィゲロア・ガルシア、通称Sen2 Figueroaは1969年にプエルトリコのサントゥルセで生まれ、1980年代にニューヨークでグラフィティアートに没頭し始めました。Tats Cruとの出会いを機に、ヨーロッパを含む世界中で活動を広げ、彼の作風は、古典的なニューヨーク・グラフィティからグラフィック・レタリング、3D要素、抽象芸術を融合させたミクストメディアへと進化しました。バウハウス運動やジョセフ・アルバースの色彩理論に影響を受けた最新作「Mecanico」では、シャープな線と大胆な色使いでメカニカルなスタイルを探求し、色彩と動きの間に美しいカオスを生み出しています。彼は2018年のUSオープン50周年記念ペイント、ニューヨーク・メッツ、コロナ・ビール、フランシスコ・リンドールとのコラボレーション、2023年にはアディダスとレアル・マドリードのUSツアーアートワークを手掛けるなど、グラフィティとファインアートの境界を曖昧にする作品で知られています。
Sandro Figueroa Garcia, known artistically as Sen2 Figueroa, was born in 1969 and grew up in Canteras, a neighborhood in Santurce, Puerto Rico. In the 1980s, he developed a fascination with graffiti, color, and letter forms, which led him to the streets of New York to pursue his artistic dreams. There, he nurtured his passion for urban art, creating graffiti murals and commercial works. His artistic journey took a significant turn when he joined the renowned graffiti crew Tats Cru, traveling across Europe and the world. Sen2’s artistic style evolved from wild-style graffiti to mixed media works on paper and canvases, blending classical New York graffiti with graphic lettering styles, 3D elements, and abstract art techniques. His work is characterized by a dynamic interplay between color and motion, blurring the lines between graffiti and fine art to create a signature style of beautiful chaos. His recent work, “Mecanico,” showcases a balance between line and color, influenced by the Bauhaus movement and Joseph Albers’s Color Theory. In 2018, Sen2 painted eight tennis courts for the 50th anniversary of the US Open and collaborated with The Black Eyed Peas. He also worked with the New York Mets, Corona Beer, and Francisco Lindor for the Francisco Lindor Collection and partnered with Adidas for Real Madrid’s 2023 Soccer Champions US Tour, where his distinct style became a branding highlight.
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Exhibitions
2023 Taglialatella Gallery
2020 Hashimoto Contemporary
2020 Taglialatella Gallery
2019 ABV Gallery
2019 Taglialatella Gallery
2019 AGO Massive
Art fair
Art Central Hong Kong 2024
Awards
2021 Type directors club award x 2
2021 ADC One Club: Gold Cube Best of Discipline
2021 ADC One Club: Gold Cube
2020 Type directors club award x 4
2020 Comm arts award for typography
2020 Applied arts design award
2019 TDC ascenders award
2019 Muralfest.com: best canadian mural
2019 Graphis silver trophy
2019 Graphis gold trophy x 4
2019 Communication arts design award
2019 Communication arts award
2019 Comm arts award for environmental
2019 Applied arts award for typography
2019 Applied arts award for environmental
2019 Adc awards merit typography
2019 Adc awards merit typography
2019 Adc awards merit typography
2018 Young guns finalist
2018 Graphis silver trophy
2018 Applied arts awards
2017 Tdc certificate – mural design
2017 Tdc certificate – environmental award
2017 Print mag award for typography
2017 Communication arts award
2017 Applied arts award for mural design
2017 Applied arts award for logo design
2017 Adcc award for installation design
2017 Adcc award for environmental design
2016 The one show – print & outdoor merit
2016 The one show – design merit
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GROUP SHOWS
2023 – 2024
ART MIAMI – DORIANNE HUTTON FINE ART, MIAMI
ART CENTRAL HONG KONG
2023
KRAUS GALLERY – NEW YORK, NEW YORK
ARTMORY AT THE JAVITZ – IFPDA, DORIANNE HUTTON FINE ART – NEW YORK NEW YORK
2020
COSMOPOLIS – AZART GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
URBAN ART AUCTION, RENNES ENCHERES AUCTION HOUSE – France
COLORFIELDS: SEN2, ZEST, MONEYLESS, SOTEN – 44309 STREET//ART GALLERY, GERMANY
2019
SEN2 FIGUEROA & DASH | LINGUA FRANCA – ZIMMERLING & JUNGFLEISCH GALLERY, GERMANY
ART WYNWOOD, International Contemporary Modern Art Fair – PEIMBERT ART GALLERY, MIAMI, FL
SCOPE MIAMI – PEIMBERT ART GALLERY, MIAMI
ART MARKET ART FAIR – PEIMBERT ART GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
LA ART SHOW MODERN CONTEMPORARY | PIMBERT GALLERY – CA, LOS ANGELES.
2018
TRIPTIPICO | GROUP EXHIBIT – CARLITOS SKILLSY DON RIMX SEN2 – BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO.
