RIDEALONE is the frontline of artist SHEONE.
Born James Choules in London 1969, I have
been emptying spraycans and making graffiti
for over 20 years.
Sidelining the usual multicolored pictoral approach
to grafiti painting I chose instead to focus on the
visual language of writing and the expressive possibilities
of the name (my tag) as a subject.
My approach to image making is to re-render abstracted
hand drawn typography. Hip, data injected splats, overspray
and accurate spills relay an emotional slang mapped out
in a highly personal shorthand.
In recent years I have managed to succesfully translate
the energy and scale of illegal street paintings into the well
lit confines of the gallery, creating international site specific
installations and exhibitions while simultaneously
forging a subtle invasion into the fashion world through
collaboration, selfbranded products and one-off pieces.
Born James Choules in London 1969, I have
been emptying spraycans and making graffiti
for over 20 years.
Sidelining the usual multicolored pictoral approach
to grafiti painting I chose instead to focus on the
visual language of writing and the expressive possibilities
of the name (my tag) as a subject.
My approach to image making is to re-render abstracted
hand drawn typography. Hip, data injected splats, overspray
and accurate spills relay an emotional slang mapped out
in a highly personal shorthand.
In recent years I have managed to succesfully translate
the energy and scale of illegal street paintings into the well
lit confines of the gallery, creating international site specific
installations and exhibitions while simultaneously
forging a subtle invasion into the fashion world through
collaboration, selfbranded products and one-off pieces.