News — French Artists
Tilt
Meet Freeway Editions artist Tilt and check out our featured product of the week! A self-declared “graffiti fetishist,” French born graffiti artist Tilt has been in practice since the 1980s. His rebellious youth lead him to his successful career in international circles of graffiti artists. And his passion for his work has enabled him to travel the globe, spreading his artistic vision.
Tilt incorporates, primitive lettering and more complicated 3D, wild style, characters with an emphasis on both strong colors and high impact shapes.
Check out these limited edition hand-painted screen prints (also called serigraphs or...
Tilt aka a “Graffiti Fetishist”
Tilt is an internationally recognized traditional graffiti artist, originating from Toulouse in South France. A self declared “graffiti fetishist”, he learned his trade in the streets and on trains as a teen. In the time since he did his first tags on a skateboard ramp back in ’88, his ensuing career has been nourished and influenced by extensive travel.
Tilt incorporates both primitive lettering and more complicated 3D, wildstyle, characters with an emphasis on both strong colors and high impact shapes. Remaining close to the classic hip-hop graffiti ideology, Tilt focuses on the...
NEW Unique Hand-Painted Screen Prints
FreeWay Editions is always introducing new artworks to the online store but this week we are featuring a whole new category of hand-painted screen prints. These works are one of kind unique hand-painted screen prints from urban contemporary artist Speedy Graphito. Each of these pieces was individually painted by the artist after silkscreen colors were applied to the Coventry Rag Vellum 320g paper. After Speedy Graphito painted, designed, and screen printed these prints the artist then went over the original piece to completely transform it into an unique one of a kind...
The Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2014
FreeWay Editions is excited to be a part of TWO issues of Graffiti Art Magazine! We are featured in both the current edition of the magazine as well as “ The Urban Contemporary Art Guide 2014”. Graffiti Art Magazine is a French publication focused on emerging and established international artists in the urban contemporary art scene. The magazine has become THE official magazine of urban contemporary art. Graffiti Art also publishes an annual guide that highlights major artists in the realm of urban inspired art. More on the guidebook:
“From Aakash Nihalani...
Artist of the Week, Thomas Canto and his Fine Lines.
Let's talk about Thomas Canto, FreeWay Editions' artist of the week. We hope to highlight some of Canto’s art and explain a bit more about how the artist works. Thomas Canto was born in 1979 in France where he still lives and works. Canto's work is incredibly architectural in nature. Clean lines and precise geometry create a feeling of volume and a skewed perspective. The shapes Canto creates envelope the viewer and transcend space and time. The artist uses influences from graffiti, Op art, and architecture to create immaculate and tidy visual worlds that toe the...