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY | SPEKTRUM – GROUP SHOW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
PARIS POP UP SHOW LEARN & SKATE – GROUP EXHIBITION – PARIS< FRANCE
CASA CAMPO LA MARINA DE OTRA MANERA EXIBIT – HIGUEY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LCD GALLERY | UP STUDIO GROUP SHOW – DALLAS, TEXAS.
NEXT STREET GALLERY | GROUP SHOW PARIS, FRANCE
2017
SALOMON ARTS GALLERY | TRUMPOMANIA – GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA.
FAT FREE ART ANALOG ANGELS – GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA.
ARCADE ART GALLERY | WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN – GROUP SHOW KAOHSIUNG, THAIL AND
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY OPEN WALLS – GROUP SHOW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
TREASON GALLERY COMPENDIUM – SEATTLE, WA.
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY | CONTEMPORISM AT THE OLD TRUMAN BREWERY – GROUP SHOW – LONDON, UK.
ART ANGELS GROUP SHOP LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
2016
POP INTERNATIONAL GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA.
DOYLE GALLERY AUCTION HOUSE | BROOKLYN THE BOROUGH – GROUP SHOW – NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY | BACKROOM – GROUP SHOW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
ARCADE ART GALLERY WALL-RIORS – GROUP SHOW – KAOHSIUNG, THAILAND.
DIE HAMBURGER GALERIE INTERSECTIONS – GROUP SHOW – HAMBURG, GERMANY.
2015
ART D CHOCOLAT GALLERY | DOS BORICUA, UN CUBANO – CONDADO, PUERTO RICO.
ART ANGELS | SPRING GROUP SHOW – LOS ANGELES, USA.
URBAN ART BIENNALE | ARTICLE – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
LAWRENCE FINE ART & DESIGN OF THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURIES – BOSTON, USA.
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY | URBAN SELECTION GROUP SHOW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
AZART GALLERY | GROUP SHOW – NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
LAWRENCE FINE ART | HARD EDGE: WORK BY SEN2 AND RESO – HAMPTONS, USA.
WEST ELM | INSPIRATION – SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
ARTGANG GALLERY |CHROMATICITY GROUP SHOW – MONTREAL, CANADA.
1AM GALLERY EVOLUTION – GROUP SHOW SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
URBAN BIENNALE MUSEO | GROUP SHOW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
2014
44309 STREET ART GALLERY | CLASSIC 2 – DORTMUND, GERMANY.
CELAL GALLERY | MERGING ABSTRACTIONS PARIS, FRANCE.
LAWRENCE FINE ART RED DOT – ART BASEL MIAMI, USA.
YVES LAROCHE GALLERY | GROUP SHOW – MONTREAL, CANADA.
2013
WELTKULTURERBE RAMMELSBERG MUSEUM URBAN ART BIENNALE LOWER SAXONY, GERMANY.
A DYING BREED NYC FOUNTAIN ART FAIR ARMORY WEEK – NYC, USA.
OUTLAW ARTS AND ADB DETENTION – GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA.
YVES LAROCHE GALLERY RECAP – MONTREAL, CANADA.
LOW BROW ARTIQUE SEN2 PRESENTS DA BAKERS DOZEN – GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA.
LAWRENCE FINE ART GALLERY MIAMI RED DOT ART AFFAIR – ART BASEL – MIAMI, USA.
2005
MCCAIG-WELLES GALLERY | SCION ART INSTALLATION 2 – NYC, USA.
2004
JACOB K. JAVITS CENTER INTERNATIONAL ARTEXPO – NYC, USA.
LILLE, EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE MURAL INSTALLATION – LILLE, FRANCE.
TOY TOKYO GALLERY TAG THE SYSTEM – GROUP SHOW NYC, USA.
BROOKLYN INDUSTRIES “TATS CRU” GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA
BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS FUTURE CLASSIC – GROUP SHOW – BOSTON, USA.
2002
TAXIE GALLERYGALLERY d’ART NOMADE – KOSMOPOLITE GROUP SHOW PARIS, FRANCE.
KOSMOPOLITE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE GRAFFITI ET DE STREET ART – PARIS, FRANCE.
MCCAIG-WELLES GALLERYBATTLE GRAPHICS – GROUP SHOW – NYC, USA.
SOLO EXHIBITIS
2023
SEN2 FIGUEROA, SCOPE ART FAIR, MAISON MASSOR, MIAMI, FL
2022
SEN2 AT THE ARMORY, IFPDA, DORIANNE HUTTON FINE ART, NEW YORK, NY
2021
40/30 SPACE – MAHATTAN, NEW YORK, NY
FROM STREETS – MAISON MASSOR GALLERY – MONTCLAIR, NJ
2019
ODE TO GRAFFITI – GREENWICH, CT – USA
SEN2 – FOUR FLAVORS GALLERY – MONTCLAIR, NJ
2018
POP UP SHOW EXTRAIT – PARIS, FRANCE
2017
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY | OBSESSION – SOLO SHOW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
POP INTERNATIONAL ODISEA – NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
2015
FOR EVER ONLY | PRIVATE EXHIBITION – GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO.
ZIMMERLING JUGFLEISCH GALLERY | EVOLUTION – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
2016
FESTIVAL CULTURA INQUIETA | SOLO EXHIBITION & MURAL – MADRID, SPAIN.
ARTGANG GALLERY SOUTH BOOGIE | SOLO SHOW – MONTREAL, CANADA.
LA CONCHA RESORTS | FUNKY ROOTS AND COLORS – SOLO SHOW – SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
2014
1AM GALLERY | A DECLARATION OF COLOR – SAN FRANCISCO, USA.
915 BROADWAY INSTALLATION – NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
ESPACIO 304 | UN ASUNTO DE ABSTRACCION – PUERTO RICO.
MURALS | PROJECTS
2024
SKLAR WINE, EXCLUSIVE DESIGN OF THE ROSE BOTTLE, NEW YORK, NY
2023
REAL MADRID UNITES STATES SUMMER TOUR – EXCLUSIVE DESIGN OF THE 2023 TOUR, LOS ANGELES
A PROJECT WITH THE NEW YORK METS AND FRANCISCO LINDOR, NEW YORK, NY
2022
STAMFORD TOWN CENTER 9LARGEST MURAL IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE UNITED STATES)
STAMFROD, CT
2021
REINVENTING, JACKSONVILLE, FL
MECANICO, LYNN – MASSACHUSETS
2019
CENTRO CULTURAL DE CANTERA | PAINTING THE WHOLE STRUCTURE – CANTERA, PUERTO RICO.
2018
USTA – TRANSFORMS HIGHLAND PARK TENIS COURTS AS PART OF THE US OPEN 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY – BROOKLYN, NEW
YORK
MURAL FESTIVAL | YARD 5 – BERLIN, GERMANY.
PENNINSULA DE CANTERA | PAINTING OF THE WHOLE STRUCTURE – CANTERA, PUERTO RICO.
AMERICAN COPPER BUILDINGS | PAINT THE GARAGE (LARGE SACEL MURAL INSTALLATION) – NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
2017
TAIWAN MURAL COMMISION – TAIWAN, CHINA.
ARCADE GALLERY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN TAIWAN, CHINA.
US OPEN PAINTING OF THE US OPEN LETTERS – QUEENS, NEW YORK.
THE 1X RUN LIMITED EDITION PRINTS – DETROIT, USA.
2016
TRUCK ART PROJECT | PAINTING OF 40 FT TRUCK – MADRID, SPAIN.
ESPACIO MERCADO – CULTURA INQUIETA FESTIVAL – GETAFE, SPAIN.
GETAFE MURALS PROJECT – GETAFE, SPAIN.
PERU MURLAS LATINOAMERICA WALLS PROJECT – EL CALLAO, PERU.
2015
WYNWOOD ART AUCTION RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITY – WYNWOOD, MIAMI.
2014
METTING ALL STARS MURAL PROJECT – MONTERREY, MEXICO.
2010
CULTURA URBANA INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP FESTIVAL – MADRID, SPAIN.
2006
URBAN ART FEST – SEVILLA, SPAIN.
2005
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MURAL INSTALLATION AND LECTURE – BOSTON, USA.
URBAN ART FEST – CANARIAS, SPAIN.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
2019
STUART MAGAZINE FEATURED ARTICLE PARIS, FRANCE.
2018
SCOPE – MIAMI BEACH PEIMBERT ART GALLERY – MAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
THE NEW YORK TIMES | ARTISTS EXPLORE A NEW CANVAS – USTA TENNIS COURTS – BRONX, NEW YORK
FOX 5 INTERVIEW US OPEN TENNIS COURTS – BRONX, NEW YORK.
PRIVILEDGE | NYC SEN2 COLABORATION – NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
2017
LIVE MAGAZINE ARTICLE – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
ARTMAPP MAGAZINE ARTICLE – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
LIVE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW – SAARBRÜCKEN, GERMANY.
MODO DE VIDA ARTICLE – SAN – JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
SCOPE MIAMI | UP ART STUDIO – MIAMI, FLORIDA
2016
MODO DE VIDA ARTICLE – SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
BEN JOHNSTON
ベン・ジョンストンは、大胆なテキストベースのミューラルを代表作とするさまざまな領域で活躍するクリエイターです。彼は、言語とイメージの関係についての伝統的な概念に挑戦し、新しい方法で現代世界の複雑を鑑賞者に再認識する機会を与えています。自らの技巧にこだわり、常に進化と改革を続けるベンは、視覚を魅了し、知的好奇心を刺激する作品を制作しています。
Ben Johnston is a multi-disciplinary creative known for his bold text-based murals and fine art pieces. He challenges traditional notions of the relationship between language and image, inviting viewers to engage with the complexities of the contemporary world in new ways. With a commitment to his craft, Ben is constantly evolving and reinventing his artistic practice to produce works that are both visually captivating and intellectually stimulating.